Annual Asbury United Methodist Church Piano Recital

Submitted by Anne Coll:

This is the fourteenth year that Asbury United Methodist Church, 4743 East Avenue, Livermore, and the Alameda County East Branch of the Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) have co-sponsored a September piano recital. Each summer at the MTAC convention, members of the local branch choose a talented young artist to perform at Asbury. This year’s recital will be held on Saturday evening, September 22, 2012, 7:30 P.M. It will last about 45 minutes and the pianist will be glad to sign programs and meet members of the audience after the performance. Children and music students of all ages, and their families, are especially welcome.

This year’s performer is Jessie Wang, 17, of Irvine, CA. Miss Wang is a senior at the Orange County School of the Arts and has studied piano since the age of six. In April she was inducted into the prestigious Young Artist Guild of the MTAC. Jessie has received first place honors at competitions, performed for renowned teachers in master classes, performed in New York City’s Carnegie Hall, and won the Rodetsky Award for best performance at the Young Artist Guild recital at the MTAC convention this summer. Jessie plans to dedicate herself to a career in music.

Miss Wang has chosen musical gems from the piano repertoire for her performance at Asbury. Among them are a prelude and fugue from Bach’s iconic Well-Tempered Clavier, etudes by Chopin and Scriabin, and Ravel’s sparkling Jeux d’eau. Also on her program is Beethoven’s wonderful Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3, often referred to as his first virtuosic sonata.

Do mark your calendar for this evening of unforgettable music performed by a gifted young musician. The recital is open to the community at no charge. Refreshments will be served afterward. For more information: 925 443-2514, accoll@comcast.net.