A concert for all ears

For some people recitals are the work of months of practice, but others catch on a little quicker.

“I just met them yesterday,” said CFCC’s Associate Professor of music, Sarah Satterfield. “We had two practices today and then performed this afternoon."

On Feb. 19, CFCC presented Chamber Music for Violin, Flute and Harpsichord for listeners of all ages at the Webber Center on the main campus. From the campus daycare, to students and older generations of non-students, the 88 chairs were close to capacity.

Even though many different age groups represented Ocala and CFCC, the trio performers had everyone’s full attention and performed with no distractions. From noon until 1:10 p.m. Oleg Proskurnya, violin, Satterfield, flute and Max Yount, harpsichord, played work from five different musicians.

Dressed in all black, this trio of performers demonstrated historical pieces of music from composers like Georg Friedrich Handel, Johann Joachim Quantz, Giovanni Paolo Simonetti, Willem de Fesch and Johann Sebastian Bach.

“Bach was one of the most popular composers of all time,” violinist Proskurnya said. “Something that many people don’t know is that he had 21 children. This is uncommon for that time period.”

For these performers to meet one day and performer together the next day requires years of practice.

“I have been playing for 24 years,” Satterfield said. “We met and then just started playing.”

CFCC student, Erika Clippinger, 19, music major accompanied the trio by turning the pages for Yount and Proskurnya.

“This is a normal setting for a trio,” Clippinger said. “However, sometimes there are two violins. The violin and flute play in the same register.”

Not only has this trio never performed together, but they all come from different parts of the world.

According to the brochure, Proskurnya was born in Russia and now resides in Wisconsin. After traveling the world and performing, Proskurnya now is the concertmaster of the Ocala Symphony Orchestra (OSO).

Coming from Madison, Wis., Yount is a retired professor of music at Beloit College. He is also the college’s organist.

Besides teaching music, Satterfield teaches humanities, history of rock and music appreciation. She is also the personal manager of the Ocala Symphony Orchestra.
 

After less than 24 hours of knowing the other members of the trio, Chamber Music for Violin, Flute and Harpsichord gave CFCC a performance for all ears.