The Ladies Music Club of Seattle and the city of Sammamish will present a free concert by the Chapman Duo at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Pine Lake Covenant Church.
The duo, Chloe Tardif, violin, and Nickolas Kaynor, viola are the winners of the small ensemble division of the 2014 Frances Walton Competition. They received a cash award and are presented in concerts and school appearances. Tardif and Kaynor are students at Chapman University in Southern California and also study at the Aspen Music Festival in the summer.
The competition has recently been renamed the Frances Walton Competition in honor of Frances Walton, a longtime resident of Issaquah who was instrumental in starting the competition for soloists about 30 years ago. She is a 50-year member of Ladies Musical Club, a cellist and conductor, and has been an advocate of music for youth for many years. The competition was recently expanded to include small ensembles.
The church is located at 1715 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish.