Music for the Museum: A Concert for Collections

Music for the Museum: A Concert for Collections Heights Community Church Saturday, November 14 1pm $10, tickets available at the door Join the Historical Society & Heights Community Church (2014 Memorial Ave SW) for an afternoon of Classical and Broadway favorites with Michael Nim and the Ranier Trio: Kevin Matheson, Bryan Matheson, and Melia Garber, Saturday, November 14 at 1pm. Tenor Michael Nim grew up in Seattle, Washington and now resides in New York City. He began his professional singing career in 2014 and has since completed numerous roles. His debut as a lead was in the role of Alfredo in Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata in 2017 with Lyric Opera Northwest. Subsequently, he has taken on other principal roles such as Rodolfo in Giacomo Puccini's La Bohème, Don Ottavio in Mozart's Don Giovanni, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, and Don José in Georges Bizet's Carmen. He recently returned to the role of Alfredo in La Traviata with Bellevue Opera. Since 2019, Michael has expanded his performances beyond America to European countries, including Germany with Opera Classica Europa, a series of concerts in Spain, participation in the Mediterranean Opera Studio and Festival in Italy, and concerts in England. Kevin and Bryan Matheson, as violin-viola duo, received critical acclaim at their Carnegie Weill Recital Hall début as part of the Ibla Grand Prize competition winners’ tour and were awarded first prize in the 2023 Charleston International Music Competition, Contemporary Music Category. They have been recognized for their mesmerizing and spirited performances - two perfect virtuosos, playing as one. A native of Romania, Melia Garber has won numerous piano competitions, including first prize at the prestigious International Piano Competition in San-Bartholomeo, Italy. She has been the choir director, pianist and organist at Heights Community Church since 2009, and the accompanist for The Chorus of the Blue Ridge. The Rainier Trio receives support from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts for their performances throughout Virginia. Tickets will be for sale at the door, with proceeds going to the Historical Society's Sara Airheart Endowment for Collections. Heights Community Church2014 Memorial Ave, Roanoke VA 24015