Brian Lee, Pianist: Calendar

Monday, February 13th, 2012

New York Concert Artists

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Torrey-Gray Auditorium - Moody Bible Institute

Program:
Brahms - Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100
Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 ("Kreutzer)
plus other works

David Taylor, violin
Brian Lee, piano

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Torrey-Gray Auditorium - Moody Bible Institute

Chicago Piano Duo (William Phemister and Brian Lee, piano)
with Jason Lee, piano

Program:
Schubert - Rondo in A Major, Op. 107, D. 951
Franck - Prelude, Fugue and Variation
Brahms - "Adagio" from Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 (four-hands version)
Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 23
arr. Utterback - "I Want Jesus to Walk with Me"
arr. Utterback - "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
Copland/Lerner - Variations on a Shaker Melody (from Appalachian Spring)
Rachmaninoff - Valse in A Major (for piano, six hands)

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

St. Michael's Catholic Church

Chicago Piano Duo (William Phemister and Brian Lee, piano)
with Jason Lee, piano

Program:
Schubert - Rondo in A Major, Op. 107, D. 951
Franck - Prelude, Fugue and Variation
Brahms - "Adagio" from Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 (four-hands version)
Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 23
arr. Utterback - "I Want Jesus to Walk with Me"
arr. Utterback - "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
Copland/Lerner - Variations on a Shaker Melody (from Appalachian Spring)
Rachmaninoff - Valse in A Major (for piano, six hands)

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Fine Arts Building

Schubert - Rondo in A Major, Op. 107, D. 951
Chicago Piano Duo (Brian Lee and William Phemister, piano)

Schubert - Impromptu in E-flat Major, Op. 90, no. 2
Jason Lee, piano

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Fourth Presbyterian Church

Chicago Piano Duo (William Phemister and Brian Lee, piano)
Come and celebrate Christmas with the Chicago Piano Duo at historic Fourth Presbyterian Church in downtown Chicago. Right across from John Hancock Tower on Michigan Ave.

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Gary United Methodist Church

Chicago Piano Duo
William Phemister and Brian Lee, piano

Saturday, November 12th, 2011

Logan Square Arts Center

Chicago Piano Duo

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Chicago Cultural Center - Preston Bradley Hall

Broadcast and streamed live on 98.7 WFMT-radio/online.

Program:
Phemister - Agnus Dei
Bach/Busoni - Chaconne in D minor
Debussy - L'isle joyeuse
Debussy - Clair de lune
Liszt - Les jeux d'eau a la villa d'Este

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

Private Event

Program:
Phemister - Agnus Dei
Bach/Busoni - Chaconne in D Minor
Debussy - L'isle joyeuse
Debussy - Clair de lune
Liszt - Les jeux d'eau a la villa d'Este
arr. Singley - "Great is Thy Faithfulness"

Schubert - Rondo in A Major, D. 951 (with William Phemister, piano - Chicago Piano Duo)

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Torrey-Gray Auditorium - Moody Bible Institute

Program to include:
Phemister - Agnus Dei
J.S. Bach/Busoni - Chaconne in D minor
Debussy - L'isle joyeuse
Debussy - Clair de lune
Liszt - Les jeux d'eau a la villa d'Este
Mozart - Sonata in F Major, K. 533
J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in F Major, BWV 880 (WTC II)
J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 881 (WTC II)
J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 884 (WTC II)
arr. Singley - "Great is Thy Faithfulness"

Sunday, September 11th, 2011

Private Event

Chicago Piano Duo
Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 23

Sunday, July 3rd, 2011

Westmount Congregation

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Torrey-Gray Auditorium - Moody Bible Institute

with Jori Jennings, mezzo soprano, and Terry Strandt, bass

"Tomorrow" - Erich Korngold
Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 - Johannes Brahms
Songs of Travel - Ralph Vaughan Williams

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Torrey-Gray Auditorium - Moody Bible Institute

Chapel Program in honor of composer Edwin T. Childs
with Jori Jennings, mezzo-soprano

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Betty Haag Academy of Music

Guest adjudicator and masterclass

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Torrey-Gray Auditorium - Moody Bible Institute

Program
Beethoven - Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
John Williams - Excerpts from "Fiddler on the Roof"
Prokofiev-Heifetz - March (from “Love for Three Oranges”)
Ponce-Heifetz - Estrellita (“Little Star”)
Albeniz-Heifetz - Sevilla
Rachmaninov-Heifetz - It’s Peaceful Here, Op. 21, No. 7
Grasse - Wellenspiel (“Waves at Play”)

