Ladies Musical Club: Impressionism Across Land & Sea – A Concert Talk on Ravel & Debussy (Part I)
$30 ($15 LMC, $10 ages 18 & under); 25% off with series purchase
- Diana Gao, piano
- Larry Starr, presenter
Claude Debussy — "Reflets dans l'eau" from Images, Book 1
Claude Debussy — Estampes, L. 100
In an interplay between performance and illuminating commentary, award-winning LMC pianist Diana Gao and musicologist Dr. Larry Starr explore Ravel's Jeux d'eau, Debussy's "Reflets dans l'eau" from Images, Book 1, and Debussy's Estampes. Q&A with both Diana and Larry will conclude the presentation. Whether you're a lifelong Debussy and Ravel fan or just being introduced, you'll be sure to walk away with new ways to hear these timeless pieces. Light refreshments served.
This is Part I of a II-Part series on Ravel and Debussy. The second concert talk, "Radical Traditionalists," will be on April 6th. 25% discount available if you purchase both. See ticket link for details.
Woodlawn Hall is located on the corner of Woodlawn Ave NE and Latona Ave NE in Seattle's Greenlake neighborhood. The concert hall is accessible off of Latona Ave NE. Street parking is available as well as a small parking lot behind the Hall off the alley.
About Diana Gao, piano
Diana Gao began studying piano at age 4. She moved to the U.S. from China in 2013 to pursue her MBA at the University of Washington (UW), and is currently a Senior Marketing Manager at Microsoft. Although she has pursued a career outside of music, the piano has remained a significant mainstay in her life. She has consistently cultivated her passion through regular lessons and performances. She’s been studying with Dr. Robin McCabe from UW and is a prizewinner in many competitions, including Gold Medalist of the Seattle International Competition and First Prize of the "Golden Classical Music Awards" International Competition. She also performed at the prestigious Piano Texas International Festival. Since 2020, she has presented annual fundraising recitals through the Microsoft Give campaign, raising thousands of dollars in support of local organizations. Those events reinforced her belief that music has the power to inspire change and make the world a better place.
https://pianotexas.tcu.edu/artists/profile/teachers_amateurs/diana-gao.phpAbout Larry Starr, presenter
Larry Starr holds the title Professor Emeritus of American Music Studies at the University of Washington School of Music, where he taught for more than four decades. He retired from university teaching in 2018, but he continues to speak on music at the Seattle Symphony (pre-concert talks), the Women's University Club (Seattle), and now the Ladies Musical Club. He has written books on Charles Ives's music, Aaron Copland's songs, George Gershwin's Broadway musicals, and most recently Listening to Bob Dylan, and is the coauthor of a textbook on American popular music. Larry's advisees have gone on to distinguished careers in teaching, research, and arts administration—a noteworthy recent example being Whitney Henderson, LMC's own Executive Director.