Ladies Musical Club: J.S. Bach Birthday Celebration
Free
- Erika Pierson, cello
- Lin Chen, soprano & violin
- Karin McCullough, piano
- Gwen Trussler, mezzo-soprano
- Joan Lundquist, piano
- Katie Hochman, soprano
- Regina Thomas, soprano
- Vicki Boeckman, recorder
Johann Sebastian Bach — Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt, BWV 68 (Aria: Mein gläubiges herze ("My faithful heart"))
Johann Sebastian Bach — Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten, BWV 74 (Aria: "Nichts kann mich erretten" ("Nothing can save me"))
Johann Sebastian Bach — Jesu der du meine Seele, BWV 78 (Duet aria: "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten" ("We hurry with weak yet eager steps"))
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selig ist der Mann, BWV 57 (Aria: "Ich ende behende mein irdisches Leben" ("I end quickly my life on earth"))
Johann Sebastian Bach — Italienisches Konzert ("Italian Concerto"), BWV 971
Johann Sebastian Bach — Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (selections)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht ("Be still, stop chattering"), BWV 211 "Coffee Cantata" (Aria: "Ei wie schmeckt der coffee süße" ("Oh, how sweet coffee tastes"))
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1 ("II. Loure")
Johann Sebastian Bach — Qui sedes ad dexteram ("You who sit at the right hand of the Father") from Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Johann Sebastian Bach — Flute Sonata in E-flat major, BWV 1031 ("II. Siciliano" & "III. Allegro")
Ladies Musical Club (LMC) fosters classical music among its members and in communities in the State of Washington through education, performance, and awards. LMC organizes over 50 free classical music concerts from October through May by LMC member-musicians and guests throughout Seattle and the Eastside.
About Bach in the Subways
Bach in the Subways is an international movement founded by cellist Dale Henderson to sow the seeds for future generations of classical music lovers by generating public interest and excitement for the art form. Every year around March 21, Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday, musicians around the world celebrate Bach in the Subways Day by offering performances in subways, public spaces, and concerts open to all. The music is given freely as a gift, and as an invitation to further explore classical music.
http://bachinthesubways.com/About Erika Pierson, cello
Erika Pierson, cellist, grew up in the Seattle area, beginning cello at age 7. Her cello studies have taken her to Bloomington, Indiana, Berlin, Germany, London, England and Ann Arbor, Michigan under teachers including Richard Aaron, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Markus Nyikos, Eileen Croxford and Erling Blöndal Bengtsson. Erika has performed as a soloist in England, Germany, Spain and the United States. Currently, she spends her time teaching, freelancing in local orchestras, performing in chamber concerts and raising two daughters, two large dogs and chickens with her husband in Kirkland, WA.
About Lin Chen, soprano & violin
Lin Chen is a freelance vocalist, violinist, and music educator in the Greater Seattle area. Growing up in Australia, she was fortunate to study music with esteemed teachers from the Griffith Conservatorium in Brisbane and the Sydney conservatorium. Her experience in vocal performance expands multiple genres including Classical, Musical theatre and Jazz. She currently studies voice with Dr. Kari Ragan. Lin is also a violin coach for the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO) and performs with a number of local ensembles including her own string quartet—Quartet Evolution. Her career highlights include performing at the Sydney Opera House, Westminster Abbey and Cologne Cathedral. She enjoys giving regular recitals in Seattle with the Ladies Musical Club.
About Karin McCullough, piano
Karin McCullough took the less-traveled road to a music career. A serious pianist while growing up in Illinois, she suppressed her aspirations and instead became a paralegal. One day she was asked to accompany opera singers at a Fremont Bistro—a weekly engagement lasting 5 years. By then her popularity as an accompanist, soloist and piano teacher let her trade her life as a paralegal for that of a full-time musician. Karin is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music in Piano. Karin maintains a flourishing piano studio in Ballard and performs frequently in the Seattle area. She is an active volunteer and member of Seattle Music Teachers Association (SMTA), Principal Organizer for the local chapter of Bach in the Subways, and has served on the boards of SMTA and Musical Experiences, a nonprofit classical music education organization. Karin is the pianist for Third Church of Christ, Scientist.
http://Bachinthesubways.comAbout Joan Lundquist, piano
Joan Lundquist has served as a collaborative pianist for Seattle area musicians and organizations for 30 years. Since moving to the area from Humboldt State University in northern California, where she was staff accompanist, Joan has worked with the Northwest Boychoir, Seattle Choral Company, has taught at Seattle University and Northwest University, and has worked with several area private music teachers. Currently, Ms. Lundquist is the Director of Music at Immanuel Lutheran Church in downtown Seattle and rehearsal accompanist for the Seattle Choral Company.
About Katie Hochman, soprano
Soprano Katie Hochman enjoys performing recitals, opera and opera scenes through the Ladies Musical Club and Puget Sound Concert Opera. Highlights for the soprano have been the title role of Massenet's Cendrillon and soloist in La Damoiselle Élue both with Puget Sound Concert Opera. Katie has previously sung with Portland Opera, Utah Opera, Willamette Concert Opera, Opera Theater Oregon, and Rainier Family Opera. She has also enjoyed orchestral work as soprano soloist in Handel's Messiah, Fauré's Requiem, Haydn's Creation, and Mozart's Exultate, Jubilate.
About Regina Thomas, soprano
An outstanding member of the Northwest musical community for over 20 years, Regina Thomas has performed with a variety of companies including Kitsap Opera, Willamette Concert Opera, Bellevue Opera, Puget Sound Concert Opera, Seattle Opera, and the Seattle Opera Guild. Currently Artistic Director of Puget Sound Concert Opera, Regina has served as Seattle Opera Guild’s VP of Education and is a past President and trustee of concerts for LMC. Favorite operatic roles include Adriana Lecouvreur, Suor Angelica, Tosca, and Judith (Bluebeard's Castle). Concert work includes Schumann's Frauenleibe und-leben, Elgar’s Sea Pictures, and Wagner’s Wesendonck-Lieder; soprano solos in Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Fauré Requiem, and Berio's Folk Songs for voice and chamber ensemble.
https://www.musiccenternw.org/regina-thomas