Sunday, February 2, 2025 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Richmond Beach Congregational Church, Shoreline, WA, United States
Ticket details

Free ($20 suggested donation)

Ludwig van Beethoven — Selected works
Frédéric Chopin — Selected works
Gabriel Fauré — Selected works
Maurice Ravel — Selected works

The Recital Series at Richmond Beach Congregational Church opens 2025 with an hour from pianist Luke Raffanti!

Luke Raffanti is an award-winning pianist who plays extraordinary repertoire with agility, sensitivity, and an unmatched musicality. He presents an hour-long program of piano works modeled after his own senior recital from Oberlin College—ten years ago—featuring some of the most challenging and rewarding music for solo piano by Beethoven, Chopin, Fauré, Ravel, and more. Mark your calendar for this wonderful hour of music with Luke!

Reception to follow.

About Richmond Beach Congregational Church (RBCC) Recital Series

Hosted by Richmond Beach Congregational Church, this series of hour-long recitals is a showcase of exceptional local talent, spanning genres from classical to contemporary, from bluegrass to tango, from piano quintet to barbershop. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or a newcomer eager to explore the talents of your community, let the Recital Series at RBCC be your destination for memorable musical encounters.

https://rbccucc.org/music

About Luke Raffanti, piano

Luke Raffanti has been a frequent piano performer around Seattle since moving here in 2017. Before the pandemic, he performed frequently at house concerts, retirement homes, and for benefit concerts. In 2018, he earned the top prize in the Chopin Northwest solo piano competition and in 2019 he was featured as vocal accompanist and solo pianist on Classical KING FM. He has enjoyed collaborating with several professional opera companies: Seattle Opera, Seattle Modern Opera Company, and Northwest Opera in Schools, as well as numerous individual professional vocalists. Luke teaches roughly 40 students of all ages at Cascade Piano Studio in Ravenna, and is the collaborative pianist and organist at Richmond Beach Congregational United Church of Christ in Shoreline. Lately Luke has been taking voice lessons with Davida Kagen and singing with Seattle Pro Musica. He earned a BM in classical piano performance and a BA in environmental studies from Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music.

https://soundcloud.com/luke-raffanti

Richmond Beach Congregational Church

1512 Northwest 195th St.
Shoreline, WA
United States

https://rbccucc.org/