Trevor Stephenson–Keyboard Music, 3 Virtual Concerts for Summer of 2020: June 14, 28, and July 12

I hope you’re doing well! Although we cannot yet gather under one roof, I’d like to try a virtual house-concert keyboard music series over the next several weeks on Sundays June 14, 28, and July 12 at 3 pm. We’d start with an all-Bach harpsichord event (June 14)―a program covering music from his teenage years (Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother) up through the other-worldly and incomparable Art of Fugue, then to Haydn & Mozart’s theatrical wit and joy on the fortepiano (June 28), and finishing (on July 12) with Chopin & Debussy’s exploration of the Victorian piano’s sonic complexities.

The basic idea for each concert is that for the first half hour via Zoom we can chat a bit and then I’ll give a pre-concert talk; then (we’ll close Zoom) and you can click on the private Youtube link we’ll send you so you can watch the performance in High-Def (from my living room, filmed the week of the concert), and then afterward via Zoom again we can chat and have some questions to wrap things up. We’ll limit the attendance for each concert to 45 people—similar to a house concert―so the Zoom sessions will be more manageable and you can ask questions.

Concerts are $35 per event to register for one or two events. Concerts are $30 per event if you sign up for the series of all three concerts ($90 total).

To make your reservation for a single event(s) or for all three:
1. Just email and we’ll email you back and put you on the list
2. Mail in your check (made to Light & Shadow, 5729 Forsythia Place, Madison Wi 53705), we’ll let you know by email when it arrives, and that your reservation is confirmed. If you don’t have checks (some folks don’t anymore) just let me know and we’ll figure out an alternate route.
3. Two days before the concert you’ll receive your Zoom meeting link
4. On the morning of the concert you’ll receive your private Youtube link that let’s you view the music portion of the program.

I know this is a new type of “concert attendance” for many of us—and hopefully, in the near future, when we can return to actually being there, the virtual will be an old type of concert attendance. Please feel free to ask any questions. I’m sure I’m forgetting something. Below is the list of the dates and most of the likely repertoire.

Trevor Stephenson

June 14, 3-5 pm
Bach—at the 17^th-century Flemish Harpsichord
Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother, English Suite in G minor, Contrapunctus XIX from The Art of Fugue (with B-A-C-H fugue)

June 28, 3 pm
Mozart & Haydn―at the 18^th-century Fortepiano
Haydn: Sonata in D major Hob. XVII: DI; Sonata in F major Hob.XVI:23
Mozart: Fantasy in D minor, Rondo in D major, selection tbd

July 12, 3 pm
Chopin & Debussy―at the 19^th-century Victorian Piano
Chopin: Prelude in D-flat major (Raindrop), selected Mazurkas, Nocturnes, Waltzes
Debussy: (selections from) Suite Bergamasque, Two Arabesques, selected Preludes Book II