Ladies Musical Club: Ralph Vaughn Williams
Free
- Lin Chen, soprano & violin
- Sharon Jung, oboe
- Joan Lundquist, piano
- Katie Hochman, soprano
- Catherine Treadgold, mezzo-soprano
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Linden Lea
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Songs of Travel ("The Infinite Shining Heavens")
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Romance & Pastorale
Ralph Vaughan Williams — "Silent Noon" from The House of Life
Ralph Vaughan Williams — "The Call" from Five Mystical Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams — Oboe Concerto in A minor ("I. Rondo pastorale")
Ralph Vaughan Williams — It Was a Lover and His Lass
Ralph Vaughan Williams — The Last Invocation
Ralph Vaughan Williams — The Love Song of the Birds
Soprano and oboe duets, selections from song cycles, and vocal duets.
About Lin Chen, soprano & violin
Lin Chen is a freelance vocalist, violinist, and music educator in the Greater Seattle area. Growing up in Australia, she was fortunate to study music with esteemed teachers from the Griffith Conservatorium in Brisbane and the Sydney conservatorium. Her experience in vocal performance expands multiple genres including Classical, Musical theatre and Jazz. She currently studies voice with Dr. Kari Ragan. Lin is also a violin coach for the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO) and performs with a number of local ensembles including her own string quartet—Quartet Evolution. Her career highlights include performing at the Sydney Opera House, Westminster Abbey and Cologne Cathedral. She enjoys giving regular recitals in Seattle with the Ladies Musical Club.
About Sharon Jung, oboe
Sharon Jung was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. She is a nurse practitioner, and works in a neurology practice in Tacoma, Washington. She freelances for numerous ensembles in the local area. She has been an LMC member since 1999. She is a former student of LMC member Gail Perstein and is also a former student of Bernard Shapiro.
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 Katie Hochman, soprano
Soprano Katie Hochman enjoys performing recitals, opera and opera scenes through the Ladies Musical Club and Puget Sound Concert Opera. Highlights for the soprano have been the title role of Massenet's Cendrillon and soloist in La Damoiselle Élue both with Puget Sound Concert Opera. Katie has previously sung with Portland Opera, Utah Opera, Willamette Concert Opera, Opera Theater Oregon, and Rainier Family Opera. She has also enjoyed orchestral work as soprano soloist in Handel's Messiah, Fauré's Requiem, Haydn's Creation, and Mozart's Exultate, Jubilate.