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Vol. 24 No. 5 A Downers Grove Music Club Publication March 2016

Student music award applications are open Applications for the DGMC’s high school scholarship awards are now open. Up to six juniors and two sen-iors at Downers Grove North and South high schools will be chosen for the awards based on the merit of their musical accomplishments and the quality of their performances.

Juniors will compete for $400 Rising Star Awards to continue their music education. Seniors selected for the College Music Awards will each receive $1,000 scholarships. If you are interest-ed in participating in the selection of music award win-ners, please contact Gloria Salazar at musiced@downersgrovemusicclub.org.

Music Club members are encouraged to invite talented juniors and seniors to apply for the awards through the Rising Stars Award and College Music Award web pages.

All applications must be postmarked or electronically date-stamped by April 1 to be eligible.

As in previous years, the 2016 DGMC music awards are funded in full by pro-

ceeds from the club’s “A Notable Celebration of the Arts” November 2015 fundraiser.

This year’s Rising Stars concert featuring the 2015 award winners will be held April 5. The concert will also include performances by students and ensembles who go above and beyond in their musical pursuits.

March 1 is the deadline for applications for the DGMC’s annual Piano Festival & Competition. The event will be held April 17 at various locations in the Downers Grove area.

Participating piano students will perform for experi-enced judges and will receive constructive written cri-tiques within a week of the festival. Those who attain the highest level of excellence will be invited to per-form at the Honors Recital on April 24 at the Downers Grove Public Library.

First– and second-place winners will be awarded cash prizes. For application and entry requirements please visit the DGMC website.

Club welcomes 2 new members

Piano Festival deadline nears Please welcome the club’s newest members, Sarah Younker of Lombard and Galina Kostukovsky of Wheel-ing.

Sarah teaches horn and also offers brass coaching. She will be performing at our March concert—in a Brahms trio for piano, violin and horn. She holds a degree in Music Performance from the University of Illinois, Urba-na-Champaign and has extensive orchestral, symphonic band, chamber music and teaching experience.

Galina has 40 years of experience teaching piano and theory and currently teaches in the studio at Luscombe Music in Elmhurst. She holds a masters in music earned in Moscow, Russia.

Contact information is available through the Members Only portal at www.downersgrovemusicclub.org.

Make Time for our March Program The March 1st program is one you should not

miss. If you haven’t heard the new piano at the

library yet, this concert will showcase it. But piano

is not all you will hear. Details are on page 2.

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Stephen Foster Medley arr. James Haynor

Libertango Astor Piazzolla, arr. Hans Zeliner

The Music of Billy Strayhorn arr. Zachary Smith Raincheck, Chelsea Bridge and Take the ‘A’ Train

Earthscape David Marlatt

Cove Creek Brass George Dzuricsko, trumpet; Terry Connell, trumpet;

Liz Moog, French horn; Peter Soukup, trombone; John Klatt, tuba

Concert Etude “Un Sospiro,” S. 144/3 Franz Liszt

“Revolutionary Etude,” Op. 10 Nr. 12 Frederic Chopin

“Black Key Etude,” Op. 10 Nr. 5 Chopin

“Fantasie Impromptu in C-sharp Minor,” Op. 66 Chopin

Jim Molina, piano

Trio in E-flat Major for Piano, Violin and Horn, Op. 40 Johannes Brahms

Adante Scherzo (Allegro) Adagio mesto

Allegro con brio

Jen Leckie, violin; Sarah Younker, French horn; Chris Garofalo, piano

March Program

Tuesday, March 1

7:00 p.m.

Downers Grove Public Library

Vice President of Artistic Development: This is a great role for someone who enjoys organizing the monthly musical programs. The job involves putting concerts together, either alone or with help with the help of other club members. Almost all of our pro-grams are now held at the Downers Grove Library, which will make this job easier to manage.

If you think one of these positions may be right for you, whether you are a longstanding member or new to the DGMC, please contact Sarah Flanagan at sjett@cedarville.edu or 630-968-0105 to discuss them in more detail. Or if you want to help the board in an-other way, please let us know. We can always use willing people.

