Did you know that due to exposure while fighting fires, the rate of mesothelioma in fire fighters is two times greater than the rate in the U.S. population?
Let us all support the Benefit Chamber Concert for the Rotary Fire Fighters Home on Thursday, March 13, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church.
Our friends at the Rotary Club of University Area Houston under the leadership of their President Irene Hickey are raising funds to build a 40-unit Rotary Fire Fighters Home in the Texas Medical Center as low-cost housing for fire fighters and first responders while they undergo treatment for injuries sustained on the job or for work-related medical conditions. Ms. Hickey is a Board Member and Vice President of Houston-Leipzig.
“You were there for us – we are here for you,” is their motto.Let us support their mission by attending the Benefit Concert.
Christian Pelz, principal cellist with the Hamburger Symphoniker joins American mezzo-soprano Meredith Nicolli and Houston pianist Rodney Waters. Mr. Pelz is familiar with Houston from his time as a Rotary Exchange Student and still has many friends here.
The program includes:
- H. Wolf “Mignon Lieder”/R. Schumann “Fantasy Pieces” Op. 73
- Frank Bridge “Three Songs for Mezzo Soprano, Viola(Cello) and Piano”
- B. Britten “Cabaret Songs” /G. Gershwin “Three Preludes” (arr. J. Heifetz for cello and piano)
- “I am so easily assimilated” from Candide by L. Bernstein (modified for piano/cello accompaniment)
Seating is limited, so please purchase your tickets ($20) here or at the door.
Please join the artists for a reception immediately following the performance.
Christ the King Lutheran Church is located at 2353 Rice Boulevard at Greenbriar Street. Limited free parkng is available on the lot west of the church. Ample parking is available for $1 (credit card only) at Rice University’s stadium parking lot on the southeast corner of Rice and Greenbriar.
Frank Bridge “Three Songs for Mezzo Soprano, Viola(Cello) and Piano”