"Listen for Life" Events in Honolulu, Hawaii, May 15th and 16th

presents Spring Reverie A "Notes for Nourishment" Concert Sunday May 15th, 2011 at 7pm Calvary By the Sea Lutheran Church 5339 Kalanianaole Highway Honolulu, Hawaii 96821  [map] ERIN NOLAN (Viola) and DONNA STOERING (Piano) 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) Gabriel Fauré J.S. Bach Other selections for viola and piano duo, to be announced Erin Nolan, viola, and Donna Stoering, piano “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. Additional events on Monday May 16th, 2011: 12 noon - 1pm: "Change Your Music, Change Your Life" A Talk by Donna Stoering, founder of Listen for Life Rotary Luncheon, hosted at Willows Restaurant, 901 Hausten St, Honolulu, HI 97826  [map] 7pm: "Music and Spirituality" A Lecture Recital by Donna Stoering, sharing music and words on the theme of Music and Spirituality Calvary By the Sea Lutheran Church 5339 Kalanianaole Highway, Honolulu, HI 96821  [map] Admission to the above events are FREE to the public. However, free-will donations will be collected to benefit: Sounding Joy Music Therapy in Hawaii, The Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, and Listen for Life projects worldwide. Donna Stoering would like to extend personal thanks to: Mr. Tom Poole at Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church, for his help in setting up the two events here on May 15 and 16, and especially to Miho Miki May, for donating a tremendous amount of time, organizing assistance, contacts, love, support, and generosity of spirit, in making these events happen 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.

"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.

"Notes for Nourishment" Concert in St Louis area, April 30th, 7pm

presents an Evening of  Classical and Sacred Music Saturday April 30th, 2011 at 7pm St Justin Martyr Church 11910 Eddie &  Park Road Sunset Hills, Missouri 63126  [map] ERIN NOLAN (Viola) and DONNA STOERING (Piano) will perform the music of Fauré, Bach, Schubert, and Chopin NO TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION. Free-will contributions at the concert will benefit the education  of the postulants of the Daughters of St. Paul. You can also donate directly online at fsppostulants.blogspot.com. THE DAUGHTERS OF ST. PAUL are a self-supporting missionary congregation of religious Sisters serving throughout the United States and the world. Using all forms of social communications, they proclaim the Gospel message. For more information, please visit the website of the order at  www.daughtersofstpaul.com. The complete CONCERT PROGRAM is available for download and printing; please click on the thumbnail image at left for the full PDF file (1.5MB). Further details on Notes for Nourishment Concerts are at www.notesfornourishment.org and   www.listenforlife.org/notesfornourishment

[Click on poster for larger version to download /print.] 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,  and in 2010 she became a postulant with the Daughters of St. Paul. Many thanks to Father Weber and St Justin Martyr Church  for their generosity in hosting this event.