In a West College backyard scented with jasmine and strung with twinkling lights, Prelude Music Basis hosted its “Vivaldi within the Backyard” soirée, reworking a quiet spring evening right into a multisensory celebration of music and which means.
Hosts Sarrah and Jim Petersen opened the gates to their blooming yard hideaway, the place friends wandered by way of lush layers of hibiscus, hydrangeas, and milkweed earlier than settling in underneath lantern-lit trellises. Chairs Caroline Reichert and Lauren Sanders curated a romantic tablescape of golden linens, music observe napkins, and flickering votives—a nod to the evening’s harmonic coronary heart.
The night’s spotlight was an electrifying efficiency by a sextet from Mercury Chamber Orchestra, led by Jonathan Godfrey on solo violin. From Vivaldi’s 4 Seasons to Piazzolla’s smoky Libertango, every bit shimmered with power and soul. Ana Treviño Godfrey, co-founder of Prelude, spoke passionately in regards to the cognitive magic of early music training, connecting the dots between melody and neurogenesis.
Including playful appeal? Grown-up musical chairs — live-scored, naturally — and the prospect to “Take Dwelling the Backyard,” with blooms provided for donation. Visitors clinked glasses of rosé and stuffed wine passports from 4 world vineyards, due to sommeliers from Everywine and nibbles from Hungry’s.
Funds raised will assist Prelude’s packages at 13 underserved colleges, plus Ronald McDonald Home Charities and Casa de Esperanza.
Including sparkle to the soirée have been Rachel Regan, Steven Godfrey, Isabel David, Melanie Lawson, Carlos Treviño, Briana and Rachel Conner, Bernadette Verzosa and Len Cannon, Marsha and Michael Bourque, Caroline Le Feuvre and Jeff Shaddix, Lauren and Adam Selwyn, Julia and Michael Hiner, Mary Morgan and Reed Stevens, Gretchen and Ken Penny, Courtney and Jordan Chester, Martha Villanueva and Jordan Gross, Erika Westberry, Kimberly Borders, Katie Koenig and Doug Dirschl, Sarah and Christopher Lewis, Eli Levinowitz and Artwork Levinowitz, Tricia Monticello Kievlan, Atalia Castro and Chrystian Quinones, Jaime and Matt Titus, and Charlene and Tym Tombar.
