Cecilian Club Presents Fifth Annual Candlelight Music Showcase

On March 18th, 2018, the
Cecilian Music Club presented its 5th
Annual Candlelight Music Showcase, a revival of a colonial club
tradition, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Freehold. The
showcase, titled “Playing with the Star,” provided an opportunity
for students of Cecilian Club members to perform on the same program
as acclaimed pianist Vyacheslav Gryaznov.

The students performing
piano solos were: Mackenzie Amyx, Davit Avetisyan, Gray Barnum,
Louisa Barnum, Maggie Earhart, Dylan Fitzgerald, Emily Gangi, Emily
Gizersky, Jared Gizersky, Beatrice Karonn, Athena Komitois, Gregory
Lin, Pieter Lootsma, Hayden Marciszewski, Sabrina Marciszewski,
Jonathan Min, Ani Mouradian, William Perry, John Szumowski, and
Elizabeth Wright. Isabel Postelnek performed a flute solo.

The teachers who prepared
students for this recital were: George Borisov, Jennifer Brush,
Phemie Chien, Bernice Cooperman, Violeta Kundrotiene, Marjorie
Mollenauer, Marina Strakovsky, and Therese Whelan.

Following the student
recital, Vyacheslav Gryaznov performed a moving rendition of one of
the most difficult pieces in piano repertoire, Liszt's Transcendental
Etudes. These young performers had the benefit of both hearing a
professional pianist perform, and of playing on the same program with
him. Mr. Gryaznov is a member of the Moscow Philharmonic Society and
is an artist-in-residence with the Drozdoff Society. He has won
international competitions in Italy, Ukraine, Denmark, Georgia,
Japan, the United States, and throughout Russia.

The Cecilian Music Club,
founded in 1883, is an organization of teachers, performers, and
music lovers dedicated to the study and performance of classical
music. For more information, or to become a member, visit our website
at www.cecilianclub.org.