08 Nov 2026 Sunday virtuoso pianist Viscount Thurston, WIPAC WINNER, pre concert talk, POTLUCK dinner buffet 106/57

08 Nov 2026 Sunday virtuoso pianist Viscount Thurston, WIPAC WINNER, pre concert talk, POTLUCK dinner buffet 106/57

Program 2 35-45 minute sets with 10-15 min intermission; arrivals 2-3pm buffet open 2pm, music room seating opens 3pm & music begins.

Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 2, No. 3
1. Allegro con brio
2. Adagio
3. Scherzo: Allegro
4. Allegro assai
--intermission--
Rachmaninoff - Prelude in D major, Op. 23, No. 4
Chopin - Barcarolle. Op. 60

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*** Viscount Thurston
Viscount Thurston began piano studies at age 7. At his first public performance at age 17, he played Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in Denver, Colorado with the orchestra led by his teacher, Antonia Brico. He gave his debut solo recital at Denver’s Phipps Auditorium in 1973. As a graduate student at the Ohio State University, Viscount won the music school’s concerto competition and performed Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the university orchestra. He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 1984. In 2003, he enjoyed the opportunity to reprise his performance of the Rachmaninov third concerto in Colorado, this time with the Littleton Symphony Orchestra. Viscount performed for several years in the DC area’sFriday Morning Music Club. He has been a regular with the Piano Society since 2007. He won First Prize in the 2010 Washington (DC) International Piano Arts Competition and Third Prize in the 2015 Boston Piano Amateurs Competition. He manages leadership development programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, and lives with his wife, Vickie, in Sykesville, Maryland.

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 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.

All guests will be seated in Music Room (opens at 3pm). 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
- optional artist discussion/Q&A 2:35-2:55pm PROGRAM NOTES** BELOW
-concert seating opens: 3pm, music begins; earlier at 2:35pm for those attending optional. 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 DOWNSTAIRS, LAVATORY IN
REAR OF MUSIC STUDIO.
-GRATUITIES: most welcome for the artists may NOT be offered at the event but can be sent via groupmuse.com or by ZELLE to [email protected] IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVENT-- ALL forms of cash or check transactions are strictly illegal at this event.
- limited PHOTOGRAPHS strictly for personal use may be taken: NO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, NO CLOUD UPLOADS, NO TRANSMISSION VIA EMAIL OR TEXT these are only for your personal use, please.And thank you.

Your safety is paramount: current flu & ovid w/booster respectfully suggested.

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