Jacobsen Series: An Evening of Chamber Music for Strings

Join us for the first concert of the 2023-24 season! This Jacobsen Series faculty recital will feature Maria Sampen, violin, with guest artists Timothy Christie, viola and violin; Alistair MacRae, cello; and Anna Jensen, double bass; performing music by Kodály, Piazzolla, Montgomery, McClure, and more. 

All are invited to a reception following the program hosted by the SAI international music organization.

Tickets: $20, general; $15 sr. citizen, military, Puget Sound faculty, staff and Community Music participants.

Admission is free for current Puget Sound and K-12 students. Please obtain a complimentary ticket and show your student ID at the door. Please note that this event will not be live streamed.

Maria Sampen is the School of Music's professor of violin and chair of the string department. With extensive experience as a soloist and chamber performer, Sampen teaches a talented studio of Puget Sound students. Her students are frequent winners of various competitions at the local and regional levels.

Visit Maria Sampen's full biography.

Joining Maria Sampen will be Timothy Christie, Alistair MacRae, and Anna Jensen.

Named in honor of Leonard Jacobsen, former chair of the piano department at Puget Sound, the Jacobsen Professional Artist Series was established in 1984 and features School of Music faculty and their guests. Ticket sales support the Jacobsen Series Scholarship Fund, which awards annual music scholarships to an outstanding member of Sigma Alpha Iota, international music fraternity.

For more information about the 2023-24 concert season, visit pugetsound.edu/jacobsen.