Friday, March 4th, 2011

Fourth Presbyterian Church

Jori Jennings, mezzo-soprano

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Torrey-Gray Auditorium - Moody Bible Institute

Program:
Robert Muczynski - Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 14
Bruce Stark - "American Suite" for flute and piano
F. Busoni/Kurt Weill - Divertimento for flute and piano, Op. 52
plus other works

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Alumni Auditorium - Moody Bible Institute

Program
Mozart - "Ch'io mi scordi di te? Non temer, amato bene", K.505
Brahms - Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103
Ben Moore - "Bright cap and streamers"
Ben Moore - "The Ivy-Wife"
Ben Moore - "This heart that flutters"
Ben Moore - "The Cloak, the Boat, and the Shoes"
plus more (and Moore)

Saturday, January 29th, 2011

Schubertiade Chicago 2011

Schubert - Sonata in C Major ("Grand Duo")
Location and time TBA

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Fourth Presbyterian Church

Michelle Wynton, violin

Program:
Brahms - Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
Ravel - "Blues" from Sonata for Violin and Piano
Suk - Four Pieces, Op. 17

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

The Moody Church

Chicago Piano Duo
William Phemister and Brian Lee, piano

Christmas Program
Carols old and new, written/arranged by Persichetti, Liszt, Shackley, Raney, Helvey, Dello Joio, Phemister, Carter, and excerpts from Handel's "Messiah" for one piano/four hands.

Friday, November 12th, 2010

Northern Illinois University

Adjudicator

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Chicago Cultural Center - Preston Bradley Hall

Program:
Schubert - Introduction and Variations in E minor, D. 802/Op. 160 ("Trockne Blumen")
Messiaen - Le Merle Noir
Godard - "Idylle" and "Allegretto" (from "Suite de Trois Morceaux")
Poulenc - Sonata for flute and piano

Lyon Leifer, flute
Brian Lee, piano

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Wheaton College - Pierce Chapel

Program:
Schubert - Characteristic March No. 1 in C Major
Schubert - Sonata in C Major ("Grand Duo"), D. 812
Brahms - Sonata for Two Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34b

Chicago Piano Duo - DEBUT RECITAL
William Phemister, piano
Brian Lee, piano

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

Skokie Country Club

with David Taylor, violin

Program:
Beethoven - Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
John Williams - Excerpts from "Fiddler on the Roof"
Prokofiev-Heifetz - March (from “Love for Three Oranges”)
Ponce-Heifetz - Estrellita (“Little Star”)
Rachmaninov-Heifetz - It’s Peaceful Here, Op. 21, No. 7
Grasse - Wellenspiel (“Waves at Play”)

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Barrington United Methodist Church

Mozart - Sonatina in G Major (1st movement)
Piano duet with Jason Lee, piano

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Torrey-Gray Auditorium

Program:
J.S. Bach/Siloti - Prelude in B Minor
J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in D Minor (WTC II)
J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in B Major (WTC II)
J.S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in B Minor (WTC II)
Beethoven - Sonata in F Major, Op. 10, No. 2
Liszt - Sonata in B Minor

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Torrey-Gray Auditorium - Moody Bible Institute

Program:
Beethoven - Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
Brahms - Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78
Prokofiev-Heifetz - March (from “Love for Three Oranges”)
Ponce-Heifetz - Estrellita (“Little Star”)
Rachmaninov-Heifetz - It’s Peaceful Here, Op. 21, No. 7
Grasse - Wellenspiel (“Waves at Play”)

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Betty Haag Academy

Guest adjudicator and masterclass

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Northeastern Illinois University

Program:
C.P.E. Bach - Sonata in G Major for flute and piano
Liszt - Les jeux d'eau a la villa d'Este (piano solo)
Schubert - Introduction and Variations in E minor, D. 802/Op. 160 ("Trockne Blumen")
Messiaen - Le Merle Noir
Karg-Elert - Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 121
Poulenc - Sonata for flute and piano

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Moody Memorial Church

with Arnold Rawls, tenor

Founder's Week Conference
with Arnold Rawls, tenor

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Alumni Auditorium

Program:
C.P.E. Bach - Sonata in G Major for flute and piano
Schubert - Introduction and Variations in E minor, D. 802/Op. 160 ("Trockne Blumen")
Messiaen - Le Merle Noir
Karg-Elert - Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 121
Poulenc - Sonata for flute and piano

