Welcome Back Concert
Date:
Sunday, April 25th 2021
About the Concert
We are excited to invite you to our 2021 opening OC House Concert on Sunday, April 25th 2021. This concert will feature pianist Sung Chang and our invited jazz musician Molly Miller who is one of Los Angeles’s most sought after jazz musicians.
Hosted By:
Address and directions will be provided one week prior to the concert to those who RSVP.
RSVP By:
Please RSVP by April 11, 2021. Seats are limited.
Dress Code:
Business Casual Attire suggested
What to Expect:
Cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres will be served starting 4:00 pm and music will start promptly at 4:30 pm.
Details:
Adults are welcome as well as children ages 10 and older.
Donations:
Suggested donation of $100 per person. You can use the RSVP or Donation Button below to register.
Notes:
Most of the invited guests have been fully vaccinated already. We will continue to follow CDC guidelines with masks and hand sanitizer readily available.
Program
Jazz Performers:
- Guitar – Molly Miller
- Bass – Jennifer Condos
- Drums – Jay Bellerose
Pieces:
- It’s Only a Papermoon – Harold Arlen
- Spry – Molly Miller Trio
- Like Someone In Love – Jimmy Van Heusen
- On the Sunnyside of the Street – Jimmy McHugh
- You Go To My Head – J Fred Coots
- St. George – Molly Miller Trio
- Moon Indigo – Duke Ellington
- Slow Burn to Nowhere – Molly Miller Trio
- Hasta Luego – Molly Miller Trio
- In the Evening- Molly Miller Trio
- It Hurts to Be Alone – Bob Marley and the Wailers
- Over the Fence – Molly Miller Trio
Classical Piano Performer:
- Sung Chang
Pieces:
- Johann Sebastian Bach “ Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ” BWV 639
- Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in A minor, D 784
- Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, ”Quasi una fantasia”, Op. 27, No. 2
Musicians
Molly Miller, PHD
Since Dr. Molly Miller picked up a guitar at age seven, she’s been captivating audiences with her sophisticated and raw style.
She’s one of Los Angeles’s most sought-after musicians, recording and touring with artists such as Jason Mraz, Black Eyed Peas, Donna Missal, and Morgxn, at venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, Royal Albert Hall, Coachella, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. In her feature in the renowned magazine, Guitar, Michael James Adam notes, “she slings the guitar like a wordsmith, wry and sarcastic with a playful slant and flows from hushed whisper to bursts of elation with aplomb”. Miller is featured on Jason Mraz’s 2018 album Know and his forthcoming record, out in Summer 2021. She is in the house-band on The Bachelor’s newest ABC primetime show, Listen To Your Heart. Soon after earning her Doctorate in Musical Arts from the University of Southern California in 2016, she became the chair of the Guitar Department at Los Angeles College of Music, a position she still holds. When Miller’s not on tour, running a guitar department, or in the studio, she heads her own trio, Molly Miller Trio, showcased on NPR’s Fresh Air. The second album by Molly Miller Trio is slated for release later in 2021.
Sung Chang
Pianist Sung Chang is known for his outstanding technical abilities, musical maturity, and sensitive yet powerful expression that shines through the keys. He has received critical acclaim for his “poetic imagination, superb technical skills, and, most importantly, a deep emotional connection to whatever music he plays” by Jeffrey Kahane. Born in Seoul, Korea, Sung Chang gave his debut concert at the age of five. At 16 he was accepted into the prestigious Korea National University of Arts, and his musical virtuosity attracted international attention when he became the youngest ever to win the Nagoya International Piano Competition in Japan. Since then Chang has gone on to win more than ten international competitions around the world including in the United States, Germany, Italy, Korea, and Japan. His impressive list of awards from the major international piano competitions includes- the first prize and the audience prize at the Chopin-Gesellschaft Hannover Internationaler Klavierwettbewerb, the first prize and the special award for the “Best Performance of a Virtuoso Piece” at the Bösendorfer USASU International Piano Competition, a silver medal with two special prizes in “Best Performance of a Work by a Classical Composer” and “Best Performance of a Work by a Spanish, Latin American or Impressionistic Composer” at the San Antonio International Piano Competition, and a silver medal at the New Orleans International Piano Competition. Chang currently resides in Los Angeles, California after completing further studies at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover in Hannover, Germany and the USC Thornton School of Music.