On Sunday, March 30th, AMSF presented an Encore recital at the Fox Hill senior living community in Bethesda, MD. It was our first time to present a concert at this stunning venue, a true luxury senior community.
We had eight performers at the event. While the lovely performance hall can comfortably seat about 75 people, our audience was considerably less than that due to the fact that the day offered some of the most beautiful weather we had seen in some time, and our program was scheduled at the same time as a bus trip to see sunflowers in the countryside.
Nonetheless, the audience was very enthusiastic and rightly so. All our performers played well, and the program itself was both varied and impressive.
Fox Hill also provided lovely refreshments for the event, which everyone greatly enjoyed.
Program
Nocturne (Op. 9, No. 2) — F. Chopin (1810-1849)
DuEwa Kamara
Pure Imagination (from Willy Wonka) — A. Newley, L. Bricusse
(arr. Rupert Austin)
Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2 — A. Ginastera (1916-1983)
II. Dance of the Beautiful Maiden
Allan Wang
Nocturne in C# minor (1830) posthumous — F. Chopin
Prelude in G minor (Op. 23, No. 5) — S. Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Elegie No. 1 from Morceux de Fantasie — S. Rachmaninoff
Louis Essers
Etude de Concert in Db major (Op. 35, No. 2) — C. Chaminade (1857-1944)
“Automne”
Sonata in C# minor (No. 2, Op. 60) — S. Bortkiewicz (1877-1952)
IV. Agitato – Finale meno mosso con fierezza
Kuo-Wei Wang
Romance (Op. 24, No. 9) — J. Sibelius (1865-1957)
Etude (Op. 10, No. 11) — F. Chopin
Louis Reichwein
Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2 — F. Liszt (1811-1886)
Jung Yeon Kim
Etude-Tableaux in C minor (Op. 39, No 1) — S. Rachmaninoff
Yukiko Takedai
Etude-Tableaux in Eb minor (Op. 39, No 5) — S. Rachmaninoff
Jack Stabile