Fantastic Fourhand: Jay Whatley & Sharon Goldsberry

Fantastic Fourhand features two pianists, Jay Whatley and Sharon Goldsberry, performing on one piano. Jay is a consummate solo artist and accompanist for the Cypress Creek Community Choral and Kingwood Choral while also teaching. Sharon is accompanist for Texas Master Choral and many other arts organizations in the area. They have both accompanied national and international conductors for many years to the delight of local audiences.

Fantastic Fourhand Concert Program

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Sonata in D, K. 381
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro molto

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Three Marches Militaires, D. 733, Op. 51
No. 1 in D – Allegro vivace
No. 2 in G – Allegro molto moderato
No. 3 in E-flat – Allegro moderato

Claude Debussy (1860-1918)
Petite suite, L. 65
1. En bâteau
2. Cortège
3. Menuet
4. Ballet

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Rhapsody in Blue/arr. Henry Levine

Jay Whatley is Associate Professor of Music at Lone Star College – Kingwood, where he coordinates the applied keyboard, class piano & theory programs. He holds both the BM & MM in Piano Performance & Pedagogy, and completed coursework for the DMA in Piano Performance & Pedagogy with Betty Mallard, Martha Hilley & Sophia Gilmson, and in Organ Performance with Frank Speller, at the University of Texas at Austin. Additional study and master classes have been with Jane Abbott-Kirk and William Doppmann (piano) and Lenora McCroskey, Jesse Eschbach, and William Mathias (organ).

In high demand as a collaborative artist, chamber musician, & continuo player, Whatley maintains an active & varied career at the state, regional & national levels. He has performed with such notable choral conductors as Robert Sund, Maria Guinand, Craig Jessop, Charles Bruffy, and Sigrid Johnson. He was recently selected to accompany the 2009 Texas Music Educators Association All-State Men’s Choir under the direction of Larry Kaptein, and also a large festival choir under the direction of Andre Thomas in February 2009. He collaborated with Allen Hightower and the SHSU Chorale in performances at TMEA (San Antonio) and ACDA (Miami), as well as on the Chorale’s tour of Italy. Solo organ recitals include Salzburg’s Dome Cathedral and Bath Abbey; he was guest soloist in a performance of Poulenc’s Organ Concerto at St. John’s Smith Square, London.

Sharon Goldsberry earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Oklahoma Baptist University, a Master of Music in Piano Performance and a Master of Music in Accompanying and Chamber Music from the University of Houston. Her career has included church organist and pianist positions, professional accompanying, concert pianist, teaching, and keyboardist for the Mid-Columbia Symphony Orchestra.

Promenade Series Season Tickets ordered before August 254, 2009 are just $60 for individuals and $175 for families. The season ticket includes all ten (10) concerts. After August 24, the Individual price is $70 and the Family price is $200.

Single ticket prices are: $12 adult, $10 senior, $6 child/student. Group tickets are also available for $8 each for groups of 10 or more.