Part of the Saturday Morning Songs for Black History Month online series from Ladies Musical Club of Seattle. Watch online, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on February 22, at https://www.youtube.com/@lmcofseattle/.

Piano Music by H. Leslie Adams

Etude in C# minor by H. Leslie Adams (1932–2024)

Karin McCullough, piano

Artist bios

Music of Steven Luksan

I call to the Earth and Sea
1. You Sea!
3. Night
4. Immortality

Clarice Alfonso, soprano and Steven Luksan, piano

Trance, from Sacred Suite

Melicent Whinston, cello and Steven Luksan, piano

Night Songs:
The House Should be Full of Roses
Summer stars
July Midnight

Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano and Steven Luksan, piano

Resistance
1. Work
3. Communion
5. Re-visioning

Emily Riesser, soprano and Steven Luksan, piano

II. Lento, from Sonata

Brittany Harrington, bassoon and Steven Luksan, piano

Smoke and Steel:
Monotone
Valley Song
Prayers of Steel

Susan Payne O’Brien, soprano and Steven Luksan, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF

LMC Opera Presents “Mythology, Folklore, and Legend”

“Fear no Danger to ensue” from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (c. 1659–1695)
“When I am laid in Earth” from Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell
“Einsam in trüben Tagen” (Lonely, in troubled days) from Lohengrin by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

“Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen” (“In men who know the feeling of love”) from Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
“Lel’s Third Song” (Says the Rain Cloud to the Thunder One Day) from The Snow Maiden by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908)
“Lieben, Hassen” (Love, Hate) from Ariadne Auf Naxos by Richard Strauss (1864–1949)

“Se come voi piccina io” (If I was little like you) from Le Villi by Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
“Là ci darem la mano” (There we will give each other our hands) from Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Fantasy based on Don Giovanni by Jules Herman (1830–1911)
“Batti, batti o bel Masetto” (Strike me o dear Masetto) from Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“Schelm, halt fest”(Rascal, stay put!) from Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)

Katie Hochman, Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, Lin Chen, and Regina Thomas, sopranos
Colin Ward, baritone
Stasia Kulsa, flute
John Burkhardt (guest artist), piano

This month’s concert will take place in the Living Room on Level 3 of the Central Branch.

Woodwind Celebration

Duo for Oboe and Bass Clarinet (originally Bassoon) 2000 by Allan Stephenson (1949–2021)
I. Moderato – Allegro
II. Le Tombeau de J.S. Bach
III. Toccata

Gail Perstein, oboe
Julie Shankland, bass clarinet

Suite de trois morceaux (Suite of three pieces), Op.116 by Benjamin Godard (1849–1895)
1. Allegretto
2. Idylle
3. Valse

Emily Lee, flute

Trio for Oboe, English Horn and Clarinet by Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933)
Introduction
Doppelfuge
Sarabande
Rigaudon et Musette

Bernard Shapiro, oboe
Gail Perstein, English horn
Julie Shankland, clarinet

Songs for Soprano

Zeffiretti lusingheieri, from Idomeneo by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)

5 Lieder, Op.48, TrV 202 by Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Text: No. 1 by Otto Julius Bierbaum (1864–1929), Nos. 2-4 by Karl Henckell (1865–1910)
1. Freundliche Vision (A pleasant vision)
2. Ich schwebe (I float)
3. Kling! (Resound!)
4. Winterweihe (Winter dedication)

Emily Riesser, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

Works for Bassoon

Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K.191/186e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1. Allegro
2. Andante ma Adagio

Duo Sonata by Aerin Switzer (b. 1986)
1. Steady and Plaintive

Dirge by Aerin Switzer

Macunaíma from 16 Unaccompanied Waltzes by Francisco Mignone (1897–1986)

Brittany Harrington, bassoon
Sophia Chou, piano

Songs by Fauré and Brahms

Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)

Bliss
Notre Amour
Wir Wandelten

Lost
Au cimetière
O wüßt ich doch den Weg zurück

Yearning
Après un rêve
Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn

Cradle
Les Berceuse
Wiegenlied

Nocturnal
Clair De Lune
Ständchen

Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano
Rob Toren, piano

Music for Violin and Piano by Satoh, Pärt, and Prokofiev

Bifu by Somei Satoh (b. 1947)

Fratres by Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

5 Melodies, Op.35 by Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
1. Andante
2. Lento, ma non troppo
3. Animato, ma non allegro
4. Andantino, un poco scherzando
5. Andante non troppo

Angie Kam, violin
Nicole Truesdell, piano

LMC’s 2025 Annual Spring Luncheon

March 22nd, 2025 at Women’s University Club

11am – 2pm

RSVP and Select your Entrée by 3/13 at 11:59pm.

