March 16, 2023

Spring Classical Music Concert and Luncheon

Tuesday, March 21 from 12–2pm at Faculty House

EPIC is proud to continue its support of Columbia’s Music Performance Program, under the direction of Prof. Magdalena Stern-Baczewska, with a concert by Columbia musicians Marco Jimenez (piano), Raunak Kumar (violin), Sasha He (cello), and Jonathan Hou (piano).

Johannes Brahms – Variations and Fugue

on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24

Marco A. Jimenez, piano

Florence Price – Adoration

Raunak Kumar, violin; Marco Jimenez, piano

Sergei Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 1: II. Scherzo

Raunak Kumar, violin; Marco Jimenez, piano

George Frederic Handel/Johan Halvorsen – Passacaglia, Op. 20 No. 2

Raunak Kumar, violin; Sasha He, cello

Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F major,

Op. 99 for Cello and Piano

Sasha He, cello; Jonathan Hou, piano

Marco A. Jimenez is a composer, organist, pianist, and violinist. He is in his second-year of studies attending both Columbia and Juilliard in their cross-registration program. Marco is majoring in philosophy at Columbia and studying composition under John Corigliano and organ under Paul Jacobs at Juilliard.

Raunak Kumar studies violin privately with Siwoo Kim while attending Columbia University where he is majoring in Applied Mathematics. Raunak created a concert series called Give Bach that raised over $6,000 dollars for Covid relief through nine virtual concerts of Solo Bach.

Sasha He is a senior in the Columbia-Juilliard Exchange studying Biochemistry and Cello Performance with Darrett Adkins. Her (tentative/ideal) post-grad plans include completing a graduate diploma at Juilliard for a year before matriculating to medical school. 

Pianist-composer Jonathan Wang Hou studies with pianist Shai Wosner of the Juilliard School while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

Tuesday, April 4, 12–2pm

EPIC Conversation at Faculty House with sociologist Harriet Zuckerman, discussion led by Dr. Allen Hyman (Read more and register)

Tuesday, April 18, 12–2pm

Talk at Faculty House by renowned historian Prof. Kenneth Jackson (Read more and register)

Tuesday, April 25, 1–2pm

A tour of the treasures of University Archives by Jocelyn Wilk at Butler Hall (Read more and register)

Thursday, May 11, 3:30–5:30pm

Reception at Faculty House with Provost Mary Boyce (Read more and register)

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