08 Nov 2026 Sunday virtuoso pianist Viscount Thurston, WIPAC WINNER, pre concert talk, POTLUCK dinner buffet 106/57

08 Nov 2026 Sunday virtuoso pianist Viscount Thurston, WIPAC WINNER, pre concert talk, POTLUCK dinner buffet 106/57

Program and pre concert talk:

TBD 65-75 minutes in two sets, 3pm actual playing time following free concert talk ... bio follows program notes ... far below

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.

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

*** Viscount Thurston
Viscount Thurston began 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 recital at Denver’s Phipps Auditorium in 1973. As a graduate student at the Ohio State University, Viscount won the music school’s concerto competition and performed Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the university orchestra. He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 1984. In 2003, he enjoyed the opportunity to reprise his performance of the Rachmaninov third concerto in Colorado, this time with the Littleton Symphony Orchestra. Viscount performed for several years in the DC area’sFriday Morning Music Club. He has been a regular with the Piano Society since 2007. He won First Prize in the 2010 Washington (DC) International Piano Arts Competition and Third Prize in the 2015 Boston Piano Amateurs Competition. He manages leadership development programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, and lives with his wife, Vickie, in Sykesville, Maryland.

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