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Lawrence University Choirs concert
Nov
10

Lawrence University Choirs concert

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Under the direction of Phillip A. Swan and Stephen Sieck, the Lawrence University choirs present a fall concert.

All donations to this concert will benefit the Oneida Food Pantry. Donate online at the link above or in person via cash/checks; please make checks out to “Music for Food.”

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Jazz Celebration Weekend: Magos Herrera Quartet
Nov
4

Jazz Celebration Weekend: Magos Herrera Quartet

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One of the great modern singers of our time.” – Latin Jazz Network

In partnership with Music for Food, Lawrence University presents the Magos Herrera Quartet.

A dazzling jazz singer-songwriter, producer, and educator known for her sultry voice and unique presence in the Latin American jazz scene, Magos Herrera’s style effortlessly blends contemporary jazz with Ibero-American melodies and rhythms, transcending language barriers. With nine albums and collaborations with renowned producer Javier Limón, she has received accolades and performed at prestigious venues and festivals worldwide. Recognized by Forbes as one of the most creative Mexicans in the world, Herrera has received a Grammy shortlist nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album (Distancia, 2009) and a Berklee College of Music’s Master of Latin Music Award.

All donations to this concert will benefit the Oneida Food Pantry. Donate online at the link above or in person via cash/checks; please make checks out to “Music for Food.”

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Jazz Celebration Weekend: Alicia Olatuja Quintet
Nov
3

Jazz Celebration Weekend: Alicia Olatuja Quintet

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Olatuja possesses a special instrument: a full-bodied tone, precise pitch and personal engagement at the lowest whisper or highest wail.” – Downbeat

In partnership with Music for Food, Lawrence University presents a concert with the Alicia Olatuja Quintet.

Listening to acclaimed vocalist, composer, and arranger Alicia Olatuja, is truly an unforgettable experience. Olatuja gained global recognition for her stunning vocal performance during President Obama’s second inauguration, and has been praised in the New York Times as “a singer with a strong and luscious tone.” Olatuja combines the earthy with the sublime, bringing a grounded relatability to genres as lofty as classical, as venerated as jazz, and as gritty as R&B. Her debut album, Intuition: Songs from the Minds of Women, celebrates female composers.

All donations to this concert will benefit the Oneida Food Pantry. Donate online at the link above or in person via cash/checks; please make checks out to “Music for Food.”

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A Concert presented by the Lawrence University Piano Students of Catherine Kautsky 
Apr
30

A Concert presented by the Lawrence University Piano Students of Catherine Kautsky 

Donate to this concert in support of the menominee tribe's food distribution center

Students of Cathy Kautsky perform piano music by Bach/Brahms, Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Chopin and Blind Tom Wiggins, as well as music on the Native American flute. All donations will go to the Menominee Food Distribution Center, which is dedicated to providing quality service, a variety of nutritious food items, recipes and nutrition information for maintaining a balanced diet for persons in the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin.

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Piano Recital from the Studio of Catherine Kautsky
Aug
24

Piano Recital from the Studio of Catherine Kautsky

An online recital from the piano studio of Catherine Kautsky, featuring phenomenal young pianists in Appleton, WI. All proceeds from this concert will be sent to St. Joseph's Food Program.

PROGRAM:

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Sinfonia from Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Sonata no. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten empfindung
Frederik Chopin (1810-1849) - Etude in A Minor, Op. 25, no. 11, “Winter Wind”
Performed by Ami Hatori

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) - Paganini Etude no. 2 in Eb Major
Performed by Owen Artiles (age 14)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) - La Leggierezza, from Trois Etudes de Concert
Performed by Ha Pham

Sheila Silver (b. 1946) - Prelude no. 1: La mer à Cassis (from Six Poemes pour piano d’après poems de Baudelaire)
Performed by Shirley Xu

George Crumb (1929-2022) - “Dream Images: Love-Death Music” from Makrokosmos, Vol. 1 (1972)
Performed by Nicklas Hull

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Ouverture from Partita no. 4 in D Major, BWV 828
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) - Sonata no. 2 in G-sharp Minor, op. 19, “Fantasy Sonata” (1898)
I. Andante
Performed by Nathaniel Tang

Chinary Ung (b. 1943) - “A Window in the Sky” from Seven Mirrors (1997)
Claude Debussy - Poissons d’or: From Images, Book 2
Steven Sondheim, arr. Steve Reich - Finishing the Hat (for 2 pianos, but performed at one, with second piano sound track pre-recorded by Ben Keating)
Performed by Benjamin Keating

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