Concert
MonAlessa Piano Duet Concert
Berlin, Germany
Performance and professional work
Piano performances, studio recitals and professional engagements
Dr. Monique Arar’s work spans solo and collaborative performance, historical keyboard practice, conference presentations, adjudication, and the studio’s own recitals and group classes. The next confirmed dates appear first, followed by a chronological archive.
Upcoming
Confirmed dates
Public details are kept deliberately concise until venues, access information, and programme notes are confirmed.
Studio recital
Summer Term Studio Recital
Monique Arar Studio
2026
Recent engagements
Performance, accompaniment, masterclasses, and studio events completed earlier this year.
- July 12Studio online masterclass: Circle of Fifths
- July 5Spring Recording Project Recital
- June 10 to 25Masterclass and student recital accompanist, AGK, Berlin and Potsdam, Germany
- June 13Scherzi Musicali Baroque Ensemble performance, Berlin, Germany
- May 2Studio online masterclass
- April 1Studio online group performance class
- February 14 to 15“Conzon E Confetti” Baroque Music Workshop, HfMT Cologne, Germany
- January 18Cembalo masterclass with Bertrand Cuiller, Berlin, Germany
The work
Three connected areas
The calendar includes Monique’s own performing work, the performance life of the studio, and professional contributions to music education and research.
Performance
Solo piano, chamber music, collaborative piano, harpsichord, and historical keyboard practice.
Studio recitals
Online and in-person recitals, recording projects, group classes, and performance preparation for adult and younger students.
Professional work
Conference presentations, workshops, masterclasses, adjudication, and accompaniment across universities and professional associations.
Archive
Earlier engagements
Open a year to review the full chronology. Historical studio names are retained where they identify the original event.
202510 engagements
- December 14Music With Monique Winter Student Recital
- November 16Music With Monique Online Masterclass
- November 6 to 7Concert and symposium: Musikalische Stolpersteine, Berlin, Germany
- July 23Music With Monique Online Masterclass
- July 19 to 27Partimenti Institute, Urbino, Italy
- July 6 to 12MentiParti Conference, Basel, Switzerland
- June 2Music With Monique Recording Project Recital
- May 15Music With Monique Online Masterclass
- April 27Music With Monique Online Masterclass
- March 20Masterclass, Open House of Harpsichord, HfMT Leipzig, Germany
202412 engagements
- December 14Music With Monique Recording Project Recital
- December 8Music With Monique Online Masterclass
- December 4 to 6Chigiana Conference 2024: Performing Classics Today, musicological conference on music improvisation, Siena, Italy
- November 30Baroque aria opera recording project with mezzo-soprano, Berlin, Germany
- November 12 to 15Symposium: Partimento - Realizing its Potential, Vienna, Austria, online
- October 13Music With Monique group-class performances and Halloween party
- August 4Music With Monique Summer Recording Project Recital
- April 27Music With Monique Studio Recital at Canterbury Court, Buckhead, Georgia
- April 22Music With Monique kids and adult musical soirées
- March 10Pergolesi Stabat Mater, harpsichord, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newnan, Georgia
- February 19 to 23Music Improvisation Project, METRIC International Conference at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, Belgium
- February 12Music With Monique online masterclass: kids and adult classes
202317 engagements
- December 11Music With Monique Winter Holiday Parties Recital, Atlanta, Georgia
- November 23 to 24Musicianship in Development: Playing, Singing, Improvising and Composing Eighteenth-Century Music, Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, Belgium, online
- November 12Music With Monique Online Group Performance Class
- October 29Solo recital, Cathedral of St. Philip, Buckhead, Georgia
- October 27Solo recital, Brenan Towers, East Atlanta, Georgia
- October 26Solo recital, Canterbury Court, Buckhead, Georgia
- October 15Tennessee State University and Meistersingers Choir Homecoming Concert, Nashville, Tennessee
- September 25Tafelmusik: Telemann Dinner Concert, Casual Classics with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Huntsville, Alabama
- September 8Going Old School: An Introduction to Partimenti, presented to Cobb County Music Teachers Association, Marietta, Georgia
- June 21Make Music Day Atlanta: Flower Pot Symphony, Brownwood Park, East Atlanta, Georgia
- May 28 to June 11Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- May 20Spring Studio Recital, Canterbury Court, Atlanta, Georgia
- May 18National Piano Guild adjudication, Conyers, Georgia
- May 7Kids Piano Party and Adult Musical Soirée
- April 20Embracing an 18th-Century Musical Mindset in a 21st-Century World, North DeKalb Music Teachers Association, Decatur, Georgia
- March 27Adult Musical Happy Hour, online
- March 26Kids Piano Party, online
202218 engagements
- December 4Music With Monique Studio Recital
- November to DecemberImprov Planet: International Conference on Historical Improvisation, online
