Beth Chandler Cahill, flute and Paulo Steinberg, piano

Flutist Beth Chandler Cahill enjoys a performance career as soloist and chamber musician. Praised for her musical versatility and colorful sound, she has been featured at major venues, universities, and festivals throughout the U.S. and abroad. She can be heard on TIME PLACE SPIRIT (MSR Classics), an album of music for flute and piano. In demand as a pedagogue, she is Professor of Flute at James Madison University. She is a past president of the National Flute Association. bethchandlercahill.com

Dr. Paulo Steinberg has performed as a soloist and as a collaborative pianist across the U.S., Canada, South America, and Europe, including prestigious music venues such as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Theatro Municipal de São Paulo. He often serves as an adjudicator in competitions, and offers master classes, lectures, workshops, and performances in the U.S. and abroad. His summer projects often include teaching at the Saarburg Chamber Music Summer Festival in Germany and traveling around Europe, Brazil and/or Canada. His research interests focus on piano technique and Brazilian music. As part of his sabbatical leave, Paulo is planning to live in Latvia for 2-3 months in the spring of 2024 to study and perform Latvian piano solo and chamber music.  

Besides teaching and performing, Steinberg has served in several administrative positions. Currently, he is vice-president of the Harrisonburg Music Teachers Association, and served as president of the Virginia Music Teachers Association in the past. He is a board member on Music in Every Home which provides scholarships for underrepresented piano and guitar students. 

Dr. Steinberg holds Piano Performance degrees from Conservatório “Carlos Gomes” and Universidade de Sāo Paulo in Brazil (undergraduate degree), Arizona State University (M.M) and Indiana University (D.M.). His main piano teachers are Carlos Yansen, Paulo Gori, Gilberto Tinetti, and Evelyne Brancart.  He is featured in the following CD albums: The Recital Clarinetist in collaboration with clarinetist Dr. Janice Minor; Duos, with clarinetist Dr. Sarunas Jankauskas; Time, Place, Spirit, with flutist Dr. Beth Chandler Cahill; and his solo CD album Alma Brasileira. The latter was featured on the Brazilian film “As Cadeiras”. For more information, go to www.paulosteinberg.com or follow him on Instagram (@paulosteinberg).