"From Rags to Riches" - A solo piano concert by Kara Huber

2634 Tracy Ave,Kansas City MO 64108

21 November, 2021

Description

A salon-style solo piano concert featuring Grammy-nominated pianist, Kara Huber. Join us! The Charlotte House Series is thrilled to welcome Dr. Kara Huber back to the Series to kick off its third season. A Grammy-nominated Canadian-American pianist, Dr. Huber is quickly establishing herself as a celebrated member of the new class of concert pianists. Hailed as “absolutely dazzling…in a word, flawless” (New York Concert Review) in her Carnegie Hall debut, Dr. Huber combines the polish and warmth of an old-school soloist with the charisma and flare of the new generation of piano virtuosi. Dr. Huber has received numerous prizes and awards for her performances, including the Audience Favorite Award in the Cincinnati World Piano Competition. She received training from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music with Awadagin Pratt and The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music with John Perry and Leon Fleisher. Dr. Huber recently completed a DMA in piano and conducting at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and is faculty at the University of Louisville School of Music. Dr. Huber will be performing a concert inspired by poetry and Ragtime featuring works by Brahms, Schumann, and Scott Joplin. The theme is not only a nod to Ragtime but also embodies the journey of one of the composers on the program, Amy Beach. Perhaps it is also representative of the journey all of us have endured over the past year and a half. A wine reception with light appetizers and an artist meet-and-greet will follow the concert. We hope you can join us! PROGRAM Ballade Op. 6 - Amy Beach Bolts of Loving Thunder - Missy Mazzoli Ballades Op. 10, Nos. 1, 2 - Brahms Ballade in D Minor Ballade in D Major Songs - Robert Schumann, arr. Clara Schumann Fruhlingslust Op. 125, No. 2 Sehnsucht nach der Waldgegend Op. 35 Lust der Sturmnacht Op. 35, No. 1 Schone Wiege meiner Leiden Op. 24, No. 5 Solace: A Mexican Serenade - Scott Joplin From The Garden of Eden - William Bolcom Old Adam: Two Step The Eternal Feminine: Slow Drag The Serpent’s Kiss: Rag Fantasy EVENT TIMELINE 3:30 - 3:55 - Arrive and mingle      *Door will close at 3:55* 4:00 - Concert 5:00 - 6:00 - Performer meet & greet  A wine reception with light hors d'oeuvres will be provided during the performer meet & greet ADDITIONAL EVENT DETAILS Attire: Cocktail chic Parking: Street parking is available in the surrounding neighborhood COVID Protocols: Masks will be required while seated and not actively eating or drinkingSeating will be spaced as much as possibleAn air purifier will be in use during the eventGuests will be encouraged to enjoy the reception outside on either the front or back patios, weather permittingFull refunds will be issued if guests no longer wish to attend due to COVID-19 The Charlotte House Series connects aspiring musicians to the local community in homes throughout Kansas City, starting with one on Charlotte Street where it was founded. While aiming to provide a unique concert experience accessible to all audiences, the series cherishes a music tradition that has long been forgotten, that of a salon style in which music was often performed in small settings such as parlors or living rooms. Popular in Europe throughout much of the 19th century, the salon concert was a venue not only for musicians of the time to perform but for composers themselves to perform as well. Pieces performed in such spaces regularly featured a high degree of virtuosity and showmanship, and the intimate nature of these venues was also conducive to an elegance and nostalgia found in much of the other music of the era as well. ​​ The experience of music is typically a very personal one, whether enjoyed with others in a concert hall or arena or individually through a car radio or smartphone app. We all enjoy a unique interpretation, a different style, a poignant lyric, or a moving harmony. The vision of the Charlotte House Series is to create meaningful experiences that are personal not only because we expect audience members to take away something that changed or moved them in some way, but because we will be personally grateful for the opportunity to have been part of such an experience. We hope you join us soon to experience a new way of enjoying music the old way.       The Charlotte House Series is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.