Concerts

Thornhill's musicality, technique and control are extraordinary! -- Michael Andrews, Palo Alto Times

The programming was bold, the performance was sensational--Palo Alto Times

Margaret Thornhill, 2009 (photo: Shawn Flint Blair)


2010 Concert Calendar


Saturday, Feb. 6. Thornhill-Lebow-Meyer Trio Concert. Music of Zemlinsky, Beethoven, and Daniel Schnyder. First United Methodist Church, Pasadena. 500 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena Ca 91101. Sponsored by the Music Guild. Freewill Donation; reception to follow. 626-796-1507.

Saturday, March 13. Guest Artist recital with faculty, "Clarinexus 2010" Eastern Washington University, Spokane.

Wednesday, April 14, 12:10 PM. Noon recital. First Methodist Church of Santa Monica. Free Admission.
Margaret Thornhill,clarinet ; Twyla Meyer, piano. Program, TBA.

Saturday, April 18, 2:30. Recital.Sunday Musicales, Newport Beach Library.
Margaret Thornhill; Twyla Meyer. Program TBA.

Wednesday, April 28, 12:10 PM. Music at Noon. Pasadena Presbyterian Church.
Margaret Thornhill, Clarinet; Twyla Meyer, piano. Free admission.

Sunday, May 16, 4PM. Chamber Music: Woodwind Quintet Concert. "Sonic Tapestries" Artist Series.
West Covina United Methodist Church, 718 S Azusa Ave.
Category V Woodwind Quintet: Long, flute; Kossoff, oboe; Thornhill, clarinet; Campbell, bassoon; Campbell, horn.
Program tba. Admission charge: $25/15.


Margaret Thornhill performs as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist, specializing in contemporary music. Equally at home with the classical repertoire, she also performs on historical clarinets with early music ensembles.

She particularly enjoys collaborations with piano trios in quartets for clarinet,violin, cello and piano, or trios with violin, viola or cello and piano, in works which are among her specialties.


Ingolf Dahl "Concerto a Tre" (Thornhill-clarinet; Socher-violin; Walz-cello; )


Paul Hindemith "Quartet"--Mvt. 1 ( Thornhill-clarinet; Park-violin; Ksajikian-cello; Meyer-piano.)


David Schiff "Suite from Gimpel the Fool" (E-flat clarinet-Thornhill; violin-Thornblade; cello--Lebow; piano--Meyer. )



Messaien "Quartet for the End of Time"--Mvt. 1 ( Thornhill-clarinet; Socher-violin; Ksajikian-cello; Meyer-piano.)


Messaien "Quartet for the End of Time"--"Abyss of the Birds" ( Thornhill-clarinet)