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Trinity United Methodist’s Candlelight Concerts

is proud to present the return of:

Lino Rivera, Concert Pianist performing his program: Light and Love.

Admission to the concert is free (really!), with a suggested donation $15 per person. You are most welcome to attend whether you choose to donate or not. Half of the proceeds from this concert will go to Lino’s chosen charity, Habitat for Humanity East Jefferson County.

Born in the Philippines, Lino Rivera has performed as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber musician and accompanist on three continents. He makes it his mission to advocate and premiere contemporary works; to explore and meet the artistic, creative, and technical challenges of piano transcriptions; and to discover and perform obscure solo piano repertoire throughout the ages. Rivera maintains active concert engagements across the country, and is a regular performer, teacher, and chamber music coach at music
festivals here and abroad.

The program will feature two types of piano transcription or piano arrangement:
Literal transcription is where the transcriber takes each note of the original work, written for another instrument, and adds an aspect or layer of difficulty for the pianist. The selection presented here is Bach’s Chaconne in D minor for solo violin, transcribed for the piano by Brahms;

Partition or reduction is where the transcriber could not possibly enhance or add notes to the original
text, but simply adapted the extensive orchestral score for piano solo in an effective manner idiomatic to
the instrument. This is the art of extracting the essence and meaning of the original text, and rewriting
them for ten fingers. The selection presented here is Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture for
orchestra, transcribed for the piano by the Russian pianist Vyacheslav Gryaznov.

Another work in the program is a Washington state premiere of California pianist and composer Richard
Cionco’s Lux Aeterna (2024). From the composer’s notes: “Lux Aeterna finds its origins within the
Catholic Mass, meaning Eternal Light. Richard Cionco’s Lux Aeterna suggests a broader secular message,
wherein our world, as we experience it historically and currently, holds forces both evil and good–a
timeless narrative…Compositionally, the music unfolds episodically, utilizing thematic transformation
techniques throughout. Two emotionally opposing themes are juxtaposed and transformed texturally
and rhythmically, finding resolution in the end.”

Trinity United Methodist Church is located at 609 Taylor Street, across from the Community Center, in Uptown. Attendees should plan on arriving early – doors will open at 6:30. Masks are encouraged for in-person attendees.