Erik Rohde, violin • Jacob Tews, viola • Clare Longendyke, piano
sonic apricity is a new-music duo comprised of violinist Erik Rohde and violist Jacob Tews, joined by pianist Clare Longendyke. The group is dedicated to uncovering and commissioning new works by living composers for violin and viola, and performing them in stand-alone recitals and alongside more established works.
Recognized for her colorful musicality, technical fluency, and ability to interpret repertoires across the musical spectrum, pianist Clare Longendyke has performed solo and chamber music recitals across Europe and North America and has won 1st place prizes in the Philharmonic Society of Arlington's Young Artist Competition, the Schubert Club of Minnesota's Scholarship Competition, the National Society of Arts & Letters Instrumental Competition, and 2nd place in the SIYAO Instrumental Competition. She made her orchestral debut in 2012 performing Bartók’s 3rd Piano Concerto as the winner of the Indiana University Piano Concerto Competition and in 2017, she performed Chopin’s Piano Concerto in E minor with the Arlington Philharmonic Orchestra (Massachusetts) and Orlando Cela, conductor. Ms. Longendyke has been a featured soloist in the Fazioli Piano Series (Los Angeles) and the Silvermine Artist Series (Connecticut), as well as in performances on American Public Media’s Performance Today. An active performer of new music, she has premiered over 50 new works since 2012. Clare is a founding member of the CT:2 Clarinet and Piano Duo, the Uproar Duo, the Longendyke/Wollman Viola and Piano Duo, and she is the pianist and Administrative Director of Calliope’s Call, a Boston-based art song performance group. Through her solo and ensemble work, she has worked with and performed the music of living composers Joan Tower, Frederic Rzewski, Tom Cipullo, and Joseph Schwantner, among others. She has degrees from the Boston University College of Fine Arts, the École Normale de Musique (Paris, France), and the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She currently lives in Bloomington, Indiana, where she is pursuing a Doctorate of Music at IU as a student of Karen Shaw. Clare teaches as a Lecturer of Music in Piano at Franklin College.