- November 29Kids Piano Party and Adult Musical Happy Hour
- October 31Kids Halloween Piano Party
- October 20Dr. Monique performs at the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market
- September 30 to October 2Galant Schemata in Theory and Practice Conference, online
- September to NovemberRCM Intermediate Level Piano Teaching Course
- July 31Music With Monique “Summer at the Movies” Recital Watch Party, online
- May 15Music With Monique Spring Semester Studio Recital, Morningside Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia
- May 2Music With Monique adult recital dress rehearsal, online
- May 2Music With Monique kids recital dress rehearsal, online
- April 29Accompanist, student juries at Spelman College
- April 20Accompanist, student recital at Spelman College
- March 13Music With Monique Musical Happy Hour for adult students, online
- March 13Music With Monique Kids Piano Party, online
- February 28Accompanist, student recital at Spelman College
- February 26Adjudicator, South Metro Atlanta Music Teachers Association Sonatina Festival, Fayetteville, Georgia
- February 23Embracing an 18th-Century Musical Mindset in a 21st-Century World, Gwinnett County Music Teachers Association, Lawrenceville, Georgia
202111 engagements
- December 18Music With Monique Winter Studio Recital, Morningside Baptist Church, Atlanta, Georgia
- December 18Celebration of Excellence: students recognized for outstanding scores in Royal Conservatory of Music Southeast Region competitions, online
- November 1Embracing an 18th-Century Musical Mindset in a 21st-Century World, Decatur Music Teachers Association, online
- September 25Summer Studio Showcase Recital, EAV Strut at Metropolitan Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
- July 11 to 18MentiParti Conference: improvisation and composition based on Neapolitan partimenti and solfeggi, online
- July 3Private wedding ceremony, Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, Georgia
- May 16Spring Studio Recital, online
- May 6Bach and Bok Choy: Monique performs at the East Atlanta Farmers Market, Atlanta, Georgia
- April 14Adult Musical Happy Hour, online
- April 14Kids Piano Party, online
- March 13 to 17Music Teachers National Association Annual Conference, Recreation Music Making Track, online
20207 engagements
- December 6Winter Studio Recital, online
- November 22Kids Piano Party, online
- August 30End-of-Summer Studio Recital, online
- July 16Going Old School: Using 18th-Century Pedagogical Models to Foster Musical Skills and Creativity in Today’s Students, presented online to the Macon Music Teachers Association
- July 5 to 11MentiParti Conference, online
- May 17Music With Monique Studio Recital, online
- February 28 to March 1Minuet Makeovers: Improvising New Pieces Inspired by Classical Works, College Music Society Southern Conference, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
201920 engagements
- December 14Music With Monique Fall Studio Recital at Canterbury Court, Atlanta, Georgia
- November 23Georgia Musicale Group concert: Beethoven Trio, Op. 11, Piano Works, Duluth, Georgia
- November 7Embracing an 18th-Century Musical Mindset in a 21st-Century World, Georgia Music Teachers Association Annual Conference, Columbus State University, Georgia
- October 20Solo recital at the Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, Georgia
- October 14Solo recital at Canterbury Court, Atlanta, Georgia
- October 13Georgia Musicale Group home musicale, Dawsonville, Georgia
- September 14Cocktails and Cadenzas, private home
- June 14 to 26PianoTexas Teachers Program, Fort Worth, Texas
- May 21Georgia Musicale Group musicale, Piano Works, Duluth, Georgia
- May 18Music With Monique Studio Kids Piano Party, private home, Atlanta, Georgia
- May 11Cocktails and Cadenzas, private home, Atlanta, Georgia
- May 3 and 6Westminster solo band student recitals, Atlanta, Georgia
- April 16Georgia Musicale Group musicale, Piano Works, Duluth, Georgia
- April 13Music With Monique Spring Studio Recital, Canterbury Court, Atlanta, Georgia
- April 4Georgia Musicale Group musicale, private home, Johns Creek, Georgia
- March 30Georgia Musicale Group musicale, private home, Dawsonville, Georgia
- February 28Solo recital at Canterbury Court, Atlanta, Georgia
- February 19Georgia Musicale Group musicale, Piano Works, Duluth, Georgia
- January 12Cocktails and Cadenzas, private home, Sandy Springs, Georgia
- January 10Georgia Musicale Group musicale, private home, Dawsonville, Georgia
201818 engagements
- December 18Georgia Musicale Group musicale, Piano Works, Duluth, Georgia
- December 16Cello and piano concert featuring works by Brahms and J. C. Bach, Canterbury Court, Atlanta, Georgia
- December 9Music With Monique Fall Studio Recital, England Piano, Atlanta, Georgia
- December 8Georgia Musicale Group Baroque Music Concert, Steinway Piano Galleries, Alpharetta, Georgia
- December 6Private home performance, Sandy Springs, Georgia
- November 11Kids Piano Party, Atlanta, Georgia
- October 26 to 28College Music Society, San Antonio, Texas
- October 21Russian Composers Concert, Johns Creek United Methodist Church, Johns Creek, Georgia
