Bonnie Anderson and Donna Gross Javel have been performing as a piano duo
since June 2004. After several years of playing solo repertoire for each other in a monthly
piano group, they sat down on a whim to sight read four-hand piano music. Pleasandy
surprised by the well-matched tone and technique of their four hands, they began exploring
the piano duo repertoire. Ever since their debut in Danvers, Massachusetts they have been
performing to enthusiastic audiences around New England. Because so many venues have
only one piano, they have focused on the repertoire for four hands at one piano. Ms.
Anderson and Ms. Javel are available for performances, master classes, lectures and coachings.

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Bonnie Anderson made her debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at age fourteen, first as flute soloist and several months later as piano soloist in the Grieg Piano Concerto. She has performed on both instruments in the United States, France, Germany and South America. A frequent soloist, she has appeared with the Boston Pops, Peoria Symphony, Bach Society Orchestra of Harvard University, Northern Illinois Philharmonic and the Bach Festival Orchestra.
Ms. Anderson's honors include the Young Pianist Award at Tanglewood, top prizes at the Young Keyboard Artists Association International Competition and the San Antonio International Keyboard Competition, as well as competitor in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. As chamber pianist, she has performed in Alice Tully Hall, Jordan Hall, Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. and numerous universities around the country. She has collaborated with such artists as Joseph Silverstein, Harry Ellis Dickson and Benjamin Zander, as well as members of the Boston Symphony, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Los Angeles Philharmonic. Recent collaborations include chamber recitals with Peter Stumpf, principal cellist of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Marguerite Krull, soprano.

Ms. Anderson is Adjunct Professor of Piano and Chair of the Keyboard Department at
University of Massachusetts Lowell. An enthusiastic educator, she enjoys giving master
classes, lectures, and music appreciation classes, as well as adjudicating competitions. Ms.
Anderson's debut recording features solo piano music by Bach, Mozart, Chopin,
Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Ravel and Ned Rorem.

One of Donna Gross Javel's earliest accomplishments was being selected by the Leschetisky Association to perform at Carnegie Recital Hall under their auspices. Subsequent
performances of solo and chamber music have occurred in venues ranging from the Brookline Recital Series, to the Frank iloyd Wright Zimmerman House in New Hampshire and the
Esterhazy Palace in Austria. Her performance on "morning pro musica" was broadcast live from WGBH radio in Boston and hosted by Robert J. Lurtsema. She has also performed with
the Boston University and Indiana University percussion ensembles on piano and celeste. Having received an M.M in piano performance from Indiana University, Donna is also
strongly committed to sharing her broad experiences with her students. She has served on the faculty of the Dana Hall Music School and the Brookline Music School where she was
awarded the special status of "Gifted Teacher" by the School's memorable director, Larry Zukof. The School additionally supported her efforts by awarding her two faculty enrichment
grants, one of which enabled her to study at the Moscow Conservatory Summer Piano Institute. Other achievements in the area of music education include co-founding and directing the Summer Chamber Music Program in West Chester, Pennsylvania, a program which later evolved into a Community Music Program affiliated with West Chester University, and serving as Assistant to the Director of the Young Artists Piano Program at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Donna serves as an adjudicator for local piano competitions and festivals, enjoys leading classes and workshops, and maintains a private piano studio in Waltham, MA.

The Chelmsford Library's "First Sundays" concert series is funded by the Chelmsford Friends of the Library. The free concert series runs on the first Sunday of each month from January through April.
Upcoming concerts scheduled are:
January 7, 2007- Shuann Chai, pianist
February 4, 2007: New Piano Quartet, chamber ensemble
March 4, 2007: Kevin Hubbard, classical guitar
April 1, 2007: Four Hand Piano Duo
For details and bios of musicians visit the library's website at www.chelmsfordlibrary.org or call 978-256-5521.