Noon Music In May

Katherine Winterstein + Sarah Bob

Katherine Winterstein

Katherine Winterstein is the concertmaster of the Vermont Symphony, the associate concertmaster of the Rhode Island Philharmonic, and she is co-concertmaster of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. In recent seasons she has performed as concertmaster of the Toledo Symphony, Palm Beach Opera, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and also performs regularly with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, and A Far Cry. She was a member of the Hartt String Quartet, the Providence-based Aurea Ensemble, and the summer of 2024 was her 23rd with the Craftsbury Chamber Players of Vermont. She has also performed with Boston-based Chameleon Arts Ensemble, Radius Ensemble, and Dinosaur Annex, as well as with members of the Lydian and Ciompi String Quartets, at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Chamber Music Society of the Carolinas, and as faculty at Point Counterpoint. She has appeared as soloist with several orchestras including the the Vermont Symphony, the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra, the Charlottesville Symphony, the Champlain Philharmonic, and the Boston Virtuosi. She served on the performance faculty of Middlebury College in Vermont from 2002-2015, joined the faculty of the Hartt School of Music in September of 2011, and began teaching at Brown University in September of 2015. Ms. Winterstein lives in Boston with her son, Gus.
Ms. Winterstein plays on a 1779 J.B. Guadagnini violin, on generous loan to her from Mr. William P. Herbst of Montpelier, VT.

Sarah Bob

Pianist Sarah Bob, hailed as “sumptuous and eloquent” (Boston Globe) and that “dynamic player…superstar” (National Sawdust), is a soloist and chamber musician noted for her charismatic performances, colorful playing and diverse programming. The goal, her strong suit, is to introduce music in a loving, inclusive, and intoxicating way.

Sarah is founding director of New Gallery Concert Series, a combination of new music and new visual art along with their creators, and Nasty Cooperative, dialogue driven artistic events created to build community and raise funds for organizations in need. Her accolades include top prizewinner of Holland’s International Gaudeamus Competition, New England Conservatory’s Outstanding Alumni Award, and instant world-wide acclaim for her most recent solo album …nobody move…. She is an original and active member of Radius Ensemble and Primary Duo, maintains a private studio, and is on faculty at Longy School of Music of Bard College. More information: www.sarahbob.net.