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[VIRTUAL] Piano Sonatas and Musical Theater Favorites

Piano Sonatas by Clementi and Schubert

Sonata in F-sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 5 by Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)
1. Allegro con espressione
2. Lento e patetico
3. Presto

Drei Klavierstücke (3 Piano Pieces), D. 946 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
• No. 1 in E♭ minor
• No. 2 in E♭ major

Diana Gao, piano

The Dueling Divas Sing Musical Theater Favorites

“All the Things You Are” from Very Warm for May by Jerome Kern (1885–1945)
“They Can’t Take That Away from Me” from Shall We Dance? by George Gershwin (1898–1937)
“Someone to Watch Over Me” from Oh, Kay! by George Gershwin
“My Romance” from Jumbo by Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Lorenz Hart (1895–1943)
“Bewitched” from Pal Joey by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
“No Other Love Have I” from Me and Juliet by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960)
“I Have Dreamed” from The King and I by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
“The Tale of the Oyster” from Fifty Million Frenchmen by Cole Porter (1891–1964)
“Friendship” from Anything Goes by Cole Porter
“Whatever Lola Wants” from Damn Yankees by Richard Adler (1921–2012) and Jerry Ross (1926–1955)
“Won’t You Play a Simple Melody” from Watch Your Step by Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
“God Bless America” by Irving Berlin

Regina Thomas and Katie Hochman, sopranos
John Burkhardt (guest artist), piano

Artist bios
Click here to view this concert on YouTube.

This concert was presented in person at 7:00 p.m. on October 10, at University House Wallingford.
It also premiered on our YouTube channel on Monday, October 24.

[IN PERSON] Piano Sonatas and Musical Theater Favorites

Piano Sonatas by Clementi and Schubert

Sonata in F-sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 5 by Muzio Clementi (1752–1832)
1. Allegro con espressione
2. Lento e patetico
3. Presto

Drei Klavierstücke (3 Piano Pieces), D. 946 by Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
• No. 1 in E♭ minor
• No. 2 in E♭ major

Diana Gao, piano

The Dueling Divas Sing Musical Theater Favorites

“All the Things You Are” from Very Warm for May by Jerome Kern (1885–1945)
“They Can’t Take That Away from Me” from Shall We Dance? by George Gershwin (1898–1937)
“Someone to Watch Over Me” from Oh, Kay! by George Gershwin
“My Romance” from Jumbo by Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Lorenz Hart (1895–1943)
“Bewitched” from Pal Joey by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart
“No Other Love Have I” from Me and Juliet by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960)
“I Have Dreamed” from The King and I by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
“The Tale of the Oyster” from Fifty Million Frenchmen by Cole Porter (1891–1964)
“Friendship” from Anything Goes by Cole Porter
“Whatever Lola Wants” from Damn Yankees by Richard Adler (1921–2012) and Jerry Ross (1926–1955)
“Won’t You Play a Simple Melody” from Watch Your Step by Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
“God Bless America” by Irving Berlin

Regina Thomas and Katie Hochman, sopranos
John Burkhardt (guest artist), piano

Artist bios
Click here to view this concert on YouTube.

This concert was presented in person at 7:00 p.m. on October 10, at University House Wallingford.
It also premiered on our YouTube channel on Monday, October 24.

[VIRTUAL] Lunchtime Concert Series – Art of the Piano: Toward the Ultimate Musical Form

Art of the Piano: Toward the Ultimate Musical Form
This program is designed to complement the Seattle Art Museum exhibit, Alberto Giacometti: Toward the Ultimate Figure, on display through October 9, 2022.

Variations in F Minor, Hob.XVII:6 by Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)

Selina Chu, piano

Sonata Op. 31, No. 3 in E-flat Major, first movement by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Jennifer Li, piano

Ballade, Op. 52, No. 4, in F Minor by Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Valentina Rodov, piano

Barcarolle, Op. 60 in F-sharp Major by Frédéric Chopin

Emiko Hori, piano

Valse in A-flat Major, Op. 38 by Alexander Scriabin (1872—1915)

Minju Kim, piano

Artist bios
Click here to view this concert on YouTube.

This concert premiered on our YouTube channel on Thursday, September 29, 2022.

[VIRTUAL] Songs by Puccini, Barber, Slovak Composers, & More

View the program here on LMC’s YouTube.

“Un Bel Di, vedremo” from Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini (1858–1954)

Das Rosenband, Op. 36, No. 1 by Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Cecilia, Op. 27, No. 2

Dora Barnes, soprano
Luke Raffanti, piano

“Ecco il pegno ch’io le porsi” from Gemma di Vergy by Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)

Sedíme tu smutní by Miklaus Schneider Trnavsky (1881–1958)
Keby som bol vtáčkom

Hej, javorová hužva… by Alexander Moyzes (1906–1984)
Ej, a ked’ ma už viedli…

Revere Taylor (guest artist), baritone
Luke Raffanti, piano

Knoxville, Summer of 1915 by Samuel Barber (1910–1981)

Eliza Woodyard (guest artist), soprano
Luke Raffanti, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF

This concert was recorded at the Congregational Church on Mercer Island on Friday, September 23, 2022.

[IN PERSON] Songs by Puccini, Barber, Slovak Composers, & More

“Un Bel Di, vedremo” from Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini (1858–1954)

Das Rosenband, Op. 36, No. 1 by Richard Strauss (1864–1949)
Cecilia, Op. 27, No. 2

Dora Barnes, soprano
Luke Raffanti, piano

“Lonely House” from Street Scene by Kurt Weill (1900–1950)

Luke Raffanti, tenor, piano

“Ecco il pegno ch’io le porsi” from Gemma di Vergy by Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)

Sedíme tu smutní by Miklaus Schneider Trnavsky (1881–1958)
Keby som bol vtáčkom

Hej, javorová hužva… by Alexander Moyzes (1906–1984)
Ej, a ked’ ma už viedli…

Revere Taylor (guest artist), baritone
Luke Raffanti, piano

Knoxville, Summer of 1915 by Samuel Barber (1910–1981)

Eliza Woodyard (guest artist), soprano
Luke Raffanti, piano

Artist bios

This concert was held in person at the Congregational Church on Mercer Island.
Click here to view this concert on YouTube.