The Humanity Funds & The Seattle Series: A Child's Dream

• Meeka Quan DiLorenzo, cello
• Allen Vizzutti, trumpet

A Child’s Dream is Peace. The Chamber Group of the Kyiv Classic Orchestra will take the audience through the richness and versatility of Ukrainian musical culture. Their music will fight the violent sounds of war with the whole kaleidoscope of Ukrainian musical traditions and diversity, reflecting the bright and colorful aspects of Ukrainian lives, identity, and culture. The music will include folklore melodies, internationally recognized Ukrainian classical pieces as well as recent modern and original compositions by young Ukrainian composers.

Meeka Quan DiLorenzo's performance of a world-famous Bach composition and Allen Vizzutti's performance of Love and Tears for Ukraine will exemplify the solidarity of the American people with Ukrainians' fight for freedom, democracy, and peace.

This unique concert is hosted by The Humanity Funds and The Seattle Series and is sponsored by Benaroya Hall. All proceeds and support will benefit Ukraine's largest Children Hospital, Ohmatdit.

VIP ticket purchase will include a pre-concert reception 1 hour before the concert.

About Kyiv Classic Orchestra Chamber Ensemble

https://kyivclassic.com/eng

About The Seattle Series

The Seattle Series is a chamber-festival-meets-recital series, featuring ad hoc combinations of awe-inspiring artists who perform together for one evening to create a magical moment in time. Outstanding Seattle artists are given the opportunity to invite their colleagues from around the nation and globe to join them for a unique collaboration, unavailable elsewhere.

About Meeka Quan DiLorenzo, cello

Multi-award-winning cellist Meeka Quan DiLorenzo, who thrills audiences with playing described as "incredibly nuanced" and "exquisitely beautiful," began her professional career as first-prize winner of the Khuner Concerto Competition at age 15 and debuted soon after, performing the Antonín Dvořák Cello Concerto with the Pacific Symphony under the direction of Carl St. Clair. A graduate of the Young Artist Program of the Cleveland Institute of Music and subsequent recipient of the Bachelor of Music degree in cello performance, Ms. Quan DiLorenzo was awarded the highly competitive position of Associate Principal of the Utah Symphony in her inaugural professional audition and remained with that ensemble for five years before joining the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.

An avid chamber musician, Ms. Quan DiLorenzo, a frequent collaborator with Dmitry Sinkovsky; has performed with members of the Juilliard and Cleveland string quartets; and received invitations to the Aspen, Ravinia, Taos, Kingston, Sun Valley, Seattle, Oregon Bach, and Kneisel Hall festivals. She began her cello studies at age 6 with Suzuki teacher Beth Goldstein and has since studied under Julie Feldman, Irene Sharp, Richard Aaron, and Stephan Geber.

About Allen Vizzutti, trumpet

https://vizzutti.com/