{"id":10027,"date":"2026-07-27T18:31:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T22:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emersonavenuesalons.com\/?page_id=10027"},"modified":"2026-07-27T18:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T22:31:57","slug":"2026-07-26-sara-zhu-david-palmer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emersonavenuesalons.com\/?page_id=10027","title":{"rendered":"2026-07-26 Sara Zhu & David Palmer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Sunday, July 26 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara Zhu<\/strong> and David Palmer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Palmer — Piano<\/em>
Sara Zhu — Flute<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Passages: Bach, Prokofiev, and Palmer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Join us for an evening of flute and piano works through time, as David Palmer (piano) and Sara Zhu (flute) play pieces by J.S. Bach, Sergei Prokofiev, and David Palmer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hailing from State College, PA, David Palmer<\/strong> teaches, performs, composes, and records music in a variety of styles, instruments, and contexts. He graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 1998 and taught music at Pfeiffer University, a Methodist school in North Carolina, for 13 years. Since moving to Falls Church in 2020, he has worked as music minster at the Church of the Covenant in Arlington and at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Annandale and as interim music minster at Christ Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill; taught piano to children; and done volunteer work. He is active in the DMV music scene as a jazz and rock musician. David has released 24 albums of his compositions, the latest being Plan B, and teaches a Protest Music course for Wesley Seminary in Washington.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sara Zhu<\/strong> is a genre-blending jazz and classical flutist, vocalist, composer, and producer based in the Washington, DC area. She performs regularly as both a leader and side-woman in many of DC\u2019s staple establishments including Blues Alley, The Kennedy Center, Strathmore, The Kreeger Museum, and the Chilean and Belgium Embassies. In the 2023-2024 arts season, Zhu held a residency at Forte Jazz Lounge in Charleston, SC. She is featured on Alfred Yun\u2019s recent album, \u201cVoice and Phenomenon,\u201d amongst many other recording projects. In addition to performing, Zhu is an avid educator, serving as the adjunct flute and jazz combo professor at St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland. Zhu is currently working on the first album with her alternative rock band, Your Trusted Officials<\/em><\/a>. <\/em>Their single, \u201cEverglades,\u201d is currently available on all streaming platforms. (<\/em>click here to listen<\/em><\/a>). <\/em>Zhu holds a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Studies from James Madison University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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