Ladies Musical Club: Songs & Lieder; Music for Clarinet & Guitar

• Stephanie Guasch, soprano
• Sharon Wong, piano
• Ana Isabel Frias, soprano
• Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar
• Emily Riesser, soprano
• Joan Lundquist, piano

Franz Schubert — Frühlingsglaube, D. 686
Henri Duparc — Chanson triste ("Sad song")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — "Una donna a quindici anni" from Così fan tutte, K. 588
Fritz Kreisler — Liebesleid (arr. Mark Hilliard Wilson)
Astor Piazzolla — Histoire du Tango ("II. Café 1930")
Béla Bartók — Romanian Folk Dances for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68 (arr. Mark Hilliard Wilson)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Idomeneo, K. 366 ("Zeffiretti lusinghieri")
Richard Strauss — 5 Lieder, Op. 48 (Mvts. 1-4)

About Ladies Musical Club of Seattle

http://www.lmcseattle.org/

About Stephanie Guasch, soprano

https://www.youtube.com/@Guascha18

About Sharon Wong, piano

Sharon Wong is a pianist passionate about playing chamber music with instrumentalists and singers. She began her collaborative piano journey during high school while serving as the organist and choir accompanist for her church. During her university years Sharon studied with Margaret Fabrizio on an 1812 fortepiano (twin to the piano Broadwood sent to Beethoven) while gratifying her inner nerd, earning a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering. Recently retired after serving as a technology executive at multiple startups and major software companies, Sharon now happily plays with many chamber ensembles and subs at various churches around Seattle.

About Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar

Mark Hilliard Wilson is an active performer, teacher, and director of the Seattle Guitar Orchestra, which he founded in 1999. As cathedral guitarist at Seattle's St. James Cathedral, he has performed there weekly since 2006. Wilson has written or arranged more than 200 works, and avidly explores new venues for the performance of classical music while addressing contemporary issues through concert programming. Music has always been everything to Wilson, from the barrel organs he heard in his childhood in Holland to the symphony orchestras in Washington, DC and country bands in Weiser, Idaho. He continues to study and embrace the wonder of new places and the creativity of the wonderful artists of every stripe in the world.

https://markhilliardwilson.com/

About Emily Riesser, soprano

Emily Riesser's diverse experience encompasses opera, oratorio, theatre, and new works. She recently portrayed Elle in a staging of Poulenc’s one-voice opera, 'The Human Voice' (Ladies Musical Club), sang Frasquita in 'Carmen' (Kitsap Opera), and played a nun in 'Sister Act' (Tacoma Musical Playhouse). In concert, Emily is known for her interpretation of Bach cantatas, including the Wedding Cantata, which she sang recently in several venues. Favorite experiences include singing Iphigenie in Gluck’s 'Iphigenie en Tauride' (Seattle Opera Guild), Violetta in Verdi’s 'La traviata' (Kitsap Opera), Tamiri in Mozart’s 'Il re pastore' (Off-Center Opera), and soprano chorus at Seattle Opera. Emily is a graduate of Goshen College (Goshen, IN) and past participant in Bel Canto Northwest (Portland State University).

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.