BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Caymanvisitor - ECPv6.4.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Caymanvisitor X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://caymanvisitor.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Caymanvisitor REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240222T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240222T190000 DTSTAMP:20240527T031907 CREATED:20240201T155051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T155051Z UID:3065-1708628400-1708628400@caymanvisitor.com SUMMARY:PIANO\, CELLO AND VIOLIN RECITAL DESCRIPTION:FEBRUARY 22nd THURSDAY \nPIANO\, CELLO AND VIOLIN RECITAL \nGlen Inanga\, Dequan Smith and John McLaughlin Williams \nGrammy Award-winning Conductor and Violinist John McLaughlin Williams has been an integral part of Cayman Arts Festival since its inception\, gracing events in 2004. CAF is delighted to welcome him back for a special performance\, this time alongside one of the most promising talents to emerge from our after-school program\, cellist Dequan Smith\, who is now pursuing his studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. \nThis event beautifully encapsulates the past\, present\, and future of Cayman Arts Festival\, where the rich history of the festival harmoniously blends with the boundless potential of our young musicians. Accompanied on the piano by our co-founder and Artistic Director\, Glen Inanga\, this promises to be an extraordinary evening of music and inspiration. \nJohn McLaughlin Williams detailed bio can be found here. \nhttps://www.momentumartists.com/artist-roster/john-mclaughlin-williams/ \nTwenty-one year-old Dequan Smith started his cello playing career in 2016 at a Cayman Arts Festival Summer Camp when he was 13 years old and was immediately hooked on the cello. His musicianship developed quickly and in 2019\, Dequan won the Cayman ‘Young Musician of the Year’ competition. That same year\, he won a British Ministry of Education Music scholarship to Wells Cathedral School\, one of five specialist music schools in the UK. At Wells\, Dequan led the cello section of the school’s symphony orchestra and was awarded a distinction for his cello diploma. In March 2022\, he represented the Cayman islands as a finalist in the ‘Young Musician of the Caribbean’ competition in the Dominican Republic. \nDequan has performed several times in Cayman. His concerts include a performance in 2022 at the Cayman Islands Baptist Church in Savannah\, where he performed Brahms and Bruch with Korean pianist Sejin Yoon\, as well as a concert in September 2023. when he performed with pianist Adam Heron at the John Gray Performance Centre playing works by Bach\, Beethoven and Brahms. \nThe young Caymanian is currently a student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland where he is in his second year of a Cello Performance degree. At the Royal Conservatoire\, he has performed in several orchestral and chamber concerts. \nVenue: Harquail Theatre \nTime: 7:00pm \nTickets: US$ 40 (adults)\, US$ 15 (students) \nFor more information please contact us at 922-5550 or enquiries@caymanartsfestival.com. URL:https://caymanvisitor.com/event/piano-cello-and-violin-recital/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://caymanvisitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ART-GALLAERY-EVENT.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR