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DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Richard W.\nMusicians: Viscount Thurston\n\n08 Nov 20
 26 Sunday virtuoso pianist Viscount Thurston\, WIPAC WINNER\; POTLUCK dinn
 er buffet 106\n\nProgram: Two 35-45 minute sets\, each with 10-15 min inte
 rmission\; arrivals 2-3pm buffet open 2pm\, music room seating opens 3pm &
  music begins.  Doors open 2pm.\n\n              --Partial PROGRAM--\nBeet
 hoven - Piano Sonata in C major\, Op. 2\, No. 3 (~25min)\n1. Allegro con b
 rio\n2. Adagio\n3. Scherzo: Allegro\n4. Allegro assai\n             --inte
 rmission--\nRachmaninoff - Prelude in D major\, Op. 23\, No. 4 (~5min)\nCh
 opin - Barcarolle. Op. 60 (~8min)\n\nAdvance payment PLEASE (pay thru Grou
 pMuse $25+cc Fee\, artists receive $20) or use Zelle ID: rix.rox.SOLOX@ver
 izon.net $25noFee (artists receive full $25 with Zelle or PayPal)\nhttps:/
 /www.paypal.me/SOLOXtheArtSalon\nPlease include attendee names in Zelle or
  PayPal. NO CASH/No Checks at EVENT--illegal in MD.\n\nPotluck dinner: att
 endees please prepare side dish\, entree\, or dessert\, cooked items ready
  to serve preferred\, minimize flimsy plastic (ends up in my ocean\, breed
 s microplastics)\, host prepares 2 hot dishes & provides silver serving pi
 eces\, cutlery and plates.\n\n*** Viscount Thurston\nViscount Thurston beg
 an piano studies at age 7. At his first public performance at age 17\, he 
 played Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in Denver\, Colorado with the 
 orchestra led by his teacher\, Antonia Brico.  He gave his debut solo reci
 tal at Denver’s Phipps Auditorium in 1973. As a graduate student at the 
 Ohio State University\, Viscount won the music school’s concerto competi
 tion and performed Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the universit
 y orchestra. He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 1984. In 20
 03\, he enjoyed the opportunity to reprise his performance of the Rachmani
 nov third concerto in Colorado\, this time with the Littleton Symphony Orc
 hestra. Viscount performed for several years in the DC area’sFriday Morn
 ing Music Club. He has been a regular with the Piano Society since 2007. H
 e won First Prize in the 2010 Washington (DC) International Piano Arts Com
 petition and Third Prize in the 2015 Boston Piano Amateurs Competition. He
  manages leadership development programs for the Federal Aviation Administ
 ration\, and lives with his wife\, Vickie\, in Sykesville\, Maryland.\n\nP
 otLuck Dinner Buffet. Host will provide two hot hors d'oeuvres & punch for
  potluck reception during intermission & beginning\, when doors open. Gues
 ts are encouraged to bring food/wine to share/potluck\; if considering a s
 weet\, 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/potlu
 ck\, please consider bringing wine if you use it. Stemware/Ice Buckets/Fil
 tered Water Provided.\n\nAll guests will be seated in Music Room (opens at
  3pm). Accessibility note: 3 steps walkway to entry hall\, 30 inch doors i
 nside.\n\nArrivals 2-2:30pm ...\n-potluck dishes dining room\n-wine\, beve
 rages: bar in galley\n-important: coats and bags upstairs please\n-arrival
 s: 2pm for social hour and POTLUCK DINNER buffet\n-concert seating opens: 
 3pm\, music begins 3pm\n-OK To take food/ wine into Music Studio\n-outdoor
  cats live here\n-2 upstairs galleries open\, 2 upstairs lavatories\, open
  in addiction to DOWNSTAIRS\, LAVATORY IN\nREAR OF MUSIC STUDIO.\n-GRATUIT
 IES: most welcome for the artists\, but may NOT be offered at the event bu
 t can be sent via groupmuse.com or by ZELLE to rix.rox.SOLOX@verizon.net I
 MMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVENT-- ALL forms of cash or check transactions are s
 trictly illegal at this event.\n- limited PHOTOGRAPHS strictly for persona
 l use may be taken: NO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS\, NO CLOUD UPLOADS\, NO TRANSMIS
 SION VIA EMAIL OR TEXT these are only for your personal use\, please.And t
 hank you.\n\nYour safety is paramount: current flu & covid booster respect
 fully suggested (22oct2026 host innoculated WalterReed)\n\nRefunds: paypal
  or zelle in full\, GroupMuse less cc Fee (SOLOX suggests refusing a credi
 t to your account as you may not use a resulting replacement free ticket t
 o attend another event at SOLOX\, since GroupMuse does not pay musicians i
 n this circumstance ... request a refund instead please). SOLOX requires t
 hat musician's always be paid for every attendee sea--music is not only an
  art form\, but also a business.  Zelle/PayPal refunds available upon requ
 est.
LOCATION:Woodacres\, Bethesda\, Bethesda
SUMMARY:08 Nov 2026 Sunday virtuoso pianist Viscount Thurston\, WIPAC WINNE
 R\, POTLUCK dinner buffet 106
URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/15952-08-nov-2026-sunday-virtuoso-pian
 ist-viscount-thurston-wipac-winner-potluck-dinner-buffet-106
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X-PRICE:$25 tickets ($20 for Supermusers)
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