The Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival kicks off its 15th season with a pair of piano recitals by festival director Ian Scarfe.

The two concerts will be held on Friday, February 14th at 8:00pm at the Arcata Playhouse in Arcata, and Saturday, February 15th at 7:00pm at the Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center in Weaverville.

The concerts will feature a program of classical masterpieces along with the Classical works will include elegant Preludes and Fugues by J. S. Bach, a collection of the nostalgic and expressive Intermezzos by Johannes Brahms, and Edvard Grieg's spritely and virtuosic “Holberg Suite”.

Scarfe will also perform his own piano transcription called “Dracula Suite”, an arrangement of music by Philip Glass composed for the original 1931 film starring Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula.

“This is a high-risk, high-reward program,” says Scarfe, “I first played Philip Glass' Dracula score in the original version for string quartet and two pianos. I'm not sure what possessed me to arrange it for solo piano - perhaps the vampire's supernatural charm has affected my mind as well! My arrangement captures the loneliness and solitude of the undead Count Dracula's existence, the hypnotic charm that allows him to seduce his victims, and the urgency that builds toward the end of the film as the heroes confront Dracula.”

All concerts are open to the public, and instead of set ticket prices, music lovers are invited to contribute on a sliding scale, “pay what you can” basis.

More information about the programs, performers, concerts, and the festival in general can be found at www.TrinityAlpsCMF.org.