By Elke Heitmeyer

A full house of music enthusiasts was treated to world-class classical music and poetry on Saturday, September 13. The event was hosted by the Shepherds of the Mountains Lutheran Church in their community room and was organized and emceed by Elke Heitmeyer.

Peter Bogdanoff, the church’s pianist opened the evening with Improvisations based on music by Georg Friedrich Haendel, followed by the music of Sandy Ryan on flute and Peter Speziale on a harp performing the “Algues” (Seaweed) by Bernard Andres, where the audience could…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Above: Musicians of the night with event organizer Elke Heitmeyer

Above: Sandy Ryan on the flute and Peter Speziale on a beautiful harp

Above: Amoni Lee accompanied by Patrick Bender

Above: Peter Speziale on harp

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