Prokofiev for All
March Schedule

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (April 27, 1891 – March 5, 1953) Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous music genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. His works include such widely heard pieces as the March from The Love for Three Oranges, the suite Lieutenant Kijé, the ballet Romeo and Juliet—from which "Dance of the Knights" is taken—and "Peter and the Wolf." Of the established forms and genres in which he worked, he created—excluding juvenilia—seven completed operas, seven symphonies, eight ballets, five piano concertos, two violin concertos, a cello concerto, a symphony-concerto for cello and orchestra, and nine completed piano sonatas.

PROKOFIEV FOR ALL
LUCAS AMORY AND LEAH AMORY

Artists-in-Residence March 3 through 9

PianoArts 2024 North American Competition winner, Lucas Amory, will return to Milwaukee with his violinist sister, Leah. During their residency, they will perform for hundreds of Milwaukee youth, present a major concert of Prokofiev’s  sonatas, and entertain young families with a journey to a Musical StoryLand.

The sonata and family concerts are open to the public. Admission is free. Donations are accepted.

Prokofiev Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
Friday, March 7 at 7:00 pm
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
1100 North Astor Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Reverend Randy Bush Introduces Lucas and Leah & Provides Insights into Prokofiev’s Music
– Short Break –

Opening piano solo 

Sonata No. 2  in D major, Opus 94a
I.    Moderato
II.   Presto • piú mosso del • Tempo 1
III.  Andante
IV.  Allegro con brio • Poco meno osso • Tempo 1 • Poco meno mosso
Allegro con brio
– Short Break –

Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Opus 80
I.    Andante assai
II.   Allegro brusco
III.  Andante
IV.  Allegrissimo – Andante assai, como prima

– Meet the Artists Reception –

Musical StoryLand
Sunday, March 9 at 2:30 pm

Concert lasts approximately one hour
Bay Shore Lutheran Church
1200 East Hampton Road
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin

Featuring Talented Storyteller Kelly Doherty
Lucas and Leah and guest Kelly Doherty invite children on a journey to a storyland where animals have musical themes.

Highlights include Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” and Aaron Copland’s hilarious singalong, “I Got Me a Cat,” The audience creates their own stories and hears Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s variations on “Tinkle, Tinkle Little Star.”

A kid-friendly reception follows the concert.