Songs by Fauré and Brahms

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

Bliss
Notre Amour, Op. 23, No. 2
Wir Wandelten, Op. 96, No. 2

Lost
Au cimetière, Op. 51, No. 2
O wüßt ich doch den Weg zurück, Op. 63, No. 8

Yearning
Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn, Op. 103, No. 7

Cradle
Les Berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1
Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4

Nocturnal
Clair De Lune, Op. 46, No. 2
Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84, No. 4

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

Artist bios
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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 (poem by Bob Weber)
Overhead Bin

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

Composer Eldon Leuning:
Have You Got A Brook? (poem by Emily Dickinson)
How Do I Love Thee? (poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning)
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

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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

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LMC Composers Concert

This program features the compositions of LMC member composers.

Limerick by Steve White

Birr 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

The Taxi (poem by Amy Lowell) by Colleen Fraser

Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, Soprano I
Ute Freund, Soprano II
Stephanie Guasch, Alto I
Kathryn Vinson, Alto II

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Elgar’s Sea Pictures

Sea Pictures, Op. 37 by Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934)
“Sea Slumber Song,” poem by Roden Noel
“In Haven,” poem by Caroline Alice Elgar, the composer’s wife
“Sabbath Morning at Sea,” poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
“Where Corals Lie,” poem by Richard Garnett
“The Swimmer,” poem by Adam Lindsay Gordon

Kathryn Vinson, mezzo-soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

Piano Trios by Haydn and Higdon

Piano Trio in A-flat Major, Hob XV No 14 by Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Adagio
III. Rondo (Vivace)

Piano Trio by Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962)
I. Pale Yellow
II. Fiery Red

Caitlin Kelley, violin
Emily Hu, cello
Thomas Lee, piano

The Flute in Nature

Deep Blue by Ian Clarke

Iroquois Suite by Herman Beeftink
I. Earth
II. Eagle Cry
III. Morning Dance
V. Tree of Peace
VI. Mohawk Valley

Trillium by Elizabeth Brown

Stasia Kulsa, flute

Program TBA

Regina Thomas, soprano
TBA, piano

Art of the Piano

Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
I. Elegie
II. Prélude

Valentina Rodov, piano

Islands by Jarrad Powell (b. 1948)

A 60-second Ballet (for Chickens) by William Bolcolm (b. 1938)

A 60-second Gigue (for Goats) by Stephen Parris (b. 1975)

From Preludes for Piano by George Gershwin (1898–1937)
II. andante con moto e poco rubato
III. allegro ben ritmato e deciso

Stephanie Shadbolt, piano

Prelude in G, Op. 32, No. 5 by Sergei Rachmaninoff

Monica Kessler, piano

Ballade No.3, Op.47 (A-flat major) by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano

Sonatine by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
1. Modéré
2. Mouvement de menuet
3. Animé

Diana Gao, piano

Music for Stringed Instruments and Piano

Romance for Violin and Piano, Op. 23 by Amy Beach (1867–1944)
Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op 40, selected mvts. by Dimitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)

Ann Rackl, violin
Lawrence Chu, cello
Selina Chu, piano

Music for Woodwind Ensemble

Libertango by Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)
La cheminee du roi rene by Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)

Jan Bleakney, flute
Julie Shankland, clarinet
Gail Perstein, oboe
Eric Shankland, bassoon
Mariane Hermanson (guest artist), French horn

Beyond the Pyrenees: Music of France and Spain

Songs of the Auvergne
Three Folk Songs arranged by Joseph Canteloube (1879–1957)
Sung in the Auvergne Dialect
– L’aїo dè rotso (“Spring water”)
– Tchut, Tchut (“Don’t tell anybody!”)
– Malurous qu’o uno fenno (“Unfortunate is he who has a wife”)

Three Songs by Federico Mompou (1893–1987)
Sung in Catalan and Castillan
– Canço de la fira (“Song of the fair”)
– Jo et pressentia com la mar (“I sensed you were like the sea and the immense wind”)
– Solo las flores sobre ti (“Flowers over you, nothing but flowers”)

Songs of the Auvergne
Two Folk Songs arranged by Joseph Canteloube
– La delaїssádo (“The abandoned”)
– Passo pel prat (“Go through the meadow”)

Diane Althaus, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

Piano Trio

Program TBA

Adrianna Hulscher, violin
Erika Pierson, cello
Sophia Chou, piano