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2023 Frances Walton Competition Finals and Winners’ Ceremony

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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

Artist bios
Program PDF

[In Person] Piano Solos by Liszt & Schumann | Music for Cello & Piano by Beethoven, Boulanger, & O’Rourke

Piano Solos by Liszt & Schumann

Concert Etudes, S. 144, No. 3 “Un Sospiro” by Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17, 1st movement by Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Emiko Hori, piano

Music for Cello and Piano by Beethoven, Boulanger, & O’Rourke

7 Variations on “Bei Männern welche Liebe Fühlen” from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, for Cello and Piano, by Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Berceuse for Cello and Piano by Katie O’Rourke

Trois Pièces for for Cello and Piano by Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979)

Erika Pierson, cello and Katie O’Rourke, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF

 

[Virtual] Black History Month Celebration: Piano Pieces by Joplin, Wiggins, Bonds, and More

This concert will be recorded at Crossroads Community Center on February 21, 2023. Watch the concert on YouTube here when it’s available.

Piano Pieces by Scott Joplin, “Blind Tom” Wiggins, Margaret Bonds, and More

“The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin (ca. 1868-1917)

“Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin

“The Battle of Manassas” by Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins (1849–1908)

Diana Gao, piano

 

“Spring Intermezzo” from Four Seasonal Sketches by Betty Jackson King (1928-1994)

Three Visions – A Suite for Solo Piano by William Grant Still (1895–1978)
I. Dark Horsemen
II. Summerland

“Troubled Water” from Spiritual Suite by Margaret Bonds (1913–1972)

Lisa Lanza, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF

 

[In Person] Black History Month Celebration: Piano Pieces by Joplin, Wiggins, Bonds, and More

Piano Pieces by Scott Joplin, “Blind Tom” Wiggins, Margaret Bonds, and More
with Commentary by Whitney Henderson, PhD

“The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin (ca. 1868-1917)

“Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin

“The Battle of Manassas” by Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins (1849–1908)

Diana Gao, piano

 

“Spring Intermezzo” from Four Seasonal Sketches by Betty Jackson King (1928-1994)

Three Visions – A Suite for Solo Piano by William Grant Still (1895–1978)
I. Dark Horsemen
II. Summerland

“Troubled Water” from Spiritual Suite by Margaret Bonds (1913–1972)

Lisa Lanza, piano

Artist bios
Program PDF