Join Eric Wanger and Nora Williams virtually on Sunday, June 13th at 4pm for a virtual chamber music salon event featuring a Ragtime music-themed program.
Pianist/composer Eric Wanger and violist/violinist Nora Williams combine talents to produce live and virtual chamber salon events co-sponsored by the Stanford Club of Chicago.
About the Event
Join Eric Wanger, pianist and composer, Nora Williams, violin/viola, and other musical friends for an online, lively afternoon filled with toe-tapping, upbeat music, sure to fix your feet, so you can walk your beat. Concert versions of Scott Joplin, William Bolcom, and Eric Wanger compositions will be performed, along with colorful commentary!
This event is co-sponsored by the Stanford Club of Chicago.
Our proposed musical program is as follows:
Graceful Ghost Rag, William Bolcom
Maple Leaf Rag, Scott Joplin
Hebrew Melodies, Joseph Joachim
Ragtime Robin, George Hamilton Green
Prog Rag, Eric Wanger
TAG’s Rag, Eric Wanger
About Eric Wanger
After an hiatus from music to build a career in finance, Eric Wanger has resumed composing and performing music. He has studied piano, clarinet, saxophone, and flute, and has played keyboards and woodwinds in a variety of jazz, rock, and classical settings. A Chicago native, Eric received a Mathematics degree from the University of Illinois, and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School. He played lead tenor saxophone in the University of Illinois Jazz Band under Ray Sasaki. His interests include the use of computers in the composition, performance, and production of both traditional acoustic and fully electronic music. Learn more about Eric at edw.com and on his YouTube channel.
About Nora Williams
Nora Williams is the Artistic Director at Ossia Musical Forum, principal viola with the Highland Park Strings, founder and violist with the contemporary string quartet, Red Riding Hood, guest soloist with the South Loop Symphony, and past principal viola and soloist with the Bach and Beyond Chamber Orchestra. Nora is on the board of the Musicians Club of Woman, and the Steering Committee of the Fine Arts Building Studios Collective. She is a native of the San Francisco Bay area and received a bachelor’s degree in music from Stanford University. Read more.
Past Events
Nora Williams on viola accompanied by Eric Wanger on piano in the music parlor of the Glessner House.
Eric Wanger and Nora Williams perform at the first Wanger | Williams chamber salon concert in Lincoln Park.