Flutist Elaina Palada and pianist Dan Sato present music for flute and piano by Ludwig van Beethoven, Lili Boulanger, Michael Colquhoun, Eugène Damaré, Carl Reinecke, and William Grant Still.

Elaina Palada is a Filipino-American flutist and educator who currently works at Flute World, one of the largest flute retailers in the United States. Originally from Central New York, Elaina began playing the flute in elementary band at age 10 and started private study in high school with Dr. Ana Laura Gonzalez in Oneonta, NY. In 2020, Elaina received her bachelor’s degree in Music Education with performance honors from Syracuse University, studying with Symphoria Orchestra member Kelly Covert and she recently received her master’s degree in flute performance from Northwestern University. A versatile flutist, Elaina has performed with the orchestras, bands, operas, baroque ensembles, and contemporary ensembles at Syracuse University and Northwestern University, the University of Buffalo’s Slee Sinfonietta, the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, the Ohio Light Opera Orchestra, and has performed in solo and chamber concerts in France and Germany.

Dr. Dan Sato is a Japan-born, Hawaii-raised pianist, educator, and researcher who embodies the motto written on his favorite T-shirt, “88 keys, 10 fingers — no problem.” Described by the legendary American virtuoso, André Watts as a musician of “exuberant spontaneity, deep conviction, and serious compositional understanding,” Dan indulges a rich career performing solo, chamber music, art song, and operatic repertoire. He has been heard internationally through BBC, WQXR, CBC, KHPR, and major streaming media platforms, and has performed at New Orleans Piano Institute, Brevard Music Center, Chautauqua Music Festival, and Taconic Music’s Summer Festival. He frequently collaborates with artists of his generation including Joohyun Lee, Yeil Park, Rachel Doehring, and Hannah Tarley, and has recorded critically acclaimed albums with saxophonist, Diane Hunger and cellist, Leah Plave. Affectionately referred to as “Dr. Dan,” he has coached students and taught keyboard literature at Syracuse University, and was a faculty artist at the Perlman Music Program, ArtsAhimsa, and Notes By The Bay Music Festival.

To follow his current shenanigans, find him on Instagram @i.love.beethoven.and.unagi.

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CMM (Civic Morning Musicals) exists to support classically trained musicians and their audiences throughout the Central New York region. It is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization, which produces more than 30 concerts a year and sponsors activities for young musicians.