W&L Presents Faculty Recital with Anthony Cincotta, Anna Billias and Akiko Konishi W&L Presents Faculty Recital with Anthony Cincotta, Anna Billias and Akiko Konishi

By Lily Caldwell
October 12, 2026

The Department of Music at Washington and Lee University will present a faculty recital by saxophonist Anthony Cincotta and pianists Anna Billias and Akiko Konishi at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, in Wilson Concert Hall in the Lenfest Center for the Arts.

The performance is free and open to the public, and no tickets are required. The performance will also be streamed online at https://go.wlu.edu/livestream.

The program, titled “Story Time,” showcases the special combination of saxophone and piano featuring vibrant masterpieces inspired by different times and realms. The performance will illustrate a fairytale land transporting audiences to a world of storytelling, imagination and colorful daydreams.

Cincotta, visiting assistant professor of music and administrator of music operations at W&L, is an internationally recognized music educator and saxophonist. Cincotta earned a Bachelor of Arts in music from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Master of Arts in music and Doctor of Musical Arts from James Madison University, where he also served as a teaching assistant.

Billias, lecturer in music at W&L, is a trained concert pianist who has performed across the United States and abroad. Billias was trained at the Prokofiev State Academy of Music in Donetsk, Ukraine, and received her Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance from Shenandoah Conservatory.

Konishi, assistant professor of music at W&L, is a trained pianist who performs extensively in guest artist venues across the United States and has toured internationally in Italy and Bulgaria as a winner of the Mercadante International Chamber Music Competition. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in music and English from Rice University and completed her graduate studies at Yale University and the University of Houston.

For a full list of events, visit the Department of Music’s website.