The AMU Department of Music presents a Chamber Music Concert Ralph Votapek, piano; Paul Votapek, clarinet; Geoffrey Davy, violin.

Featuring works by Mozart, Ravel, Milhaud, & Stravinsky
Monday, January 28th, at 8:00 pm
Private Dining Room, Bob Thomas Student Union Building

Admission Free All are welcome!

Ralph Votapek is the gold medalist of the first Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and winner of the prestigious Naumberg Award. Born in Milwaukee, he studied at Northwestern University, the Manhattan School of Music and the Julliard School. Mr. Votapek has made hundreds of appearances with most of the major American orchestras, including sixteen appearances with the Chicago Symphony. He has made a special commitment to Latin America where he has toured every other year for four decades. In the United States, his solo recitals have taken place in Carnegie Hall, Chicago's Orchestra Hall, Washington's Kennedy Center, and on numerous college campuses. His chamber music experience includes concerts with The Julliard, Fine Arts, New World and Chester String Quartets.

Paul Votapek has been a member of the Naples (FL) Philharmonic since 1988 and was chosen by Music Director Christopher Seaman to be its principal clarinetist in 1996. He has appeared as soloist with the Naples Philharmonic on four occasions.

Geoffrey Day is currently in his eighteenth season as a violinist with the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Day received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Ruggiero Ricci, and earned a Master of Music from Michigan State University as a student of I-Fu Wang. Since moving to Florida in 1994, Mr. Day has performed frequently as member of the Neapolitan Quartet and as a recitalist with his wife, pianist Lan Lam. He is a founding member of the Botticelli Quartet, the Aurore Piano Trio and most recently Neapolitan Baroque, an ensemble dedicated to historically informed performance with period instruments.