Annual Diabetes Benefit Concert
Posted August 30th, 2007 by marqrdtA concert of music by Alan Shurman, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Peter Ilytch Tchaikovsky and Benedetto Marcello. Performers include Eric Olson, Ellen Olson, Chris Chappell, Bonita Wyke and Besty Federman. A free will offering will be taken at the concert to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Everything we collect will be matched by Thrivent for Lutherans, so we have the potential to raise a nice amount if we get a good crowd. The recital will begin at 7PM.
Ruxandra Marquardt :: Violinist and Violin Teacher
Ruxandra Marquardt (nee Simionescu) was born in Bucharest, Romania. She attended the 'George Enescu' School of Music, Bucharest Conservatory of Music and Indiana University at Bloomington. Among her teachers are Modeste Iftinchi, Stefan Gheorghiu and Joseph Gingold. She has been active as a soloist and chamber musician since her early teens. She was a participant at the Indianapolis International Violin Competition, the Yehudi Menuhin Competition in the UK and the Richard Wagner International Festival in Bayreuth.
