Candlelight Concert - Michelle Huang

Trinity United Methodist’s Candlelight Concerts host Michelle Huang a concert pianist from Seattle who will be performing at Trinity United Methodist Church on Thursday April 24 at 7:00 PM for one set with no intermission. 

The performance will also be streamed live at https://trinityumcpt.org/ where you will find a link for the Candlelight Concerts Online and ways to donate. The concert will also be simulcast on KPTZ FM 91.9. 

Admission to the concert is free (really!) with a suggested donation of $15 per person. You are most welcome to attend whether you choose to donate or not. Half the proceeds will go to JCIRA (Jefferson County Immigrants’ Rights Advocates) who “support the rights of immigrants and their families giving priority to those who live or work on the Olympic Peninsula and immigrant detainees within Washington State through access to legal services standing witness family support community education and advocacy.”

The program Huang will be presenting at the Candlelight Concert is one that really speaks to her. The idea of connecting the past to the present that the living composers are often influenced in some ways by masters from the past. This concert will present three sets of composers. Impressionist composer Claude Debussy and contemporary Australian composer Natalie Williams Romantic pinnacle Johannes Brahms and American composer Missy Mazzoli and Ragtime giant William Bolcom and one of his students and a professor of composition at the University of Colorado Carter Pann. These three sets of pieces are without a doubt connected to one another through rhythms harmonies styles and musical languages. Audiences are invited to hear the newly composed pieces through the lens of the old masters.

A native of Taiwan Huang enjoys a rewarding career as a dynamic soloist and chamber musician. She is equally at home performing music ranging from the esteemed masters to the novel voices. Since moving to Seattle in 2021 she has collaborated with musicians from the Seattle Symphony Seattle Philharmonic and Seattle Pro Musica to curate and present innovative programs. She is happiest when playing concerts that allow her to storytell to make connections and to create an expansive and imaginative listening experience for the audience.

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.

Host or Publisher Trinity United Methodist Church Port Townsend