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2019 Richard Wagner Birthday Party
May 25, 2019 - 10:00 am - May 26, 2019 - 12:30 pm
SAVE THE DATE!
The Wagner Society of Northern California is pleased to announce that we will hold the Annual Richard Wagner Birthday Celebration on Saturday May 25th at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 1111 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA
Our musical guests for the concert are Steven Bailey and Mai-Linh Pham who will be playing the music of Richard Wagner for piano and piano four hands. Steven will also play his fantastic, 20-minute Tannhaeuser Overture which was the talk of our concert recital last year.
Immediately following the concert we will have a dessert reception in the lower level Community Hall featuring birthday cake and champagne.
Mark your calendars, you will not want to miss this concert.
THIS IS A FREE CONCERT – PLEASE R.S.V.P. AT : wagnersocnc@gmail.com
THE PROGRAM:
Piano Four Hands:
Saturday May 25, 2019 3:00 p.m. (doors open at 2:30)
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
1111 O’Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA
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