Sunday 2pm 11 October 2026 Carl Banner virtuoso pianist, Musica Viva DC; POTLUCK dinner buffet. 105/56

Sunday 2pm 11 October 2026 Carl Banner virtuoso pianist, Musica Viva DC; preconcert talk; POTLUCK dinner buffet. 105/56

Program, 2 30-40 minute sets with intermission; 2-3pm buffet open:

PREVIOUS PROGRAM for example: Brahms Variations in D, Op. 21#1
Chopin Ballade #3 in Ab, Op. 47
Alban Berg Sonata in Bm, Op. 1 (1909)
Stravinsky Sonata (1923)

NEW: see program notes** below ...
2:35-3pm artist discussion with Q&A

PotLuck Dinner Buffet 2-3PM & during intermission& following performance. Host will provide two hot hors d'oeuvres & punch for potluck reception during intermission & beginning, when doors open 2pm. Guests are encouraged to bring food/wine to share/potluck; if considering a sweet, think about fruit instead of processed sugar. Music begins at 3pm, 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. All guests will be seated in Music Room. Accessibility note: 3 steps walkway to entry hall, 30 inch doors inside.

Arrivals 2-2:30pm ...
-potluck dishes dining room
-wine, beverages: bar in galley
-important: coats and bags upstairs please
-arrivals: 2pm for social hour and POTLUCK DINNER buffet
- Artist discussion/Q&A 2:30-3pm PROGRAM NOTES** BELOW
-concert seating opens: 3pm, music begins; 2:30pm for those attending artist discussion
-OK To take food/ wine into Music Studio
-outdoor cats live here
-2 upstairs galleries open, 2 upstairs lavatories, open in addiction to main lavatory rear of studio

Program notes TBD, basis for pre-concert talk and Q&A 2:35-2:55pm:

What's the music?

Carl Banner