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Meet Judith Lynn Stillman: Joins Trinity’s Curt Columbus and 5 members of the RI Philharmonic Orchestra for April in Paris with Poulenc , April 27

RIPHIL • April 15, 2019

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JUDITH LYNN STILLMAN



The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School hosts April in Paris with Poulenc: Judith Lynn Stillman and Friends from the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra with a special appearance by Trinity Repertory Company’s Curt Columbus. Pianist Stillman and Columbus perform with Orchestra members Rachel Braude, flute, Denise Plaza-Martin, oboe, Ian Greitzer, clarinet, Kevin Owen, French horn, Ronald Haroutunian, bassoon.

The concert is 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the RI Philharmonic’s Carter Center for Music Performance & Education, 667 Waterman Ave., East Providence.

“Francis Poulenc epitomizes French culture and the Parisian arts scene, from the literary café to the music hall. With Curt Columbus brilliantly inhabiting the persona of Poulenc, the composer’s extraordinary and oftentimes divergent qualities are brought to life. An eccentric, erudite, witty and colorful character, he was paradoxically both religious and risqué, saucy and serious, sublime and silly. It’s been said that there’s a little bit of Poulenc in each of us.”

About Judith Lynn Stillman



  • Hailed as an “artistic visionary.”
  • Is the artist in residence and a professor of music at Rhode Island College.
  • Appeared with Wynton Marsalis, Borromeo, Shanghai, Muir, Cassatt and Lydian string quartets, the Beach Boys, in a BOSE commercial with Herbie Hancock, as visiting guest artist at major conservatories in China, Russia and the Czech Republic, and as music director in Rome and Verona, Italy.
  • Won 18 piano competitions in addition to the first Pell Award in the Arts and the Christiana Carteaux Bannister Award for Civil Service in the Arts.
  • Holds a Ph.D. from The Juilliard School, where she won the Juilliard concerto competition and the Dethier Prize for Outstanding Pianist. 
  • Garnered awards including Grand Jury Prize: Best Music Video, Best Multimedia Film, Best Music Score and Audience Choice in international film festivals in Los Angeles, Montréal, New York and the United Kingdom.
  • Iconic duo recording with Wynton Marsalis on Sony Classical was on the Top Ten of the Billboard charts.

***At A Glance***

April in Paris with Poulenc: Judith Lynn Stillman and Friends from the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra
8 p.m., Saturday, April 27
RI Philharmonic’s Carter Center for Music Performance & Education
667 Waterman Ave., East Providence

Judith Lynn Stillman, artistic director and pianist
Curt Columbus, Francis Poulenc

RI Philharmonic Orchestra members
Rachel Braude, flute
Denise Plaza-Martin, oboe
Ian Greitzer, clarinet
Kevin Owen, French horn
Ronald Haroutunian, bassoon

Poulenc: Trio for Piano, Oboe and Bassoon
Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano
Poulenc: Sextet for Piano and Wind Quintet

BUY TICKETS

Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for students 18 and under or with a college ID, $10 for RI Philharmonic Music School students and family members. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.riphil.org, in person from the RI Philharmonic Orchestra Box Office in East Providence, or by phone 401.248.7000 (Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.). Day of concert tickets will be available at the Carter Center starting at 7 p.m. Questions and for information email.


April in Paris with Poulenc: Judith Lynn Stillman and Friends from the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra
1 p.m., Monday, April 22, Sapinsley Hall, Rhode Island College
Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10, and tickets are available at the door.

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