Sunday 2pm 09 Nov 2025 Illya Bunyakin, Ukranian Pianist, probable 4 hands 2nd set w/Professor Svetlana Kaplanskaya; POTLUCK dinner buffet; top award finalist WIPAC. 95/46

Sunday 2pm 09 Nov 2025 Illya Bunyakin, Ukranian Pianist, probable 4 hands 2nd set w/Professor Svetlana Kaplanskaya; POTLUCK dinner buffet; top award finalist WIPAC. 95/46

*PROGRAM 60-75 minutes + 10 minute intermission *

J. S. Bach - Toccata in E minor

One of Bach's early works. Toccatas, at the time, were a way to show a performer's range and virtuosity. The fugue is very famous and several other Italian composers have used this same melody. It is ambiguous who is the "originator" of the melody.

L. Van Beethoven - Sonata in E minor, Op.90 no. 27

One of Beethoven's rare 2-movement sonatas, and the first one to feature very descriptive German tempo markings instead of the usual Italian. It was also a sonata written 5 years after Beethoven's previous piano sonata, a very long period of time - signifying the beginning of his "Late" period.

S. Rachmaninoff - Prelude op 23 no. 3 in D minor
Etude Tableaux op.33 no.4 in D minor

A view into Rachmaninoff compositions in the same key. The prelude is very overshadowed and not frequently performed. The etude is full of inner voicing and march-like rhythms.

Intermission

F. Chopin - Nocturne Op. 62 no. 2 in E major

Chopin's last nocturne published during his lifetime. It has call backs to Bach with its' contrapuntal tendencies, and is very harmonically complex.

R. Schumann - Symphonic Etudes (Études en forme de Variations) in C# minor

The main theme was written by an amateur pianist which Schumann took and adapted for the piano. The composition went through several revisions, of which the latest will be performed (Leipzig 1852).

NEW: see program notes** above ...
2:35-3pm informal artist discussion with Q&A during buffet ... seated ... optional for attendees ... 3p music begins with only brief statement of name and number of movements.

PotLuck Dinner Buffet 2-3PM & during intermission& following performance. Host will provide two hot hors d'oeuvres & punch for potluck reception during intermission & beginning, when doors open 2pm. Guests are encouraged to bring food/wine to share/potluck; if considering a sweet, think about fruit instead of processed sugar. Music begins at 3pm, please be on time, 2 sets with 1 short intermission, rarely one longer set. Guests most welcome and encouraged to bring dish/drink to share/potluck, please consider bringing wine if you use it. Stemware/Ice Buckets/Filtered Water Provided.

Advance payment REQUESTED (pay thru GroupMuse or the SOLOX PayPal Link) NO CASH at EVENT--illegal in MD. All guests will be seated in Music Room. Accessibility note: 3 steps walkway to entry hall, 30 inch doors inside.

Arrivals 2-2:30pm ...
-potluck dishes dining room
-wine, beverages: bar in galley
-important: coats and bags upstairs please
-arrivals: 2pm for social hour and POTLUCK DINNER buffet
- Artist discussion/Q&A 2:30-3pm PROGRAM NOTES** BELOW
-concert seating opens: 3pm, music begins; 2:30pm for those attending artist discussion
-OK To take food/ wine into Music Studio
-outdoor cats live here
-2 upstairs galleries open, 2 upstairs lavatories, open in addiction to main lavatory rear of studio
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Your safety is paramount: covid vaccinated/booster guests preferred, or PCR tested (honor system). Please consider the newly released Flu and current covid vaccine.

** PROGRAM NOTES ... artist informal preconcert discussion w/Q&A 2:35-2:55pm in music studio: TBD

What's the music?

Illya Bunyakyn

Attendees

+2

Thomas M.

Jenna L.

Patricia L.

Julianne C.

+1

Ellen G.