Kaffee, Kuchen und Klavier

Treat your mother to an
afternoon of culture, coffee and cake.  Pianist Mark Valenti performs an all-German
program in the grand Marunde Ballroom of Chicago’s German American Cultural
Center in the Lincoln Square neighborhood.  Traditional German Kaffee and Kuchen service is available at
this child-friendly concert.  All
mothers who attend will receive a beautiful flower.  


THE PROGRAM

Rondo in A Minor, K. 511
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart

Sonata in A Major, op. 120
Franz
Schubert

Rhapsodie in B minor op.
Johannes
Brahms

Pastorale (1941)               Stefan
Wolpe

Sonata no. 30 in E Major,
op. 109  Ludwig
van Beethoven

PERFORMANCE DETAILS

Sunday, May 11, 2014 @ 2:00pm (doors open at 1:30pm)
DANK Haus, 4740 North Western Avenue, Chicago IL 60625.

Advance tickets ($10-20) are available
at brownpapertickets.com
or by phone at 773.561.9181.


All tickets at the door are $20.

MB Financial Bank at Western
& Gunnison is generously donating parking for this event.

DANK Haus is located ½ block
from the Western Brown Line stop.

This program is partially supported by a City Arts Program III
Grant from the City of Chicago, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special
Events.

About
Mark Valenti

Mark
Valenti received his Master of Music from Northwestern University, Bachelor of
Music from the Philadelphia Musical Academy and has studied with such notable
teachers as Benjamin Whitten, Zoltan Kocsis and Mary Sauer. In addition to
giving solo recitals in cities throughout the U.S., Mr. Valenti has performed
in France, Belgium, Hungary and Luxembourg as well as for former First Lady Barbara
Bush in Washington, D.C.

Mark
Valenti has performed in recital live on WFMT classical radio. He has also done
extensive work in the Jazz field including performances with Gregory Hines,
Frank Foster and Al Grey and has appeared on television with JoeSudler's Swing
Machine and singer/actor Christopher Durham.

Formerly
Professor of Music at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Xavier


University in Chicago and the Loire Valley Music Institute in France, Mr.

Valenti currently teaches at his studio in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago

and is available for lessons for all levels and all styles.