Ladies Musical Club: Early 20th-century British song & songs by Menotti, Schumann, & more
Free
- Kathryn Vinson, mezzo-soprano
- Joan Lundquist, piano
- Beth Ann Bonnecroy, soprano
- Asta Vaičekonis, piano
Ivor Gurney — Cathleen ni Houlihan
Charles Villiers Stanford — Golden Slumbers
Charles Villiers Stanford — The Fairy Lough
Charles Villiers Stanford — A Soft Day
Michael Head — How sweet the moonlight sleeps
Peter Warlock — Two Short Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams — "Silent Noon" from The House of Life
Gian Carlo Menotti — Five Songs (selections)
Clara Schumann — 6 Lieder, Op. 13 (selections)
Clara Schumann — Lieder, Op. 12 (selections)
Henry Purcell — If music be the food of love (third version)
George Frideric Handel — "Mio caro bene!" from Rodelinda
LMC sponsors over 50 concerts per season (October–May), featuring our performing members and their guests, at a variety of venues throughout Seattle and the Eastside. These intimate music programs are free and open to the public. No advance tickets are required.
About Kathryn Vinson, mezzo-soprano
Kathryn Vinson is a mezzo-soprano known for the warmth and richness of her voice. She appears frequently in recital in Seattle in venues ranging from Town Hall to Saint Mark's cathedral. She has an extensive repertoire of German Lieder and has appeared internationally in operas in Europe and the Middle East. Ms. Vinson is equally at home with oratorio and has been a soloist with Seattle Baroque Orchestra and Orchestra Seattle/Seattle Chamber Singers. Her voice can also be heard on the soundtracks of a number of major motion pictures. Ms. Vinson has been a featured singer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet, performing in A Midsummer Night's Dream and the annual Christmas production of The Nutcracker.
About 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 Beth Ann Bonnecroy, soprano
About Asta Vaičekonis, piano
Asta Vaičekonis holds her MM in Piano Performance from the University of Washington and her Bachelor's degree from the Lithuanian Academy of Music. Asta was granted a diploma for best accompaniment in the International Competition of Chamber Music in Kaliningrad (Königsberg), Russia (1992). She was a soloist with the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra (2002), performed in the University of Washington Summer Arts Festival (2001, 2003), the Bach Fest (2001, 2002) in Lake Chelan, Washington, accompanist for Ladies Musical Club of Seattle's Awards Tours (2000, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018), and the Bumbershoot Festival (1999) in Seattle. Asta served as an accompanist and coach in the Summer Chamber Music Seminars in Berlin, Germany (1992, 1993), and has performed with the Chamber Dance Company. She has played many recitals and chamber music programs in various cities of the United States, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, Russia, and Israel, and made several recordings for the Lithuanian Radio and Television (1993). She was the first solo pianist to play in Seattle’s own Benaroya Hall. Asta is on the piano faculty at Music Works Northwest, has been staff accompanist at Western Washington University, and is currently on the faculty at Seattle Pacific University.
https://spu.edu/academics/college-of-arts-sciences/music/about/faculty-staff-directory/faculty-source/vaicekonis-asta