Ladies Musical Club: Songs by Luksan & Chaminade; Debussy Piano Solo | Songs by Schubert, Brahms, & More
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- Susan Payne O'Brien, soprano
- Michelle Huang, piano
- Susan Strick, soprano
- Asta Vaičekonis, piano
Steven Luksan — Valley Song
Steven Luksan — Prayers of Steel
Claude Debussy — Préludes, Book II, No. 12: Feux d'artifice ("Fireworks)
Cécile Chaminade — Ma première lettre
Cécile Chaminade — Viens, mon bien-aimé
Franz Schubert — Frühlingsglaube, D. 686
Franz Schubert — Nacht und Träume, Op. 43, No. 2, D. 827
Johannes Brahms — Bei dir sind meine Gedanken, Op. 95, No. 2
Johannes Brahms — Wir wandelten, Op. 96, No. 2
Gustav Mahler — Ging heut' Morgen über‘s Feld
Gabriel Fauré — Le papillon et la fleur
Henri Duparc — Phidylé
About Susan Payne O'Brien, soprano
About Michelle Huang, piano
A native of Taiwan, pianist Michelle Huang has performed and taught extensively throughout the U.S. as well as abroad in the Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, China, and Taiwan. She has appeared as soloist and guest artist in numerous recitals and has given lectures, workshops, and master classes. As a chamber musician, Michelle Huang has collaborated frequently with vocalists and instrumentalists as well as various chamber groups, such as the Mary L’Engle Ensemble; the River City Trio, the chamber group-in-residence at Friday Musicale in Jacksonville, Florida; the Jacksonville Symphony; and Richmond Symphony musicians.
https://www.michellehuangpiano.com/About Susan Strick, soprano
Susan Strick holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford and a Master of Arts degree from UCLA, and spent a year at the Opera School of the University of Toronto. Although a specialist in classical vocal performance, she "moonlighted" in folk music and musical comedy, with occasional forays into composition and arranging. After several years as a professional singer and voice teacher, she encountered the Celtic harp. Since then, she has become active as a harpist, primarily as a member of the ensemble Labyrinth, which is based in Seattle, Washington, and has performed throughout the Pacific Northwest.
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