Please join the Lyra Music Benefit Event at Howland Cultural Center, featuring pianist, Michael Stephen Brown, and the outstanding young musicians of the Lyra Music Young Artist Performance Program. Mix and mingle at a post-concert reception with Mr. Brown, Lyra Music young artists, faculty artists, and friends!

Program:
Beethoven: Sonata in F-sharp Major, Op. 78
Michael Stephen Brown (b. 1987): Four Lakes for Children (2024)
Fauré: Nocturne no. 6 in D-flat Major, Op. 63
Rachmaninoff: “Scherzo” from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, after Mendelssohn
Liszt: “Wedding March and Dance of the Fairies” from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, after Mendelssohn

Suggested Donation $50. Your Donation to Lyra Music will sustain low-cost ticket options for Lyra Music Festival audiences and support Lyra's FREE outreach concert initiative making live classical music accessible to all.

Your gift will also support need-based financial aid for Lyra Music Young Artists ensuring access to specialized classical music training for aspiring middle and high school musicians regardless of ability to pay. It will provide the practice facilities, outstanding faculty, masterclasses, and lessons with world-class guest artists that make the crucial difference in a young musician's development.