Music and Readings from Birgit Matzerath's memoir July 30, 2023

In this special program, local pianist Birgit Matzerath returned to SOPL to read selected passages from her memoir, "More Than the World in Black and White: How Music Came Alive and My Life Turned to Music," and performed several pieces on the piano.
Program:
Introduction
J.S. Bach (1685-1750) arr Seymour Bernstein: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Reading: First Piano Lessons
Robert Schumann (1810-1856): From Foreign Lands and People
Reading: Finding Music Far Away from Home
Robert Schumann: Reverie
Reading : Revelation on the Mountain
WA. Mozart (1756-1791): Sonata in B-flat major K 333 1st movement, Allegro
Reading: Music teaching in Russia
J.S. Bach: Prelude from Partita No 1 in B-flat major
Reading: First encounter with Seymour Bernstein
J.S. Bach/arr. Seymour Bernstein: Gottes Zeit ist die al!erbeste Zeit