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2727 Concerts with Ian Scarfe
Potluck

2727 Concerts with Ian Scarfe

South Berkeley, Berkeley

Fri, May 16, at 7:30 PM, PDT

Reserve a spot $5 to reserve, $25+ at event
Capacity
37 of 40 spots still available
Drinking policy
Bring your own drinks
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks provided
Wheelchair access
Wheelchair Accessible
Kids
Kid-friendly event

This is a groupmuse

A live concert in a living room, backyard, or another intimate space. They're casual and friendly, hosted by community members.

Host

Linden J. Superhost

Enjoy an evening with the talented and charismatic Pianist Ian Scarfe. This event bring together music lovers and art enthusiasts with the backdrop of the 2727 Artist Co-op's latest exhibition, "Water". Light refreshments available. $25 suggested donation.

Please join us after the music for some refreshments and enjoy the 2727 Artist Co-op's latest exhibition. "Water" celebrates the mutable nature of water as an idea and a medium. Water is changeable as the seasons and as our emotions, providing a symbol for transformation and change, nourishment, emotion, and the divine. Still waters run deep, yet in creative work, “being in the flow” is a moment of connection and transcendent making, evoking the sense of nature allowed to move abundantly unimpeded

Wine, non-alcoholic beverages, and light refreshments will be provided. It's a potluck- more food and snacks are very welcome! Please bring with a list of ingredients to display next to it.

Gallery 2727 is wheelchair accessible.

What's the music?

Two of the greatest works by Ludwig van Beethoven:

Piano Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appasionata"
Piano Sonata in A-flat major, Op. 110

Where does this music come from?

"When I was a teenager, Beethoven's 'Appasionata' was one of the pieces that really got my blood going. As the kids would say, it is METAL AF. Filled with searing hot virtuosity, frightening violence, and a blessed moment of quiet repose in the middle, it's really one of the great experiences any pianist can ever wish for. My 15 year old self always dreamed about playing this - now I can try to live up to that dream.

The second piece on the program, Op. 110, is one of Beethoven's last works, and is thoughtful and expressive, with the feeling of a long story being unwound like a thread. It has it's moments of fist-shaking-Beethoven-drama, but overall it is a work about redemption, the pursuit of perfection, and finding a kind of ecstasy in the struggle to get there." - Ian

Location

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Attendees

Carol K.
Emily S.
Jane L.