"Notes for Nourishment" Concert in Oakland, Wed May 11th, 7pm

presents a Benefit Concert "Nourish Your Neighborhood" Wednesday May 11th, 2011 at 7pm (refreshments will be served at 6:30pm, concert starts at 7pm) Our Lady of Lourdes Church 2808 Lakeshore Ave Oakland, CA 94610  [map] (510) 451-1790 ERIN NOLAN (Viola) and DONNA STOERING (Piano) plus the Listen for Life Chorale (making their Oakland debut) FREE ADMISSION (free-will donation encouraged) Concert Program: Elegie (arr for viola and piano) Selected dances from the Unaccompanied Cello Suites (transcribed for solo viola) Vocalise  (arr for viola and piano) Gabriel Fauré J.S. Bach Sergei Rachmaninov [There will then be a brief pause to appreciate the work of St Vincent de Paul volunteers in our neighborhood and to pass baskets to collect donations to benefit their activities] “A Walk within Winter” (for solo piano, composed  in 1995 for Donna Stoering) Brent Heisinger Donna will announce other solo piano works that she will play on this evening. Several choral selections will then be performed by the recently-formed Listen for Life Chorale, making their Oakland debut. Admission to the concert is  FREE to the public. However, free-will donations will be collected to benefit the work of the St Vincent de Paul Society services in the neighborhood of the church. Donations may also be made online here. www.listenforlife.org Further details on Notes for Nourishment Concerts are at www.notesfornourishment.org and   www.listenforlife.org/notesfornourishment

MUSICIAN BIOS: Donna Stoering is an internationally known concert pianist and singer, and Grammy award nominee, and has been an artistic ambassador for both the USA and Great Britain. Donna is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Listen for Life Foundation. Erin Nolan has performed at Carnegie Hall with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project and toured as part of the English Chamber Orchestra, the BBC Symphony, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.  She is the founder of   Notes for Nourishment. A new choir formed from singers across California, from Santa Cruz to Sacramento to Berkeley. Singers at this performance will include: Andy Anderson Liz Calame Mario Cuestas Jenny Griffin John Kevin Harcharik Erin Nolan Erin Stokes Oliver Rebecca Sulek Conductor / Accompanist: Donna Stoering The Chorale gave  its debut performance  in San Jose on April 20th; the May 11th concert  will be its Oakland debut.