Ladies Musical Club Happy Hour Concert: Black History Month Celebration, Part 2 – Price, Still, Owens, & Adams
Free
- Ibidunni Ojikutu, soprano
- Joan Lundquist, piano
- Adrianna Hulscher, violin
- Karin McCullough, piano
- Korland Simmons, tenor
- Minju Kim, piano
- Brandi Birdsong, soprano
Florence Price — Resignation
Florence Price — Night
Florence Price — Adoration
Florence Price — The Deserted Garden
William Grant Still — Songs of Separation ("A Black Pierrot")
William Grant Still — Carmela
William Grant Still — Suite for Violin and Piano (No. 2: Mother and Child)
Robert Owens — Silver Rain, Op. 11 (No. 7: Sleep)
H. Leslie Adams — Five Millay Songs ("Branch by Branch")
H. Leslie Adams — Daybirth ("Song of the Innkeeper's Children")
H. Leslie Adams — Five Millay Songs ("The Return from Town")
H. Leslie Adams — Nightsongs: Six Afro-American Songs ("Prayer", "Sence You Went Away", & "Creole Girl")
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 Ibidunni Ojikutu, soprano
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 Adrianna Hulscher, violin
Adrianna Hulscher performs in the Seattle area, where she is a freelance violinist and member of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra. She studied at the New England Conservatory and Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She enjoys performing new music, and has done so as a recitalist and member of the Saint Helens String Quartet. She lives in Seattle with her husband and daughter.
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 Korland Simmons, tenor
Praised for his ringing voice and easy stage presence, Korland Simmons is a recent transplant to the Pacific Northwest. Most recently, he has appeared in the following roles: Police Buddy 2/Congregant 2 in Blue (Seattle Opera), Don Ramiro in La Cennerentola (Seattle Opera Guild previews), Don Ottavio (Don Giovani-Opera Bend), and Andres/Cochenille/Franz/Pittichinaccio (Les Contes d'Hoffmann-Pacific Northwest Opera). Previous roles include Don Basilio/Don Curzio (Le Nozze di Figaro), Mendoza (Hiram Titus' Rosina), Remus (Treemonisha), Remendado (Carmen), Eduardo Milfort (La Cambiale Matrimonio) and Mayor Upfold (Albert Herring). In addition to opera, Korland is also chorister at Seattle Opera. He studies voice, currently, with Neil Semer.
https://www.korlandsimmons.com/About Minju Kim, piano
Pianist Dr. Minju Kim, a native of South Korea, has established herself as a versatile soloist, chamber musician and collaborative pianist. Minju has won numerous awards, including the Sidney Wright Accompanying Competition, Korean Music Association Competition, and Korea-Germany Brahms Association Competition. With her avid interest in chamber music, Minju joined Bowdoin International Music Festival and Music Academy of the West as a fellow in collaborative piano. Currently, Minju serves as collaborative pianist at Shoreline Community College, Seattle University, and Northwest Girlchoir, and works with several private studios for instruments and voice. Minju holds degrees in Piano Performance from Seoul National University (B.M.), Indiana University (M.M./P.D.), and University of Texas in Austin (D.M.A), and in Collaborative Piano from New England Conservatory (M.M.).