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A Celebration of French Composers | Embracing Love and Life through Lieder and Art Songs

Weather permitting, this will be a semi-outdoor concert.

A Celebration of French Composers

Melodie (Elegy from The Erynnies) by Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Chants Russes by Edouard Lalo (1823-1892)
Reverie by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Apres Un Reve by Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Elegy by Gabriel Fauré
Summertime by George Gershwin

Melet Whinston, cello and Michael Housley, piano

Embracing Love and Life through Lieder and Art Songs

Les Roses d’Ispahan Op. 39 No. 4 by Gabriel Fauré
Les Berceaux Op. 23 No. 1 by Gabriel Fauré
Notre Amour, Op. 23, No. 2 by Gabriel Fauré
Clair de Lune Op. 46 No. 2 by Gabriel Fauré

Du bist die Ruh, D.776 by Franz Schubert
Die Forelle, D.550 by Franz Schubert

Die Nacht from 8 Gedichte aus ‘Letzte Blätter’ Op. 10 by Richard Strauss

Dhanushi Wijeyakulasuriya, soprano and Sandra Heinke, piano

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2023 Frances Walton Competition Winners’ Concert

Watch the winners of the 2023 Frances Walton Competition perform in a free concert followed by a reception.

Welcome – Lynn Muehleisen, Chair of the Frances Walton Competition

Introduction – Sean MacLean, Classical KING

Yvette Kraft, Violin

Gracie Potter, Trombone

Intermission

Kodak Quartet

Reception after the concert.

 

 

Program – TBA

This concert and reception are FREE and open to the public.

Click here for more information about the Frances Walton Competition.

2024 Frances Walton Competition Finals and Winners’ Ceremony

Come watch talented young professional musicians from across the country compete in the Frances Walton Competition Finals!

This event is FREE and open to the public!

14 soloists and 3 chamber ensembles perform 20 minute sets before 5 judges for 3 winner’s slots (2 solo, 1 ensemble). The finals lasts from 9am to 5:30pm and winners are announced in a formal awards ceremony at 6:30pm. Winners perform a free concert the following day at 2pm.

Click here to see a list of finalists and the finals schedule.

 

2023 Frances Walton Competition Finals and Winners’ Ceremony

Click here for livestream of the event!

Come watch talented young professional musicians from across the country compete in the Frances Walton Competition Finals!

This event is FREE and open to the public!

Tickets are not required but recommended to help event staff with planning. Tickets can be reserved here.

12 soloists and 3 small ensembles perform 20 minute sets before 5 judges for 3 winner’s slots (2 solo, 1 ensemble). The finals lasts from 9am to 5:30pm and winners are announced in a formal awards ceremony at 6:30pm. Winners perform a free concert the following day at 2pm, followed by a reception.

To see a list of finalists, flip through the program below or visit https://lmcseattle.org/competition/2023fwc/

 

[In Person] “For Love of Spain!” | Chopin Waltzes & Songs

For Love of Spain!

Spanish Composers:
“Camins de Fada” (Paths of Fairies) by Eduardo Toldrá (1895–1962)
“Meciendo” (Lullaby) by Carlos Guastavino (1912–2000)
“Platxèria” (Revelry) by Eduardo Toldrá
“El mirar de la maja” (The look of the maja) by Enrique Granados (1867–1916)
“Tus ojillos negros” (Your dark eyes) by Manuel de Falla (1876–1946)

Inspired by Spain:
“Landscape” by Mark Minkov (1944–2012)
“Zaïde” by Hector Berlioz (1803–1869)
“Spanisches Lied” by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
“España” by Emmanuel Chabrier (1841–1894)

Diane Althaus, soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

Chopin Waltzes for Piano

Waltzes, Op. 34 by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
1. Vivace
2. Lento
3. Vivace

Silas Berlin, piano

Songs by Puccini and Chaminade

Il sole e amore by Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924)
Morire? by Giacomo Puccini
“Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” (“Doretta’s beautiful dream”) from La rondine by Giacomo Puccini

Ma première lettre by Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944)
Viens, mon bien-aimé by Cécile Chaminade

Susan Payne O’Brien, soprano
Silas Berlin, piano

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