Welcome to the temporary home of the award-winning Legato Pesante Quartet! We are a New England-based tuba-euphonium quartet composed of passionate performers and music educators.
We play a diverse array of styles and genres, new and old, classic and contemporary for recitals, masterclasses and clinics, professional functions, outreach, graduations, weddings, and any occasion that could be made all the better with just a little more tuba.
Keep scrolling to meet our amazing roster of artists!
Michael Fahrner
Michael is a passionate euphonium artist and dedicated pedagogue based in Philadelphia, PA. He serves as Adjunct Professor of Euphonium at Rowan University and brass faculty of Rowan Community Music School, as well as maintaining a private studio virtually around Philadelphia. Michael has also served as Assistant Director of the Atlantic Youth Brass Band, brass faculty of Settlement Music School’s Music Education Pathways program. He is currently pursuing his DMA in Euphonium Performance at Temple University in Philadelphia.
John Hart
Dr. John T. Hart Jr. serves as Assistant Professor of Music at Keene State College, directing the Concert Band and co-coordinating the Music Education program. He also coordinates the Music Department’s woodwind, brass, and percussion areas; and leads the low brass studio. Dr. Hart is also on the trombone & tuba faculty for the renowned LA Phil’s YOLA National Festival. Dr. Hart has performed with and conducted many of the Northeast’s top ensembles, including the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, the Hartt Orchestra and Wind Ensemble, Hartford Opera Theatre, the Connecticut Valley Symphony Orchestra, Winchendon Winds, Valley Winds, and TUNDI Opera Productions. As an active clinician, he has conducted festivals and workshops throughout the Northeast. He especially enjoys working with living composers and is a strong advocate for the creation of new wind ensemble music to better represent marginalized populations. Dr. Hart performs on S.E. Shires Custom trombones, Besson euphoniums, and Eastman tubas.
Danielle Kendall
She grew up in Niagara Falls, New York and completed her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Fredonia in 2016 in Tuba Performance and Music Education, summa cum laude. In the fall of 2016 she was awarded a Performer’s Certificate in tuba from the Fredonia School of Music.
She completed her Master’s Degree in Tuba Performance at the Hartt School of Music in May 2019. In June 2019, she was a semifinalist in the ensemble competition at the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference. Throughout the years her teachers have been Raymond Stewart, Scott Mendoker and James E. Jackson III. Danielle is currently the Operations Manager for the Handel Performing Arts Center and Tuba-Euphonium Faculty for the Hartt School Community Division at the University of Hartford.
Steve Wilkinson
The host of this website and the other founding member of Legato Pesante Quartet, Steve brings his expertise in composing, recording and editing, and general leadership of the group. You can hear him at the bottom of the score order providing the foundation for the group’s sound.
Explore more of the website to learn more about Steve’s career!
