Formal Concert 2023-12-09

The Fortnightly Music Club In cooperation with The City of Palo Alto Arts and Culture Division
Palo Alto Art Center
1313 Newell Road

*guest performers

Glenn Fisher began playing the cello in the 5th grade and started playing chamber music soon after with his family. He
played in orchestra through college, then spent several summers playing at Music from Bear Valley. He was principal
cellist of the Peninsula Symphony for 20 years. He performs regularly with a variety of groups in local chamber music
concerts. He is on the Board of Soiree Musicale, a Peninsula Music organization. His teachers include Gabor Reijto,
Margaret Rowell, and currently Stephen Harrison. His cello is a French instrument from 1749. He enjoys trekking and
gardening with his wife and has two grown sons. He is retired from careers in technical marketing and education.

Patricia Stroh, piano, has been Curator of the Beethoven Center at SJSU since 1986. She is currently working on a book (a bibliographic guide to Beethoven’s piano sonatas) and occasionally finds time for her favorite pastimes, playing
chamber music, hiking, and doing crossword puzzles.

Daniel Cher started his violin career six weeks later than anticipated due to rough tackle during a football game at age 9. His violin teacher said, “It’s football or violin.” Daniel has played in several professional orchestras, including Orchestra New England, New Haven Symphony, and New Century Chamber Orchestra. Daniel was a founding member of Saint Michael Trio, a local piano trio known for educational and informative performances. At age 50, Daniel had an epiphany and started playing accordion. He is currently a member and board member of Peninsula Symphony.

Sue Soong started to play violin at age three and viola in her teens. Her music training included Suzuki summer
workshops, Meadowmount, and The Quartet Program. She has degrees from Stanford University and the University at
Buffalo School of Law, where she played music professionally on the side. She has worked for the federal judiciary for
29 years. Sue feels lucky to have the opportunity to play in numerous chamber ensembles with wonderful musicians in
the Bay Area.

Cellist Michael Flexer studied with Irene Sharp and performed with the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra. While a student
at Harvard he studied with Bernard Greenhouse at the New England Conservatory. He’s been a member of the Saint
Michael Trio since 2007. A software engineer, he has worked with Siebel Systems, C3, Duck Duck Moose, and Khan
Academy Kids.

Pianist Eugene Lee started piano lessons at the age of 4 and took lessons until graduating high school. He restarted
piano lessons after a 32 year hiatus and has performed in several solo and chamber music recitals, Fortnightly Music
Club concerts, California Concerto Festivals, as well as the PianoTexas and Cliburn Amateur Piano Festivals. He currently
studies with Temirzhan Yerzhanov. His professional career includes co-founding an email company, VP Marketing at
Cisco and Adobe, CEO of Socialtext, and is now CEO of Motiv8.