Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island featuring pianist Sara Davis Buechner

George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue
Aaron Copland — An Outdoor Overture
Johannes Brahms — Hungarian Dance
Leroy Anderson — The Syncopated Clock
Leroy Anderson — Blue Tango
Richard Wagner — Lohengrin, WWV 75
Levon Atovmyan / Dmitri Shostakovich — "VII. Waltz II" from Suite for Variety Orchestra No. 1
Richard Wagner — Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin, WWV 75

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Copland: An Outdoor Overture
Brahms: Hungarian Dance
Anderson: Syncopated Clock, Blue Tango
Shostakovich: Jazz Waltz #2
Wagner: Prelude to Act III, Lohengrin

Piano soloist Sara Davis Buechner is a classical concert pianist of noteworthy accomplishment, virtuosic mastery, artistic sensitivity and extraordinary versatility. A major prizewinner of many of the world's most prestigious international piano competitions – Reine Elisabeth of Belgium, Leeds, Salzburg, Sydney and Vienna – she established her career by winning the Gold Medal of the 1984 Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition in Salt Lake City, Utah, and as a Bronze Medalist of the 1986 Tschaikowsky International Piano Competition in Moscow.

About Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island

Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra formed as an expansion of the Saratoga Chamber Players founded by Whidbey Island's legendary violinist and arts supporter, Michael Nutt. Previously known as Saratoga Chamber Orchestra, the name is derived from the beautiful Saratoga Passage that flanks the east side of Whidbey Island and the stand of trees known as the Saratoga Woods. In 2007, Legh W. Burns, Music Director Emeritus, began a regular concert series performing throughout the island for Whidbey audiences. Dr. Anna Edwards has led the orchestra as Music Director since 2015, and has brought national attention to the ensemble for its innovative programming championing women, BIPOC and underrepresented composers and hosting the highly esteemed Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute held each summer.

TEL: (360) 929-3045

http://www.sowhidbey.com