Duo from Conservatory Perform at Nassau Church

On Thursday, April 16, at 12:15 p.m., Westminster Conservatory at Nassau will present the WilloLand Duo in the Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street. Admission is free.

Flutist Kevin Willois and pianist Patricia Tupta Landy are members of the teaching faculty of Westminster Conservatory. The program will include the Three Romances, opus 94 by Robert Schumann, as adapted for flute; the Sonata in F major for flute and piano, opus 79, no. 3 by Friedrich Kuhlau; and selections by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla.

Willois graduated from the Mason Gross School of the Arts with degrees in music performance and music education. He studied flute under Bart Feller and participated in master classes with James Galway, Paula Robison, and Jean Pierre Rampal. He is an active performer in the New York/New Jersey area, and has performed with the Garden State Symphonic Band, the Edison Symphony, Artemis Chamber Orchestra, Actor’s Net, and with the chamber ensembles trio@play and Vento Trio.

Landy performs both as a piano soloist and chamber musician in the tri-state area. She was awarded a Bachelor of Music degree by the Cleveland Institute of Music/Case Western Reserve University, a Masters in Music degree by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Doctorate in Music from the University of Southern California. She received the Steinway & Sons Top Teacher Award from 2018 to 2024.

Landy and Willois co-founded the WilloLand Duo in 2021. The duo has performed in the faculty concert series at Westminster Conservatory and for various music organizations in Princeton and the tri-state area. Visit rider.edu for more information.