Benoliel Chamber Music Series: Light & Shadow

This pan-European collection of masterworks evokes the rich sonic chiaroscuro of a bygone chamber music salon. Darkness, brightness and the moonlit space in between make this program a treat for every fan of close-enough-to-touch musical experiences. The Benoliel Chamber Music Series, showcasing the virtuosity of Festival musicians, is hosted and curated by Adelle Eslinger Runnicles.

program

Arnold: Brass Quintet No. 1
L. Russell Campbell, trumpet
Matthew Sonneborn, trumpet
Edmund Rollett, horn
Jay Evans, trombone
John DiCesare, tuba

Fauré: Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat Major
Tanner Jorden, piano

Weinberg: String Trio
Marta Krechkovsky, violin
Chiara Kingsley Dieguez, viola
Thomas Carpenter, cello

Beethoven: Piano Trio in E-flat Major, No. 2
Eunice Keem, violin
Charae Krueger, cello
Tanner Jorden, piano

This week’s concerts sponsored by Dr. & Mrs. Robert Spetzler
Guest artist Tanner Jorden sponsored by Louise & Ralph Haberfeld and Barbara & John Vogelstein
Program sponsored by Margot Walk

meet the soloist

Tanner Jorden

Piano

Tanner Jorden

Piano

Shortly before leaving his home in Montana, Tanner Jorden received first prize at the Donald Runnicles Musical Arts Scholarship Competition. In 2023, Jorden won second prize at the Music Teacher National Association (MTNA) Young Artist National Piano Competition, being the youngest among finalists who were deep into their graduate studies. In 2024, he won first prize in the MTNA National Chamber Music Competition with the Aspen Grove Trio as well as second prize at the PianoArts North American Piano Competition.

Jorden is a frequent soloist with professional symphonies. Recent engagements include Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with Sir Donald Runnicles and the Montana Youth Symphony, Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C with Yaniv Danur and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Anne Harrigan and the Billings Symphony.

Jorden is pursuing a Master’s degree at The Juilliard School in the studio of Yoheved Kaplinsky. He previously studied with Scott Holden and Stephen Beus while completing his Bachelor’s degree at Brigham Young University, as well as Dorothea Cromley during his high school years. An avid mountain biker and outdoorsman, Jorden believes that time away from the instrument is best spent finding oneself in nature.