Clarinetist Eric Schultz, with pianist Muriel Balzer, will perform works by Brahms, Debussy, Navarro, Revert, and Harberg at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at 4 PM. Their dance-inspired program “Wanderlust” is free and the public is cordially invited. The church is located at 205 East Moore Street in Southport, North Carolina.

Eric Schultz is an American clarinetist equally in demand as a soloist, chamber musician, and interpreter of new music. He maintains an active concerto schedule performing with orchestras across the world and can be seen and heard from Netflix to National Public Radio. Hailed a “mastermind” in the Myrtle Beach Herald and a “pathfinder” by iconic composer Valerie Coleman, Schultz was selected as a quarterfinalist for the 2025 GRAMMY® Music Educator of the Year Award. He is an assistant professor of music at Coastal Carolina University.

Muriel Bennett Balzer, piano, has done extensive solo, chamber, and accompanying work throughout the United States. For many years she was the accompanist for international opera star, Miss Veronica Tyler. Ms. Balzer has taught piano and music theory at the Johns Hopkins University, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Preparatory Department. She has been published in the Journal of Music Theory and has served as the Music Director of the Maryland Opera Society and pianist for the Washington Opera Educational Outreach Program. She is currently a staff pianist for Coastal Carolina University’s Department of Music.