Naoko Maeda - Concert Pianist

Accompany 7 singers for NATS (National Association Of The Teachers Of Singing) on March 7th, Saturday.

"Music for Asian and Black composers concert"

Date: February 21st Saturday from 4 to 5:45 pm
Place: Southern Asian Seventh-day Adventist Church
Address: 2001 East Randolph road, Silver Spring MD 20904

I would like to compose and play Japanese sacred music
at the concert.
Will be on my Youtube soon.

I will perform at the farewell party for Mr. Robert E. Boone who retired from the president of the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS). He remains with AWS as a Board Chair of the organization. The party will be throne on Feb. 18th, Wednesday from 6 to 8 pm at the United States Botanic Garden.

Anacostia Watershed Society(AWS) is a local, 501(c)(3) non-profit environmental organization that is working to protect and restore the Anacostia River and its watershed. AWS seeks to fulfill its mandate of a swimmable and fishable river through its programs of education, action and advocacy.
Learn more about AWS:
http://www.anacostiaws.org/

You can take a look at this beautiful indoor garden near the Capitol on this webpage,
The United States Botanic Garden:
http://www.usbg.gov/

Naoko needs much practice time!!!!

Accompany Ms. Brown, violinist on 24th Saturday.
For the audition of The State solo ensemble.

The piece is:
Concerto in A minor 1st movement by Vivalti.

Accompany Mr. Cleveland Chandler, violinist on February 21st
from 4 pm.
This is a performance for:
"The Black Composers Music Concert".

The piece we perform is:
"Deep Rier" by S.Coleridge-Taylor

I got the sheet music yesterday!

Naoko serves at the Cheverly United Methodist Church 18th, Sunday.

The pieces I play are;

*The Well-Tempered Clavier Vol. 2 by J.S.Bach
Prelude and Fuga No 15 G Major

*Prelude Vol.1 by C. Debussy
Danseuses de Delphes

*Some Jazz pieces.

*And Hymns.

The performance on 11th was a huge success!!!!
Audience loved us. So we did encore.

H.T.Burleigh: "Till I Wake",

This is an amazing piece.
Ms. Detra and I are thinking to upload this beautiful piece on
my Youtube.

About H.T.Burleigh:
http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Burleigh

The concert Naoko accompanies the soprano singer Ms. Detra Battle is coming soon!

Date: Sunday, January 11th from 4 p.m.
Place: the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center of the University of Maryland, College Park, in the Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Recital Hall.
TICKETS: $22 General Admission
$12 Children (6+), Students, Senior Citizens

The pieces we perform are:
"Porgi, amor, qualche ristoro" from Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart.
"D'Oreste, d'Ajace" from Idomeneo by Mozart.
Here is a flyer:


Hope to see you Jan. 11th.