Please join us for our annual public concert. Our purpose is to share our love of music-making with you and to raise money for scholarships that we give to graduating seniors at Lexington High School. The High School music faculty choose recipients who have shown great talent during their years at LHS.
Saturday, March 11, 2023 8:00 pm
Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA
Admission is free. Donations for the scholarship fund are gratefully accepted.
Special guest Mira Belanger will sing songs by Stradella, Hundley, MacDowell, and Vivaldi, accompanied by club member Shaylor Lindsay. Special guest Marilyn Swinger will play flute pieces by Reinecke and Hailstork, accompanied by club member Akiko Tsukamoto. Mira and Marilyn received the Club’s scholarship in 2022.
Program
Violin Concerto in A minor BWV 1041 J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
I. Allegro
II. Andante
III. Allegro Assai
Marc I. Abouaf, violin; J.B. Stevens, piano
Three Russian Songs Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)
I. Do Not Tempt Me – Moderato
II. Farewell to St. Petersburg – Moderato
III. Doubt – Andante mosso
Marilyn Malpass, violin; Linda Harrison, cello; Polly Oliver, piano
Cosi, amor, mi fai languir Alessandro Stradella (1643-1682)
Come Ready and See Me Richard Hundley (1931-2018)
To A Wild Rose Edward MacDowell (1860-1908)
Ingrata si mi svena Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Mira Belanger, voice; Shaylor Lindsay, piano
Preludes Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Op. 32 #5 in G major, Moderato
Op. 32 #12 in G# minor, Allegro
Op. 23 #5 in G minor, Alla marcia
Wanda Paik, piano
Ballade Op. 288 Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)
Flute Set Adolphus Hailstork (1941-)
Marilyn Swinger, flute; Akiko Tsukamoto, piano
At the River Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Epp Sonin, voice; Maria Magisano, voice; Shaylor Lindsay, piano
Steal Away African American spiritual arr. H.T. Burleigh
Songs to the Dark Virgin Florence Price (1887-1953)
Poetry by Langston Hughes
Maria Magisano, voice; Shaylor Lindsay, piano
Oh, Glory African American spiritual
Epp Sonin, voice
Petite Suite Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
1. En Bateau
2. Cortège
3. Minuet
4. Ballet
Akiko Tsukamoto, piano; Yoko Schwartz, piano
COVID Information
We recommend wearing a mask in the concert hall, since many of our members and in our audience remain cautious about gatherings. People of all ages will be attending, including some with health conditions.