Mariposa consists of violinist Sandra McDonald (left), and violinist Linda Holzer (right). Photo by Peggy Harstvedt.The duo Mariposa will present a chamber music concert featuring the music of New England composer Gwyneth Walker, Sunday, Sept. 25, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. 聽The concert, 鈥淢ariposa & Friends: Creative Sparks!,鈥� starts at 3 p.m. at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Fine Arts Building. Mariposa is composed of pianist Linda Holzer, a 糖心Vlog传媒LR professor of music, and Sandra McDonald, a violinist with the . Mariposa was founded in 1998 and is on the roster for Arts on Tour. The program will feature premiere work by Walker, who will be in attendance. The program will open with the 2016 composition, 鈥淰iva Violin!鈥�Based on folksongs from the Appalachian Mountains, the second performance is a piano solo, 鈥淪hady Grove.鈥�Cellist Stephen Feldman joins Mariposa for two expressive piano trios, 鈥淢ornings of Creation鈥� and 鈥淪hadows & Light.鈥�Also featured on the program will be Walker鈥檚 2014 string quartet, 鈥淭he Dove,鈥� including violinist Leanne Day-Simpson and violist Katherine Reynolds. 聽鈥淭he Dove鈥� is a creative meditation on themes of peace, drawing on the English song, 鈥淭he Dove,鈥� the American song, 鈥淧eace, I Ask of Thee O River,鈥� and 鈥滵own By the Riverside.鈥� The string quartet performance occurs during Arkansas Peace Week in relation to the observance of the United Nations’ International Day of Peace. The original music of the last movement, “In the Spirit of Peace,” was inspired by peace songs. Admission to the concert is free. For more information, contact Holzer at 501.569.3294.In the upper right photo,聽Mariposa consists of violinist Sandra McDonald (left), and pianist Linda Holzer (right). Photo by Peggy Harstvedt.
