Faculty Recital—Martha Walvoord, violin
Please join us for an evening of music with Martha Walvoord.
Dr. Martha Walvoord, associate professor of violin in UTA's Department of Music, is an active chamber musician, educator, soloist and recitalist. Solo appearances have taken her to China, Hong Kong, Spain, Costa Rica, and across the US including her performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Quingdao Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Walvoord is committed to the promotion of new music. She has commissioned, assisted, recorded, and premiered works by composers George Chave, Michael Daugherty, David Lefkowitz, and Matthew Tommasini.
Dr. Walvoord has performed chamber music with members of the Boston, Detroit, Dallas, and Fort Worth symphonies. As an educator, she was the sole recipient of the TexASTA 2010 Marjorie Keller Young Teacher of the Year award.
Walvoord earned her DMA and her MM at the University of Michigan and her BM at Rice University. Dr. Walvoord performs on a violin made by Francois Pique, Paris 1800.
The performance will be held at First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1959 Sandy Lane, Fort Worth, TX 76112.