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Steinway of Chicago - Young Artists Competition

Adjudicator

Guest Adjudicator, January 15 - 17 at Steinway of Chicago

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Torrey-Gray Auditorium - Moody Bible Institute

with Jori Jennings, mezzo-soprano

"Final Fridays" Noontime Concert Series
with Jori Jennings, mezzo soprano

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

William Rainey Harper College

Sonata - Sonatina Festival, ISMTA Northwest Suburban Chapter
Guest adjudicator

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Presidential Inauguration Dinner

Solo performance

Solo Performance - Private Event

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Wheaton College

Guest Artist Recital
Program:
Beethoven - Sonata in D major, Op. 10, No. 3
Freeman - Sonata No. 1
Schumann - Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13

August 2009

Sibelius Academy - Concert Hall

Recording Project - Alex Freeman's Piano Sonata No. 1

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Steinway of Chicago

Community Concert Series
Program:
Freeman-Night on the Prairies
Beethoven - Sonata in D major, Op. 10, No. 3
Mendelssohn - Variations Serieuses
Schumann - Symphonic Etudes,. Op. 13

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Torrey-Gray Auditorium

Faculty Recital
Program:
Freeman - Night on the Prairies
Mendelssohn - Variations Serieuses
Beethoven - Sonata in D Major, op. 10, no. 3
Schumann - Symphonic Etudes, op. 13
and other works.

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Nielson/Young Piano Scholarship Auditions

Guest adjudicator

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Torrey-Gray Auditorium - Moody Bible Institute

David Taylor, violin

Program:
Beethoven - Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3
Brahms - Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108
Prokofiev - Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Children's Center of Celebration - Our Saviour's Lutheran Church

Presentation and performance for preschoolers

Program:
Brahms - Rhapsody in E-Flat Major, Op. 119, No. 4
Improvisations on requests from preschoolers
Talk on life as a pianist/professor

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Steinway of Chicago

Guest Adjudicator

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

Betty Haag Academy of Music

Masterclass, Competition judging, and performance.

Masterclass/workshop, Competition judging, and performance.

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Alumni Auditorium

Lyon Leifer, flute

Program:
Copland - Duo for Flute and Piano
Mozart - Sonata in G Major, K. 379 (373a)
Roussel - Joueurs de flute, Op. 27
arr. Copland - "Simple Gifts"
Prokofiev - Sonata in D Major, Op. 94

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Torrey-Gray Auditorium

"Final Fridays: Faculty Noon Hour Recital", with Gary Rownd, piano
Program:
Faure - Dolly Suite (excerpts)
"Joy to the World", arr. Rownd

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Western Springs Baptist Church

Liszt, Brahms, Phemister, Hayes during the Sunday service.

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

The Moody Church

Independence Day Concert

Soloist,
Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major, Op. 102
Moody Festival Orchestra
Gerald Edmonds, conductor

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Torrey-Gray Auditorium

Program:
Haydn - Andante and Variations in F Minor
Alex Freeman - Sonata No. 1 (2000)
Alex Freeman - Three Pieces (2004)
Prokofiev - Visions Fugitives (selections)
Prokofiev - Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 28
Beethoven - Bagatelles, Op. 126 (complete)
Phemister - "Come Down, Oh Love Divine" - Prelude and Fugue on 'Down Ampney'

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Betty Haag Academy of Music

Guest adjudicator, masterclass, and performance of Liszt "Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este"

Friday, February 8th, 2008

Carleton College

Masterclass and performance of piano works ("Sonata" and "Three Pieces") by Alex Freeman

Masterclass with Carleton College students:
Sam (Barber - "Excursions")
Caitlin (Haydn - Sonata No. 50 in C Major, 1st movement) Kevin (Bach "Prelude and Fugue in F major", WTC Book II)

Christopher E. Light Lectureship Concert -
"Music of Alex Freeman"
Piano Sonata No. 1
Three Pieces for Piano

Review of concert:
http://www.alexfreemanmusic.com/index.php?page=news&category=Christopher_U._Light_Lectureship_II-col-_Music_of_Alex_Freeman&display=105

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Founder's Week - Moody Bible Institute

with David Taylor, violin and Dan Fackler, horn
Brahms - Horn Trio (first movement)

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

CD Release - "Restoration"

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

Moody Memorial Church

Independence Day Concert

Soloist,
Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major
Moody Festival Orchestra
Gerald Edmonds, conductor