Mariposa
Founded in 1998, Mariposa takes its name from the Spanish
word for “butterfly.”
The duo enjoys exploring standard and adventurous Classical
repertoire, with occasional guest artists.
Mariposa has been featured in recital on the Artspree series at UALR
and at numerous colleges and universities in Arkansas. Excerpts from
their concert recording, “Modern Flair!” have been featured
on radio broadcasts for:
"Classical Arkansas," KLRE 90.5 - FM
“Eine kleine frauenmusik,” Southeastern Public Radio
“The Latest Score,” WOMR-FM (Provincetown, MA)
“Variations on a Theme,” WORT-FM (Madison, WI)
4MBS-FM (Brisbane, Australia)
Violinist Sandra
McDonald
is assistant concertmaster of the Arkansas Symphony
Orchestra. Additionally,
she performs as first violinist of the Da Capo Quartet. Her teaching
career includes maintaining an active studio of both traditional and
Suzuki violin students at “Adventures in the
Arts,” a fine
arts academy run as an outreach program by Pulaski Heights Methodist
Church in Little Rock. Formerly adjunct professor of violin at Hendrix
College, she frequently serves as an adjudicator at area
string festivals.
A native of Ohio, Ms. McDonald holds the BM degree from Bowling Green
State University, and pursued graduate study at the
University of Arizona-Tucson
and the Aspen Music Festival, where her teachers included
Paul Makara,
John Ferral, and Shirley Givens. Previously she has
performed as a member
of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra under conductor Serge Fournier, and
with the Aspen Concert Orchestra conducted by Sergiu
Comissiona.
Well-known to audiences throughout Arkansas for her collaborative
participation in a wide range of musical events and ensembles,
Ms. McDonald formerly served as second violin of the Quapaw Quartet
for 11 years. She is an active member of the American String Teachers
Association and the Suzuki Association of the Americas.
Pianist Linda Holzer is
a professor
of music at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. A
native of Chicago,
she holds degrees in piano performance from Northwestern University,
the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Florida
State University.
Prior to joining the faculty at UALR, Dr. Holzer served as
an artist-in-residence
for four seasons with the North Carolina Visiting Artist Program.
She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the
Corinne Frada
Pick Piano Award at Northwestern University, 1st Prize in the Farwell
Music Competition of Chicago, an “Emerging Artist” grant
from the Raleigh Arts Commission, a UALR Faculty Scholarship Award
and 2001 “College Teacher of the Year” from the Arkansas
State Music Teachers Association.
An active soloist and chamber musician, her credits include
appearances
at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the Noon Time Concert
Series at St. Patrick’s Church in San Francisco,
Florida’s
Biennial Festival of New Music, New York Public Radio
station WNYC-FM,
and the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. Dr. Holzer was the
featured Artist/Educator in an interview on the web site,
Piano Education
Page, and has appeared as concerto soloist with orchestras
in Illinois
and North Carolina. She was most recently a guest artist at the Palffy
Palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, and the Beethovensaal of the Landstrasse Gymnasium
in
Vienna, Austria. She has also performed at
Chung
Chi
College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Listen:
Schubert - Sonatine
in G minor for Piano & Violin,
IV. Allegro moderato 3:55
Booking
Information
Please
contact
Linda Holzer
email: LRHolzer@ualr.edu
phone: 501/569-8436
Availability:
September, January, May
Requirements: tuned grand piano
