Ladies Musical Club: Songs from Latin America | Schubert Piano Sonata in C Minor
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- Laurel Sprigg, soprano
- Lisa Lanza, piano
- Diana Gao, piano
Alberto Ginastera — Canción al árbol del Olvido
Carlos Guastavino — Ya me voy a retirar
Carlos Guastavino — La rosa y el sauce
Manuel Ponce — Intermezzo
Alberto Nepomuceno — Coração Triste, Op. 18, No. 1
Carlos Guastavino — Las nubes, No. 1: Jardín antiguo
Carlos Guastavino — Siesta
Heitor Villa-Lobos — "Melodia Sentimental" from A Floresta do Amazonas
Yvette Souviron — Dame tus manos
Franz Schubert — Piano Sonata in C minor, D. 958
About Ladies Musical Club of Seattle
Formed in 1891, the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to foster classical music amongst our members and in the community through education, performance, and awards. We do this by offering music and education programs to people of all ages and diverse backgrounds in Seattle and across Washington State.
About the Frances Walton Competition: For nearly 40 years, the LMC's Frances Walton Competition has provided a unique opportunity for Classical musicians ages 20 to 35 to audition for an award package including generous cash prizes; a live performance on Classical KING, one of the premier classical music stations in the U.S.; and an outreach and recital tour of locations throughout Washington State.
http://www.lmcseattle.org/About Laurel Sprigg, soprano
About Lisa Lanza, piano
Lisa Lanza as been performing as a solo artist and collaborator for over thirty years on the Olympic Peninsula and in the greater Seattle Area. She has studied with the pianist Maria Joao Pires at Belgais, Portugal and Paul Roberts at The Guildhall School of Theater and Arts in London. She holds a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Accompanying from The University of Redlands. As a guest artist she has performed on the Music at St. Leonard’s concert series, Hythe, England, the Young Concert Artists Competition, at Weill Hall, NY, the Olympic Music Festival, Quilcene, WA, Sierra Opera Institute's chamber music series, Mammoth, CA, the Bloedel Reserve, Bainbridge Island, WA. As an opera and musical theater accompanist she has worked with companies from Orange County to Seattle Opera, to Issaquah’s Village Theater and Key City Players in Port Townsend. She holds 1st and 2nd prize medals from the Greater Spokane Music & Allied Arts Festival for her interpretations of Beethoven and Chopin.
http://www.lisalanza.com/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.php