Ladies Musical Club: Art Songs, Woodwind Solos, & Piano Pieces
Free
- Laurel Sprigg, soprano
- Gail Perstein, oboe, English horn, & recorder
- Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano
Francis Poulenc — Métamorphoses, FP 121, No. 2: C'est ainsi que tu es ("It Is Thus That You Are")
Joaquín Turina — Poema en forma de canciones, Op. 10, No. 5: Las locas por amor
Ben Moore — The Lake Isle of Innisfree
Johannes Brahms — Die Mainacht, Op. 43, No. 2
Michael Berkeley — Snake (for solo cor anglais)
Georg Philipp Telemann — Fantasia for Solo Keyboard No. 3 in B minor, TWV 40:4 (in D minor for solo alto recorder)
Anonymous — Saltarello – Trotto (for solo soprano recorder, from Dances of the Jongleurs of Mediaeval Italy prior to 1400)
Erland von Koch — Monolog No. 2 (for solo English horn)
Johannes Brahms — Four Pieces for Piano (Intermezzi), Op. 119
Join us for a three-part program of art songs performed by soprano Laurel Sprigg and pianist HyeYeon Kim, unaccompanied solos featuring Gail Perstein on a variety of woodwind instruments, and HyeYeon Kim performing Brahms' Four Pieces for Piano. Presented by the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle.
About Laurel Sprigg, soprano
About Gail Perstein, oboe, English horn, & recorder
Gail Perstein has a Bachelor of Science from Springfield College, a Bachelor of Music from PLU, a Master of Music from UW (both in oboe performance) and a Master of Arts in Historical Musicology, also from UW. She splits her time between teaching oboe privately, performing on oboe/English horn, and performing early music. She played in both early and classical music groups at PLU and UW, and continues performing in various settings, ranging from Tacoma Opera to local church services. Ms. Perstein performed for many years with her own medieval group, Chansonnier, using period instruments. She was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle for 22 years and chair of the Frances Walton Competition Committee for 23 years.
About Mia HyeYeon Kim, piano
Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Mia HyeYeon Kim began her piano studies at age seven. Her accomplishments include prizes competitions including the Frances Walton Competition founded by Ladies Musical club of Seattle, the Metropolitan International Piano Competition, Texas International Piano Competition, Memphis International Piano Competition, Universal Music Competition, and Seoul Philharmonic Competition. Recently, she won the concerto competition at University of Washington, and performed Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 with the UW Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Rahbee. She has performed as a soloist at venues such as Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall in New York, Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory in Boston, Cypress Hall at California State University Northridge, Youngsan Art Hall in Seoul, and the Palazzo del Vignola with the Napolinova Orchestra in Todi, Italy. She also presented at masterclasses for legendary pianists including Richard Goode, John Perry, Julian Martin, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Enrico Elisi, Boris Slutsky, Jason Kwak, Hieyon Choi, and Gary Graffman.
https://www.pianistmiakim.com/