- October 20Georgia Musicale Group concert, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
- October 16Rachmaninoff and Scriabin, Piano Works, Duluth, Georgia
- September 6Georgia Musicale Group: Rachmaninoff, private home
- April 27Vocal and instrumental student recital, collaborative pianist, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega
- April 20Vocal and instrumental student recital, collaborative pianist, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega
- April 12Instrumental honors student recital, collaborative pianist, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega
- April 10Vocal honors student recital, collaborative pianist, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega
- March 30Vocal and instrumental student recital, collaborative pianist, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega
- February 26 to 28Harpsichord intensive: Discover the Fascinating Universe of Early Keyboard Instruments, Royal Conservatoire, The Hague, Netherlands
- February 23Vocal student recital, collaborative pianist, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega
20179 engagements
- December 13Music Preparatory School at Clayton State University student recital, accompanist
- August 8 and 13Twin Cities Baroque Instrumental Program participant concerts, University of Minnesota, harpsichord
- July 26 to 29National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, Chicago, Illinois
- May 25Deciphering Durante: A Guide to “The Rules,” University of Oregon Musicking Conference
- May 21Dr. Arar’s studio recital at the Georgia Academy of Music, Westminster campus
- May 7Accompanying students at the Georgia Academy of Music, including Suite Hébraïque for viola and piano
- April 27Deciphering Durante: A Guide to “The Rules,” Historical Keyboard Society of North America, Greenville, South Carolina
- March 30DMA lecture recital: Partimenti and Schemata in Solo Keyboard Sonatas of the Galant Period, UNLV
- January 14MTNA Collegiate Chapters Piano Pedagogy Symposium: Old School Tips for New Performance Tricks
20168 engagements
- December 17RomFest Atlanta, featuring Romanian music
- December 14Private holiday function
- May 28Music With Monique Spring Studio Recital, including a professional performance of Arensky’s Trio in D minor
- May 5DMA Recital No. 3, chamber music recital, Doc Rando Hall, UNLV School of Music
- April 13 to 15Musicking: Performance, Politics, and Personalities lunch-box concert series, University of Oregon, Eugene
- April 9Yiddish Las Vegas Music and Cultural Fest Cantorial Concert, Temple Sinai, Las Vegas, Nevada
- March 12Historical Keyboard Instruments and the Performance Practice and Repertoire They Reflect, Graduate Student and Professional Association Research Forum, UNLV
- January 31DMA Recital No. 2, Doc Rando Hall, UNLV School of Music, works by J. S. Bach, Franck, Berg, and Scriabin
201511 engagements
- August 23Twin Cities Baroque Instrumental Program Concert, University of Minnesota School of Music
- June 26San Francisco Early Music Society Baroque Program chamber ensemble concert, Dominican College, San Rafael, California
- June 22Classical Revolution performance, Revolution Cafe, San Francisco
- May 10Doctoral music recital, UNLV
- May 9Chamber music recital, UNLV
- April 24 and May 1Chamber music masterclasses with Adam Neiman
- April 7Performance and masterclass with Nadia Shpachenko-Gottesman, UNLV
- March 21HIP Harpsichords: Historically Informed Performance of Early Keyboard Music, Graduate and Professional Student Research Forum, UNLV
- March 20Chamber music masterclass with Adam Neiman
- February 24Chamber music performance and masterclass with the Horszowski Trio
- February 12Chamber music masterclass with Adam Neiman
201410 engagements
- October 29Richard Belgrad composition recital, UNLV
- October 24DMA bassoon recital with Kevin Eberle, UNLV
- August 4 to 15Early Music Vancouver Baroque Instrumental Programme, University of British Columbia
- June 28San Francisco Early Music Society Baroque Workshop ensemble performances, harpsichord, Sonoma State University
- June 24San Francisco Early Music Society Baroque Workshop Concerto Night, harpsichord, Sonoma State University
- MayFlute studio masterclass and student juries, UNLV
- April 13DMA trumpet recital, UNLV
- April 13Private reception accompanist, Las Vegas, Nevada
- April 5DMA bassoon performance, UNLV
- March 14MM cello recital, UNLV
20136 engagements
- November 11Classical Revolution, San Francisco
- November 9Private company party, San Francisco
- November 9Children’s birthday party soloist, San Francisco
- September 13Kol Nidre performance with cello, Congregation Ner Tamid, Las Vegas, Nevada
- September 2San Francisco Chamber Music Festival soloist, San Francisco
- May 24Fin du printemps (The End of Spring) recital, Korean Presbyterian Church, Vancouver, Washington
20125 engagements
- July 15 to 28Southern Oregon University Chamber Music Workshop, Ashland, Oregon
- June 24 to 30Baroque Early Music Workshop, Sonoma, California
- May 14Student Opera Workshop at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- April 12Klezmer Lunch
- April 2Classical Revolution, Revolution Cafe, San Francisco