From TIMOTHY’S PERRYSBURG FOUNDATION
Timothy’s Perrysburg Foundation will present a program showcasing classical works of Spanish and South America composers performed by violinist Aaron Rutter and pianist Susan Bernard, Sunday, Nov. 24 at 3 p.m. St. Timothy Episcopal church, 871 East Boundary, Perrysburg.
The free program the second concert in the 2024-25 Discovers Music Series season.
The featured artists developed the program specifically for the Discovers concert.
Rutte isa Toledo native and currently the orchestra director at Bowsher High School and Susan Bernard, pianist, is originally from Miami and now based in Perrysburg.
Compositions of the Spanish Romantic and Post-Romantic styles open the recital, featuring works by Sarasate, Granados, Albeniz and Gardel. The “Tango in D” by Albeniz, one of his most popular pieces, originally written for solo piano, is presented here in duet form. “Por Una Cabesa”, possibly the most performed work by Gardel, will be familiar to audiences from the tango scene in the 1992 movie, Scent of a Woman, which starred Al Pacino and Gabrielle Anwar.
Music by Astor Piazzolla fills the second half of the program. Born in Argentina to Italian parents, raised in New York City and a citizen of the world, Piazzolla was hailed as the creator of the “tango nuevo”. He created new harmonies, experimented with instrumentation and crossed genres throughout his career.
Bernard is a first generation American, with Cuban and Spanish roots. She studied at the Oberlin Conservatory and the Frost School of Music at The University of Miami. Susan holds degrees in Piano Performance and Business from Miami and currently studies with Dr. Robert Satterlee at BGSU.
Starting in the Suzuki method at age 3, Aaron Rutter has long been active in the Toledo area as a performer, educator and private violin instructor. He performs frequently in the area as s soloist, as a duo with guitar and now with Susan Bernard.
The three-fold mission of the Foundation is “to clothe, feed and fulfill”; Discovers offers a variety of musical genres intended to delight and fulfill our audiences.This marks the second season that Discovers has been an integral part of the new Timothy’s Perrysburg Foundation, which supports three initiatives: Discovers Music Series; The Clothesline, a free clothing opportunity; and the new St. Tim’s Kitchen, which supports food insecurity by repurposing rescued food.Information on upcoming events in the series is available at www.timothysperrysburg.org.
