Performance Meeting, January 21, 2026

Program

Program Leader: Susan Ashworth Song Leader: Katharine Shields Accompanist: Cynthia Mills Song: Down by the Riverside


“Sonata No 1 in F Major” by Georg Phillipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed by Marianne Kim, recorder, Angela Smith, cellist, and Mary Parse, pianist


Two Songs by Amy Beach (1867-1944)

Take, O Take Those Lips Away, Op. 37, No. 2

When Soul is Joined to Soul, Op. 62

Performed by Katharine Shields, soprano, and Andrei Zimbalist, guest pianist


Three Songs by Irving Berlin (1888-1989):

The Girl That I Marry

,  They Say It’s Wonderful

 My Defenses are Down from “Annie Get Your Gun”

Performed by Charles Palmer and Elise Ragland, vocalists, and Kathryn Govier, pianist


“The Beat Goes On: My Musical Learning Journey Continues”

Helen Young, speaker


Piano Puzzler

Brian Grothues, pianist and puzzle master