DGMC seeks board members for 2016-17 program year Are you interested in serving on the Downers Grove Music Club board? Our Nominating Committee (Sarah Flanagan, chair, Alice Cummings and Charlotte Ewing) is preparing a slate of candidates for the April elections.

A number of positions are opening up for the next club year. Please read the descriptions below and consider whether one of these roles would be a good fit for you.

Treasurer: Our treasurer manages the club finances on a monthly basis, keeping an eye on the budget and balancing the check book. The DGMC is a 501c3 organization, so some tax prep is also involved. If you take on this position, our current treasurer, Cindy Jensen, will work with you to help you learn the job.

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Downers Grove Music Club/Downers Grove Public Library Music Series, February 2016

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Acappellago: Dennis Smith, director. Visit www.Acappellago.org or phone (708) 484-3797 ext 2. Suggested do-nation: $15

You Name It?! What’s in a name? A song! This program at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at the Event Hall at Mayslake Peabody Estate, 1717 W. 31st St., Oak Brook and 4 p.m. Sunday, March 13 at Congregational Church of Batavia, 21 S. Batavia Ave., Batavia, celebrates people (from Nelly Bly to Danny Boy to Abel & Cain), places (from Penny Lane to Buttermilk Hill) and things (from Gucci accessories to food additives to chemical elements). Three arrangements by Acappellago members will be premiered and composers as diverse as Samuel Barber and Ste-phen Foster will be featured. Single tickets are $17 for adults and $15 for students (18 and older with ID) and seniors (60 and older). Groups of 10 or more are eligible for a 10 percent discount.

Cantores Community Choir: This non-audition group is open to anyone high school age and older who enjoys sing-ing, wants to learn more about music and wants to perform a wide range of musical styles and genres. Under the direc-tion of Belford Hernandez, this choir performs a wide variety of four-part musical literature and styles. Cantores Commu-

nity Choir is a member of DGMC. For more information, call (630)-999-1190 or visit www.cantorescc.org .

Downers Grove Choral Society: Visit www.dgcs.org.

The DGCS Dinner and Dueling Pianos Benefit will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6 at the Seven Bridges Golf Club in Woodridge. The club is located off Route 53 just north of 75th Street. The $55 ticket price includes music from the Dueling Pianos, buffet dinner with cash bar, silent auction, “mystery” gift cards and even more fun. Proceeds will support the Downers Grove Choral Society. Please order tickets by February 24 from a DGCS member or by emailing info@dgcs.org.

Grant Street String Quartet: This quartet was formed in 2010 by four professional musicians in the western suburban area of Chicago. It is based in Downers Grove and is a member of DGMC. For more information, please vis-it: www.grantstreetstringquartet.weebly.com .

Pianoforte Foundation: Thomas Zoells, executive director, and owner of the PianoForte Chicago piano store. Visit www.pianofortefoundation.org for information on upcoming piano concerts. At noon on the first Friday of every month, listen to the Pianoforte Salon Series Live on WFMT 98.7 FM or enjoy the live performance at the new home of PianoForte Studios, 1335 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago.

Sinfonietta Bel Canto: Dan Pasquale D’Andrea, director. Concerts held at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 5211 Car-penter St., DG. Individual tickets are available at the door. Single tickets are $20 adults, $17 seniors and $7 students under 21, children six and under free ($2 discount for advanced purchases). For more details, visit www.SinfoniettaBelCanto.org or call (630)384-5007.

Concert 3: Mozart Charm featuring Sibelius’ “ Pelléas et Mélisande Suite,” Op. 46 (1905), and Mozart’s “Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe,” K 196 (1780), a one-act abridged version involving mistaken identities and lovers serenading each other. The performance of Mozart’s opera features singers and chamber orchestra.

Two performances: Saturday, March 12 at 8:00pm and Sunday, March 13 at 3:00 pm.

Village Voices: This group was founded in 2006 by Director Marilyn Wilgocki. It includes 32 singers. Their mu-sic includes spirituals, gospel tunes, jazz, Broadway show songs, folk music and other light-hearted choral music. Sarah Flanagan is their accompanist. For further information, visit www.villagevoicesdg.org or contact Marilyn at 630-971-1594

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