11 April 2025 7:15pm Francesca Hurst, Piano Virtuoso, & POTLUCK dinner buffet 90/41
Woodacres, Bethesda
Fri, April 11, at 7:15 PM,
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Wheelchair access
- Wheelchair Accessible
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11 April 2025 7:15pm Francesca Hurst, Piano Virtuoso, & POTLUCK dinner buffet 90/41
Program: Francesca Hurst presents "Reflections", a solo recital featuring works by Elena Kats-Chernin, Michael Thomas Foumai, Florence Price, and an exploration of the nocturne from John Field to today.
Recognized for her “tender lyricism” (The Washington Post), yet not afraid to shout, swing her foot onto the piano or don fingerless gloves if the music demands it, pianist Francesca Hurst divides her playing evenly between classical and contemporary music, and has a special interest in women composers. She makes sense of the music regardless of style and period, and is passionate about connecting with audiences. She teaches piano and piano pedagogy at The Catholic University of America and piano at the University of Virginia. Appearances include:
Rappahannock Concert Association
Ward Virts Concert Series
Virginia Tech Concert Artist Series
Davies Concert Series
Tulane University Concert Artist Series
Alden Theater Concert Series
Reston Meet the Artists Series
Mildred McDaniel Concert Series
https://www.francescahurst.com/
Light PotLuck Dinner Buffet. Host will provide two hot hors d'oeuvres & punch for potluck reception during intermission & beginning, when doors open. Guests are encouraged to bring food/wine to share/potluck; if considering a sweet, think about fruit instead of processed sugar. Music begins at 45 minutes after doors open at 7:15pm, please be on time, 2 sets with 1 short intermission, rarely one longer set. Guests most welcome and encouraged to bring dish/drink to share/potluck, please consider bringing wine if you use it. Stemware/Ice Buckets/Filtered Water Provided.
Advance payment REQUESTED (pay thru GroupMuse or the PayPal Link) NO CASH at EVENT--illegal in MD, advance only, artist receives $20. All guests will be seated in Music Room. Accessibility note: 3 steps walkway to entry hall, 30 inch doors inside.
Arrival notes:
-potluck dishes dining room
-wine, beverages: bar in galley
-important: coats and bags upstairs please
-arrivals: 7:15pm for social hour and potluck buffet (doors open 7: 15pm)
-concert seating opens: 8pm, music begins
Your safety is paramount: covid vaccinated/booster guests preferred, or PCR tested (honor system). Please consider the newly released Flu and KP2 covid vaccines.
Venue not suitable for young children, teenagers welcome with parent or responsible guardian.
2025-2026 SOLOX Concert Schedule:
15mar25 Liana Harron, Georgian Pianist wLecture 89
11apr25 Francesca Hurst, Piano Professor, Rome School Catholic University
90
18may25 Cate Grimball, Piano w/Soprano 2nd set 91
22jun25 Anders Lundegard, Baritone-Tenor-Alto Sax wAcoustic Upright
Bass & Jazz Guitar 92
07sep25 Teodora Adzarova, Bulgarian Pianist (Peabody Professor) 93
12oct25 Liana Harron, Georgian Pianist wLecture 94
09nov25 Illya Bunyakin, Ukranian Pianist, probable 4 hands 2nd set w/Professor Svetlana Kaplanskaya 95
14dec25 Emma Hayes Johnson, Cellist, wPiano accompianist -or- String Trio 96
11jan26 Cate Grimball, Piano 97
08feb26 ...next... 98 (feb-mar ski tahoe 3wks)
25apr-03may26 David Rogers, Classical Guitar 99
TBDjun-jul26 Spyros Koliavasilis Music -possibly- jul-aug 2025
*WIPAC (Washington International Piano Arts Competition) Top 3 Finalists
* WIPAC Judge (preliminaries, semi finals, finals)
What's the music?
This program, "Reflections," features music that evokes scenes of evening and night, nature, water, and more.
Featuring nocturnes by Field, Chopin, Debussy, Brubeck, Tann, and Botterill, as well as works by Jennifer Margaret Barker, Elena Kats-Chernin, Michael-Thomas Foumai, and Florence Price.
I love these pieces because they create a world of sound that we can escape to for a while.
Where does this music come from?
As part of this program, I take a look at the origins of the nocturne as the Romantic genre - a piece about the night, with a lyrical right hand melody over an arpeggiated left hand accompaniment. Irish composer John Field invented the genre, and ever since, composers have been creating their own versions.
The other half of the program is music that speaks to me - beautiful and haunting melodies, dreamy looks at the moon, the sounds of water in all its forms in New Zealand, and 6 pieces based on Japanese haiku.
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