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DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Richard W.\nMusicians: Kessa Mefford and Brielle Pere
 z\n\nSunday 2pm 06dec2026 Kessa Mefford & Brielle Perez virtuoso pianists\
 ; music begins 3p\; POTLUCK dinner buffet 107\n\n4 hand piano program with
  a fellow professional of works by Ravel\, Poulenc\, Fauré\, Rachmaninov\
 , and Montez. This program is about 65 minutes of music. \n\nKessa Mefford
  is\, first and foremost\, a champion of Ravel. Kessa performs everything 
 he wrote for piano — solo\, chamber\, art song\, and concerto. With his 
 ear for harmony\, his hunger for color\, and his painstaking craft\, his m
 usic speaks in a way that is deeply relatable.  Ravel believed his music a
 lready existed and that his role was only to discover it. “When I play\,
  I embark on my own type of discovery. In practice\, I can feel him compos
 ing — him searching for the perfect chord as I search for the perfect so
 und. In performance\, I invite the audience to search with us\, discoverin
 g together the subtle tensions and quiet brilliance that define his music.
 ” "An exceptional artist and so lovely and charming. Kessa put the music
  within a context as they played. Would host Kessa anytime!"\n\nhttps://ke
 ssamefford.com/bio/index.html\n\nBrielle Perez has performed on important 
 stages such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center\, Weill Recital Hall and
  Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall\, Steinway Hall in New York City\, the Conce
 rtgebouw in Amsterdam\, the Mozarteum in Salzburg\, and the Tchaikovsky Co
 ncert Hall in Moscow among many others. Her festival appearances include t
 he Tanglewood Music Festival\, the Art of Piano Festival\, the Malaga Inte
 rnational Piano Festival (FIPMA) and more. In Summer 2026\, Brielle will a
 ttend the renowned Aspen music Festival in the studio of Yoheved Kaplinsky
 .  Among her recent engagements\, Perez gave a solo concert celebrating he
 r Puerto Rican heritage at the historical Puerto Rican ‘Pregones Theater
 ’ in the Bronx\, New York. In November 2025\, she collaborated with the 
 Juilliard dance department performing alongside Nicholas Britell with new 
 choreography by Bobbi Jene Smith. In the past few years\, Perez has been i
 nvited several times as a featured artist .\n\nhttps://www.brielleperez.co
 m/about-4\n\nPoulenc — Sonata for 4 Hands \nMontez — Suite in Eb\nRave
 l — Ma mére l’Oyé\nFauré — Dolly Suite\n  -- intermission --\nRac
 hmaninov — 6 Morceaux\, Op. 11\n\nProgram 2 35-45 minute sets with 10-15
  min intermission\; arrivals 2-3pm buffet open 2pm\, music room seating op
 ens 3pm & music begins.\n\nAdvance payment PLEASE (pay thru GroupMuse $25+
 cc Fee\, artists receive $20) or use Zelle ID: rix.rox.SOLOX@verizon.net $
 25noFee (artists receive full $25 with Zelle or PayPal)\nhttps://www.paypa
 l.me/SOLOXtheArtSalon\nPlease include attendee names in Zelle or PayPal. N
 O CASH/No Checks at EVENT--illegal in MD.\n\nPotLuck Dinner Buffet. Host w
 ill provide two hot hors d'oeuvres & punch for potluck reception during in
 termission & beginning\, when doors open. Guests are encouraged to bring f
 ood/wine to share/potluck\; if considering a sweet\, think about fruit ins
 tead of processed sugar. Music begins at 3pm\, please be on time\, 2 sets 
 with 1 short intermission\, rarely one longer set. Guests most welcome and
  encouraged to bring dish/drink to share/potluck\, please consider bringin
 g wine if you use it. Stemware/Ice Buckets/Filtered Water Provided.\n\nAll
  guests will be seated in Music Room (opens at 3pm). Accessibility note: 3
  steps walkway to entry hall\, 30 inch doors inside.\n\nArrivals 2-2:30pm 
 ...\n-potluck dishes dining room\n-wine\, beverages: bar in galley\n-impor
 tant: coats and bags upstairs please\n-arrivals: 2pm for social hour and P
 OTLUCK DINNER buffet\n- optional artist discussion/Q&A 2:35-2:55pm PROGRAM
  NOTES** BELOW\n-concert seating opens: 3pm\, music begins\; earlier at 2:
 35pm for those attending optional. artist discussion\n-OK To take food/ wi
 ne into Music Studio\n-outdoor cats live here\n-2 upstairs galleries open\
 , 2 upstairs lavatories\, open in addiction to DOWNSTAIRS\, LAVATORY IN\nR
 EAR OF MUSIC STUDIO.\n-GRATUITIES: most welcome for the artists may NOT be
  offered at the event but can be sent via groupmuse.com or by ZELLE to rix
 .rox.SOLOX@verizon.net IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVENT-- ALL forms of cash or 
 check transactions are strictly illegal at this event.\n- limited PHOTOGRA
 PHS strictly for personal use may be taken: NO SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS\, NO CLO
 UD UPLOADS\, NO TRANSMISSION VIA EMAIL OR TEXTING: PHOTOGRAPHS are for per
 sonal use ONLY\, PLEASE.\n\nYour safety is paramount: current flu & ovid w
 /booster respectfully suggested.\n\nRefunds: paypal or zelle in full\, Gro
 upMuse less cc Fee (SOLOX suggests refusing a credit to your account as yo
 u may not use a resulting replacement free ticket to attend another event 
 at SOLOX\, since GroupMuse does not pay musicians in this circumstance ...
  request a refund instead please). SOLOX requires that musician's always b
 e paid for every attendee sea--music is not only an art form\, but also a 
 business.
LOCATION:Woodacres\, Bethesda\, Bethesda
SUMMARY:Sunday 2pm 06dec2026 Kessa Mefford & Brielle Perez virtuoso pianist
 s\; music begins 3p\; POTLUCK dinner buffet 107
URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/15879-sunday-2pm-06dec2026-kessa-meffo
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X-PRICE:$25 tickets ($20 for Supermusers)
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