Santiago Baena Flórez and Thomas Wadsworth welcome you all to a “Musicale Afternoon,” a piano and clarinet duet which will guide the audience through an engaging and fun program.
When putting this music together, the diversity of the pieces and having fun was most important to us.
Today you will hear many genres of music that will appeal to those with differing preferences. A blend of Mozart, Bach, Colombian music, and some passionate Latin American music.
It is our pleasure to be here with you today, enjoy the performance and we will be sharing more information about the pieces as we go along.
Santiago Baena Flórez is a clarinet player from Colombia, Mr Baena holds a bachelor degree in clarinet performance from University of Antioquia in Medellin Colombia. After graduation Santiago moved to the United States to pursue a master degree in clarinet performance at Longy school of music and Bard College, in Cambridge Massachusetts. Following this, he moved to Texas to complete a doctorate degree in clarinet performance from Texas Tech University. Santiago is a free-lance musician in the seacoast area currently a member of the Portsmouth symphony orchestra. Santiago has taught lessons in both Colombia, and the United States. Currently, Santiago is a teacher at the Seacoast Waldorf School, where he leads the music department, while also teaching Spanish classes.
Thomas Wadsworth, Piano studied under Dr Robert Bedford at West Chester University. He did post graduate work at Peabody Conservatory. He was a staff accompanist at The Levine School of Music in Washington, DC. He currently enjoys playing songs from “The Great American Songbook” as part of his professional work.