40th Annual Abbey Bach Festival

Wednesday, July 27

Program and Artists subject to change.

6 PM Abbey Church

Debra Huddleston, organ

Huddleston is primary accompanist for the Willamette Master Chorus, the Willamette Girlchoir and conducts the Salem Madrigal Singers. Educated at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria and the Hartt School of Music, University of Hartford, Connecticut, she holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Organ and Liturgical Music, and Piano Accompanying.

8 PM Damian Center

Hekun Wu, cello

Elise Yun, pianist

The French newspaper Nice-Matin recently headlined, ", Hekun Wu globe-trotter virtuoso, is one of the most recognized Chinese musicians in the world... He played a Beethoven Sonata in such a brilliant and powerful manner." Wu enjoys a versatile career as a concert cellist, conductor and chamber musician. Praised for his "virtuosic technique with thoughtful and poetic expressivity" (China Times) and his interpretive insights that are "bold and very full of conviction, unusually supple and beautiful" (The Boston Globe), Wu has concertized throughout the world.

Pianist Elise Yun has performed in solo and collaborative recitals in the United States and abroad, including the Ravinia Festival Steans Institute, The Moscow Conservatory International Summer Institute, and at Carnegie Recital Hall (Weill) as a winner in the Artists International Auditions. Following her New York recital, Ms. Yun's playing was described as "full of meaningful expression and musical intelligence."

PROGRAM

Suite No. 1 in G Major BWV 1007	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Suite No. 6 in D Major BWV 1012
12 Variations on the Theme from Ein madchen oder Wibchen form Mozart's The Magic Flute for cello and piano Opus 66	Ludwig van Veethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 1 in E minor for cello and piano Opus 38	Johannes Brahms (1883-1897)