LIVESTREAM: Woodwind Duets and Songs by Contemporary American Composers

Re:pair for Oboe and English Horn (2014) by Alex Shapiro (b. 1962)

Sharon Jung, oboe
Gail Perstein, English horn

Song of Myself, song cycle by Karen P. Thomas (b. 1957)
These are really the thoughts of all
Smile O voluptuous cool breathed earth
Song of Myself

Regina Thomas, soprano
John Burkhardt, piano

Two pieces arranged for oboe and English horn by Robert Elkjer (b. 1957)
Tango for Two
The Johnson Rag

Sharon Jung, oboe
Gail Perstein, English horn

Songs by Ricky Ian Gordon (b. 1956)
Souvenir
Joy
Will There Really Be a Morning
Coyotes

Regina Thomas, soprano
John Burkhardt, piano

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LIVESTREAM: Piano Music by Debussy and Schumann; Debussy Piano Trio

Piano Trio in G Major by Claude Debussy
Andantino con moto allegro
Scherzo – Intermezzo
Andante espressivo
Finale – appassionato

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

“Reflets dans l’eau” (Reflections in the water) from Images Book 1 by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)

Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 by Robert Schumann (1856–1810)
1. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen; Im Legenden-Ton

Emiko Hori, piano

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Art of the Piano

Clair de Lune (Minuet) by Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Improvisation, Op. 84, No. 5 by Gabriel Fauré

Prelude from Suite Bergamasque by Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Nocturne in D flat Major by Claude Debussy

Karin McCullough, piano

Jeux d’eau by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)

Jennifer Li, piano

Reflets dans l’eau from Images, Book 1 by Claude Debussy

Emiko Hori, piano

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VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR CONCERT: Italian Songs of the Baroque and Classical Eras

“Se tu m’ami, se sospiri” by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
“Il mio bel fuoco” by Benedetto Giacomo Marcello (1686-1739)
“Caro mio ben” by Tommaso Giordani (c. 1733-1806)
“Danza, Danza, fanciulla gentile” by Francesco Durante (1684-1755)
“Ah! mio cor” by Georg Friedrich Handel (1685-1759)
“Nel cor più non mi sento” by Giovanni Paisiello (1740-1816)
“Tu lo sai” by Giuseppe Torelli (1658-1709)
“Già il sole del Gange” by Alessandro Scarlatti (1659-1725)

Katie Stevenson, mezzo-soprano
Joan Lundquist, piano

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Streamed live from the Congregational Church on Mercer Island