Register today! https://bit.ly/Luncheon2025

Every March, the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle celebrates our impactful community music programs with a gala luncheon, open to all members, guests, partners, and supporters.

Our 2025 luncheon will be held at the Women’s University Club and will feature keynote speaker Dr. Quinton Morris, concert violinist, educator, host of Classical KING’s Unmute The Voices, and founder of local music non-profit Key To Change.

Our featured musician will be marimbist and 2024 Frances Walton Competition Solo Winner Kana Funayama:

Menu

Course 1: Classic Women’s University Club Salad // Family-style vinaigrette and bleu cheese // Rolls & butter

Course 2: Choice of Entrée

• Roasted Salmon with Spring Pesto, Roasted Red Potato and Asparagus
• Chicken Piccata, Roasted Red Potato and Asparagus
• Pappardelle Pasta with Ricotta, Cream Sauce, Peas & Asparagus

Course 3: Limoncello Sorbet with Raspberry Sauce

Email events@lmcseattle.org at least 2 weeks before the event with additional dietary restrictions.

Event Schedule

• Social // no-host bar @ 11am
• Welcome @ 11:30am
• Performance by Kana Funayama, 2024 Frances Walton Competition Solo Winner
• Food Served // Multi-course plated meal with choice of entrée
• Keynote speech by Dr. Quinton Morris // Dessert served
• Event ends @ 2 pm

Vocal Music by Local Composers
Pieces by LMC composer Eldon Leuning, and local composers Kam Morrill and Janet Anderson

Composer Kam Morrill:
Icarus Flies Economy (Bob Weber)
Overhead Bin

Composer Janet Anderson:
Binsey Poplars (poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins)

Composer Eldon Leuning:
How Do I Love You (poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
Have You Got A Brook? (poem by Emily Dickinson)
My River Runs to Thee (poem by Emily Dickinson)
Not in Lone Splendour (poem by Emily Dickinson & John Keats)

Katie Hochman, soprano
Karin McCullough, piano

Piano Works by Brahms and Mazzoli

Fantasies, Op. 116 by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
1. Capriccio in D minor. Presto energico
2. Intermezzo in A minor. Andante
6. Intermezzo in E Major. Andantino teneramente
7. Capriccio in D minor. Allegro agitato

Bolts of Loving Thunder by Missy Mazzoli (b. 1980)

Michelle Huang, piano

Works for Voice, Viola, and Piano

Zwei Gesaenge, Op. 91 for mezzo soprano, piano & viola by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
1. Gestillte Sehnsucht (Appeased Desire)
2. Geistliches Wiegenlied (Sacred Lullaby)

Kathryn Vinson, mezzo-soprano
Carolyn Wyman, viola
Joan Catoni Conlon, piano

Vocalise, Op. 34 for viola and piano by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)

Carolyn Wyman, viola
Joan Catoni Conlon, piano

From 4 Lieder, Op. 43 for mezzo soprano & piano by Johannes Brahms
II. Die Mainacht

Frage for mezzo soprano and piano by Fanny Mendelssohn (1805–1847)

Kathryn Vinson, mezzo-soprano
Joan Catoni Conlon, piano

Piano Works by Beethoven & Liszt

Piano Sonata No. 26 in E♭ major, Op. 81a, “Les Adieux” by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
1. Das Lebewohl. Adagio – Allegro (E♭ major)
2. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo (C minor) (attacca)
3. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente (im Lebhastesten Zeitmasse) (E♭ major)

Concert Paraphrase on ‘Rigoletto,’ S.434 by Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Allen Chang, piano

LMC Composers’ Concert

This program features the compositions of LMC member composers.

Limerick by Steve White

Steve White, piano

Sonatina for String Quartet by Patrick O’Keefe
I. Allegro
II. Nocturne (Tranquillo)
III. Dance (Allegretto)

Kathryn Zufall, violin
Ann Rackl, violin
Janice Gockel, viola
Erika Pierson, cello

String Quartet No. 1 by Colleen Fraser
Movement I
Movement II
Movement III

Kathryn Zufall, violin
Ann Rackl, violin
Janice Gockel, viola
Erika Pierson, cello