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SPECIAL CONCERT TONIGHT!
Chincoteague Island Arts Organization and Chincoteague Cultural Alliance Present An Evening of Musical Excellence Featuring Emily Tsai on Oboe Tristan Savella on Piano Saturday April 25 at 7 pm The Island Theatre 4074 Main St, Chincoteague $15 Admission TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED AT THE DOOR STARTING AT 6:30 PM Program
Rêverie | Claude Debussy (1862–1918) Arr. for Oboe and Piano Sonata for Oboe and Piano, FP 185 | Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) Fastforward | Alexina Louie (b. 1949) Three Romances, Op. 94 | Robert Schumann (1810–1856) Poem for Oboe and Piano | Marina Dranishnikova (1929–1994) Scenes from a Jade Terrace, Memories in an Ancient Garden | Alexina Louie (b. 1949) Discrete Structures | Marc Mellits (b. 1966) |
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Filipino-American pianist, Dr. Tristan Savella is an active soloist and chamber musician based in Toronto. His career has taken him to performances at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in New York City, the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg, Austria, and the Canadian Opera Company’s Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre in Toronto. Furthermore, Tristan is the recipient of multiple prizes at various national and international competitions, including prizes at the Concours Flame (Paris), the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition (New York), and the Glenn Gould School’s Chamber Music Competition. Engagements in 2025-26 include a variety of programs (solo, chamber and operatic) at the Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series (Toronto), the Chapelle historique du bon pasteur (Montreal), Emerson Avenue Music Salon (McLean, Virginia), Highlands Opera Studio (Haliburton, Ontario), and the University of Toronto New Music Festival. Apart from performing, Tristan is a passionate educator, working as a chamber music coach at the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Taylor Academy, as well as maintaining a private piano studio. He also regularly serves as an examiner and collaborative pianist at the RCM, and as an adjudicator for multiple festivals and competitions (such as Kiwanis Toronto and Kingston, VAYA Festival in Vancouver, ORMTA, and the Aegio International Piano competition).
Tristan is an alumnus of the Interlochen Arts Academy, the Eastman School of Music (B.M.), the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg (M.A. with Distinction), the Glenn Gould School (Artist Diploma) and the University of Toronto (D.M.A). He pursued additional training at various festivals, such as the Banff Piano Masterclass, the Orford Music Academy, the Gijon International Piano Festival, and the Chautauqua Institute. Aside from music, Tristan works as a Research Analyst for the Ontario Arts Council and his other interests include tennis, traveling, cooking, learning languages and playing video games.
Emily Tsai is a world-renowned orchestral and chamber musician based in Washington, D.C., where she serves as the Assistant Principal Oboe of the Washington National Opera Orchestra. Praised by The Washington Post for playing that “frequently catches the ears from the pit,” Emily is a mainstay at the Kennedy Center, performing regularly for operas, ballets, and musicals. A sought-after collaborator, she has performed with the National Symphony and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras and served as guest principal oboe on the National Philharmonic’s GRAMMY-nominated album, Samuel Coleridge Taylor. A celebrated chamber artist and former member of the award-winning wind quintet WindSync, Emily has earned gold medals at the International Fischoff and M-Prize Chamber Arts Competitions. Her discography includes the 2024 Abbey Road Studios recording WindSync Plays Miguel del Aguila, which debuted at #1 on the Classical Billboard charts. An active educator, she is currently on faculty at the University of Maryland School of Music and has led residencies at prestigious institutions such as the Eastman School of Music and the New World Symphony. Emily’s academic background is uniquely diverse; she holds a Master of Music from the University of Maryland and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester with a Bachelor of Music from Eastman and a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Offstage, she is a dedicated marathon runner. When not performing on her Lorée Royal oboe, she can be found on the pickleball court or at home with her husband, Karl, and their two cats.
Filipino-American pianist, Dr. Tristan Savella is an active soloist and chamber musician based in Toronto. His career has taken him to performances at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in New York City, the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg, Austria, and the Canadian Opera Company’s Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre in Toronto. Furthermore, Tristan is the recipient of multiple prizes at various national and international competitions, including prizes at the Concours Flame (Paris), the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition (New York), and the Glenn Gould School’s Chamber Music Competition. Engagements in 2025-26 include a variety of programs (solo, chamber and operatic) at the Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series (Toronto), the Chapelle historique du bon pasteur (Montreal), Emerson Avenue Music Salon (McLean, Virginia), Highlands Opera Studio (Haliburton, Ontario), and the University of Toronto New Music Festival. Apart from performing, Tristan is a passionate educator, working as a chamber music coach at the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Taylor Academy, as well as maintaining a private piano studio. He also regularly serves as an examiner and collaborative pianist at the RCM, and as an adjudicator for multiple festivals and competitions (such as Kiwanis Toronto and Kingston, VAYA Festival in Vancouver, ORMTA, and the Aegio International Piano competition).
Tristan is an alumnus of the Interlochen Arts Academy, the Eastman School of Music (B.M.), the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg (M.A. with Distinction), the Glenn Gould School (Artist Diploma) and the University of Toronto (D.M.A). He pursued additional training at various festivals, such as the Banff Piano Masterclass, the Orford Music Academy, the Gijon International Piano Festival, and the Chautauqua Institute. Aside from music, Tristan works as a Research Analyst for the Ontario Arts Council and his other interests include tennis, traveling, cooking, learning languages and playing video games.
Emily Tsai is a world-renowned orchestral and chamber musician based in Washington, D.C., where she serves as the Assistant Principal Oboe of the Washington National Opera Orchestra. Praised by The Washington Post for playing that “frequently catches the ears from the pit,” Emily is a mainstay at the Kennedy Center, performing regularly for operas, ballets, and musicals. A sought-after collaborator, she has performed with the National Symphony and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras and served as guest principal oboe on the National Philharmonic’s GRAMMY-nominated album, Samuel Coleridge Taylor. A celebrated chamber artist and former member of the award-winning wind quintet WindSync, Emily has earned gold medals at the International Fischoff and M-Prize Chamber Arts Competitions. Her discography includes the 2024 Abbey Road Studios recording WindSync Plays Miguel del Aguila, which debuted at #1 on the Classical Billboard charts. An active educator, she is currently on faculty at the University of Maryland School of Music and has led residencies at prestigious institutions such as the Eastman School of Music and the New World Symphony. Emily’s academic background is uniquely diverse; she holds a Master of Music from the University of Maryland and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Rochester with a Bachelor of Music from Eastman and a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Offstage, she is a dedicated marathon runner. When not performing on her Lorée Royal oboe, she can be found on the pickleball court or at home with her husband, Karl, and their two cats.
