BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Acme Widgets\, Inc.//NONSGML ExportToCalendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Groupmuses near X-WR-NAME:Groupmuses near BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T094123Z UID:f5ecce58-3717-4f5c-952b-7f50cecb968e DTSTART:20261108T190000Z DTEND:20261108T213000Z DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Richard W.\nMusicians: Viscount Thurston\n\n08 Nov 20 26 Sunday virtuoso pianist Viscount Thurston\, WIPAC WINNER\; POTLUCK dinn er buffet 106\n\nProgram: Two 35-45 minute sets\, each with 10-15 min inte rmission\; arrivals 2-3pm buffet open 2pm\, music room seating opens 3pm & music begins. Doors open 2pm.\n\n --PROGRAM--\nShostakovich - 24 Preludes and Fugues\, Op. 87\n No. 13 in F# major\nBeethoven - Pian o Sonata in C major\, Op. 2\, No. 3\n1. Allegro con brio\n2. Adagio\n3. Sc herzo: Allegro\n4. Allegro assai\n --intermission--\nSchubert - Impromptus\, Op. 90\n No. 3 in G-flat major\n No. 4 in A-flat major\nR achmaninoff - Prelude in D major\, Op. 23\, No. 4 \nChopin - Barcarolle. O p. 60 \n\nAdvance payment PLEASE (pay thru GroupMuse $25+cc Fee\, artists receive $20) or use Zelle ID: rix.rox.SOLOX@verizon.net $25noFee (artists receive full $25 with Zelle or PayPal)\nhttps://www.paypal.me/SOLOXtheArtS alon\nPlease include attendee names in Zelle or PayPal. NO CASH/No Checks at EVENT--illegal in MD.\n\nPotluck dinner: attendees please prepare side dish\, entree\, or dessert\, cooked items ready to serve preferred\, minim ize flimsy plastic (ends up in my ocean\, breeds microplastics)\, host pre pares 2 hot dishes & provides silver serving pieces\, cutlery and plates.\ n\n*** Viscount Thurston\nViscount Thurston began piano studies at age 7. At his first public performance at age 17\, he played Rachmaninov’s Pian o Concerto No. 3 in Denver\, Colorado with the orchestra led by his teache r\, Antonia Brico. He gave his debut solo recital at Denver’s Phipps Au ditorium in 1973. As a graduate student at the Ohio State University\, Vis count won the music school’s concerto competition and performed Tchaikov sky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the university orchestra. He completed h is Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 1984. In 2003\, he enjoyed the opportu nity to reprise his performance of the Rachmaninov third concerto in Color ado\, this time with the Littleton Symphony Orchestra. Viscount performed for several years in the DC area’sFriday Morning Music Club. He has been a regular with the Piano Society since 2007. He won First Prize in the 20 10 Washington (DC) International Piano Arts Competition and Third Prize in the 2015 Boston Piano Amateurs Competition. He manages leadership develop ment programs for the Federal Aviation Administration\, and lives with his wife\, Vickie\, in Sykesville\, Maryland.\n\nPotLuck Dinner Buffet. Host will provide two hot hors d'oeuvres & punch for potluck reception during i ntermission & beginning\, when doors open. Guests are encouraged to bring food/wine to share/potluck\; if considering a sweet\, think about fruit in stead of processed sugar. Music begins at 3pm\, please be on time\, 2 sets with 1 short intermission\, rarely one longer set. Guests most welcome an d encouraged to bring dish/drink to share/potluck\, please consider bringi ng wine if you use it. Stemware/Ice Buckets/Filtered Water Provided.\n\nAl l guests will be seated in Music Room (opens at 3pm). Accessibility note: 3 steps walkway to entry hall\, 30 inch doors inside.\n\nArrivals 2-2:30pm ...\n-potluck dishes dining room\n-wine\, beverages: bar in galley\n-impo rtant: coats and bags upstairs please\n-arrivals: 2pm for social hour and POTLUCK DINNER buffet\n-concert seating opens: 3pm\, music begins 3pm\n-OK To take food/ wine into Music Studio\n-outdoor cats live here\n-2 upstair s galleries open\, 2 upstairs lavatories\, open in addiction to DOWNSTAIRS \, LAVATORY IN\nREAR OF MUSIC STUDIO.\n-GRATUITIES: most welcome for the a rtists\, but may NOT be offered at the event but can be sent via groupmuse .com or by ZELLE to rix.rox.SOLOX@verizon.net IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVENT- - ALL forms of cash or check transactions are strictly illegal at this eve nt.\n- limited PHOTOGRAPHS strictly for personal use may be taken: NO SOCI AL MEDIA POSTS\, NO CLOUD UPLOADS\, NO TRANSMISSION VIA EMAIL OR TEXT thes e are only for your personal use\, please.And thank you.\n\nYour safety is paramount: current flu & covid booster respectfully suggested (22oct2026 host innoculated WalterReed)\n\nRefunds: paypal or zelle in full\, GroupMu se less cc Fee (SOLOX suggests refusing a credit to your account as you ma y not use a resulting replacement free ticket to attend another event at S OLOX\, since GroupMuse does not pay musicians in this circumstance ... req uest a refund instead please). SOLOX requires that musician's always be pa id for every attendee sea--music is not only an art form\, but also a busi ness. Zelle/PayPal refunds available upon request. LOCATION:Woodacres\, Bethesda\, Bethesda SUMMARY:08 Nov 2026 Sunday virtuoso pianist Viscount Thurston\, WIPAC WINNE R\, POTLUCK dinner buffet 106 URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/15952-08-nov-2026-sunday-virtuoso-pian ist-viscount-thurston-wipac-winner-potluck-dinner-buffet-106 IMAGE;VALUE=URI:https://bunny.groupmuse.com/f5c4f276-ac62-4945-8bb6-8bc39a5 92327/1000030121.jpg?aspect_ratio=1%3A1&width=1200 X-PRICE:$25 tickets ($20 for Supermusers) END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR