PROFESSIONAL PIANISTS CONCERT

It’s that time of year again that so many piano lovers have been waiting for!

Don’t miss the 32nd annual Professional Pianist Concerts, a collaborative production by the Ukiah Community Concert Association and Spencer Brewer, and a benefit for the Mendocino College Recording Arts Club, the Allegro Scholarship Program, and the Ukiah Community Concert Association.

The artists you’ve come to love plus exciting new talent will take the Ukiah stage by storm once again, bringing their signature flair, finesse, humor, irreverence, and the sheer joy of sharing their talent that has wowed audiences for over three decades.

On January 25th and 26th, 2025 the 32nd Annual Professional Pianist Concert will hit the stage with two exciting concerts featuring eleven different pianists at the Mendocino College Center Theatre in Ukiah.

Performers letting the keys fly this year are Spencer Brewer, Elena Casanova, Wendy DeWitt, Barney McClure, Frankie J, Tom Ganoung, Elizabeth MacDougall, Ed Reinhart, Ben Rueb, Charlie Seltzer and Janice Hawthorne Timm. The musical styles will range from classical to jazz, boogie-woogie to Cuban, Broadway to ragtime…..each performance will be completely different!

This utterly fun and stimulating series features the finest regional pianists on stage in a living room environment. Throughout the performance they trade stories and melodies with two pianos on stage to accommodate impromptu collaborations. The event is an annual sellout because of the diversity and quality of music in a multitude of styles, and the humor that takes place throughout the evening.

Saturday, January 25th at 7:00pm will feature

Spencer Brewer

Carolina Cavalache

Barney McClure

Ed Reinhart

Ben Rueb

Janice Timm

Sunday the 26th at 2:00pm will include

Spencer Brewer

Wendy DeWitt

Elena Casanova

Tom Ganoung

Elizabeth MacDougall

John Simon

No two concerts are the same, so if you love piano and piano music, please consider enjoying more than one performance!

The concerts benefit the Ukiah Community Concert Association, Mendocino College Recording Arts Club and the Allegro Scholarship Program.

Tickets are on sale at Mendocino Book Co. in Ukiah, Mazahar in Willits and online at www.UkiahConcerts.org. Tickets are $25 general admission and $30 “I ‘Wanna’ See the Hands” limited seating. For more information call (707) 463-2738.

Sponsors are Fowler Auto Center, Sparetime Supply, Savings Bank of Mendocino, Ukiah Community Concerts, Waterman Plants, K-WINE/MAX, KOZT-The Coast and KZYX/Z. Refreshments will be provided by Ukiah Community Concert Association.

The Mendocino College Center Theatre is at 1000 Hensley Creek Rd in Ukiah. There will be autographed CD’s, music and books by the artists for sale in the lobby.

STYLES OF MUSIC

Spencer Brewer – Contemporary Classical & Original Compositions

Elena Casanova – Cuban Classical & Jazz, Classical

Tom Ganoung – Originals, Rock, Classical

Frankie J – R & B, Soul, Gospel

Elizabeth MacDougall – Classical

Barney McClure – Outrageous Jazz

Ed Reinhart – Boogie-Woogie & Blues

Ben Rueb – Classical

Charlie Seltzer – Broadway & Show Tunes

Wendy DeWitt – Boogie Woogie & Blues

Janice Hawthorne Timm – 20th Century American Classical

The artists are terrific, the humor runs high (and low!), the performances are always full of surprises. Hmm…maybe get tickets for both shows!