Mother’s Day Concert May 10

The program begins at 2:00pm at the Odd Fellows Hall, 105 NE 1st St. in Enterprise. It is free of charge, courtesy of the Wallowa County Cultural Trust and the Roundhouse Foundation, but donations are most gratefully appreciated to cover costs.

Lisa Robertson grew up in Iowa and began playing the violin at age 12. She holds a master’s degree in violin performance from the University of Iowa, a doctorate from Florida State University, and did additional studies in Switzerland. Lisa has taught violin at Florida State University, the Peter-Cornelius-Conservatory of Mainz (Germany), the University of Iowa, Walla Walla University, Eastern Oregon University, the Viennese Musical Institute of KwangJu (Korea), and in the Playing for Keeps program sponsored by the Oregon East Symphony. Dr. Robertson was a member of professional orchestras and chamber ensembles in Europe for fifteen years. She is a past concertmaster of the Oregon East, Grande Ronde, and Walla Walla symphonies, a member of the Siletz Bay Music Festival Orchestra, and serves on the board of the Oregon Chapter of the American String Teachers Association. She lives in Enterprise where she has a small private studio.

A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, harpist Denise Fujikawa is an active chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. She has been a member of the Portland Opera Orchestra since 1998 and a founding member of the Museaux Trio. Ms. Fujikawa is on the faculty at Portland State University in Oregon, where she was awarded several professional development grants. She has been lauded by The Oregonian for her “lovely harp playing”. Ms. Fujikawa was a student of Anne Adams, Principal Harp of the San Francisco Symphony, studied at the Eastman School of Music with the renowned Eileen Malone, and was fortunate to have studied in Lyon France with Germaine Lorenzini.