Ladies Musical Club: Music for Soprano, Flute, & Piano | Twelve Months of Music

• Susan Strick, soprano
• Jan Bleakney, flute
• Sharon Wong, piano
• Karin McCullough, piano

George Frideric Handel — Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden, HWV 210
Franz Schubert — Der Hirt auf dem Felsen ("The Shepherd on the Rock"), D. 965
Cécile Chaminade — Portrait
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — The Seasons, Op. 37a (37bis) ("I. January: At the Fireside")
Chilly Gonzales — Carnivalse
Frédéric Chopin / Franz Liszt — Six Chants polonais, S. 480, No. 2: Frühling (Wiosna)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — The Seasons, Op. 37a (37bis) ("IV. April: Snowdrop")
Selim Palmgren — Spring, Op. 27 (No. 4: May Night)
Agathe Backer Grøndahl — 5 Fantasistykker ("5 Fantasy Pieces"), Op. 45 ("III. Sommervise")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — The Seasons, Op. 37a (37bis) ("VII. Song of the Reaper")
Larysa Kuzmenko — Mysterious Summer's Night
Edward MacDowell — Ten Woodland Sketches, Op. 51 ("IV. In Autumn")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — The Seasons, Op. 37a (37bis) ("X. Autumn Song")
George Winston — Thanksgiving
Ernst von Dohnányi — Winterreigen, Op. 13 ("X. Postludium")

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 Susan Strick, soprano

Susan Strick holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford and a Master of Arts degree from UCLA, and spent a year at the Opera School of the University of Toronto. Although a specialist in classical vocal performance, she "moonlighted" in folk music and musical comedy, with occasional forays into composition and arranging. After several years as a professional singer and voice teacher, she encountered the Celtic harp. Since then, she has become active as a harpist, primarily as a member of the ensemble Labyrinth, which is based in Seattle, Washington, and has performed throughout the Pacific Northwest.

About Jan Bleakney, flute

Jan Bleakney has the commonly paired joint interests of math and music. She grew up playing flute and piano in Anacortes, and went on to earn a math degree at the University of Washington. She earned her living as a consulting actuary. Since retiring, Jan has been able to rebalance her time to put music in the forefront, including taking up the celtic harp. Jan regularly performs with her BMW Flute Trio and Music Performance Group, as well as previously participating in Music Northwest, Phinney Ridge Orchestra, and International Artists Carillon. She is so thrilled to have worked with such wonderful teachers, Zart Dombourian-Eby, Mark Andersen, and Gwen Baker.

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 Karin McCullough, piano

Karin McCullough took the less-traveled road to a music career. A serious pianist while growing up in Illinois, she suppressed her aspirations and instead became a paralegal. One day she was asked to accompany opera singers at a Fremont Bistro—a weekly engagement lasting 5 years. By then her popularity as an accompanist, soloist and piano teacher let her trade her life as a paralegal for that of a full-time musician. Karin is a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music in Piano. Karin maintains a flourishing piano studio in Ballard and performs frequently in the Seattle area. She is an active volunteer and member of Seattle Music Teachers Association (SMTA), Principal Organizer for the local chapter of Bach in the Subways, and has served on the boards of SMTA and Musical Experiences, a nonprofit classical music education organization. Karin is the pianist for Third Church of Christ, Scientist.

http://Bachinthesubways.com