2025 Founder’s Concert
Commemorating Dr. W. Hazaiah Williams

Beginning in1958, Dr W. Hazaiah Williams was one of the first African American presenters of classical music in the United States. He was dedicated to the racial and cultural integration and expansion of the classical music audience and of the concert stage. With this mission, he presented hundreds of concerts in the Bay Area and beyond.

Tai Murray, Violin & Kyunga Lee, Piano

Saturday, May 10th, 2025 at 3:00 PM
at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College Ave, Berkeley

Dr. Williams was one of the first African-American presenters of classical music in the United States. Beginning in 1958, he was dedicated to the racial and cultural integration and expansion of the classical music audience and of the concert stage. Four Seasons Arts continues that vision.

PROGRAM:

A Nostalgic Piece – Elena Kats-Chernin

Pieces of Light (solo violin) – Daniel Kidane

Five Pieces, Op. 81 – Jean Sibelius

Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Nos. 6 & 7 – Maurice Ravel (arr. Jascha Heifetz)

Suite Op. 6 – Benjamin Britten

No-Man’s Land Lullaby or No Man’s Medley – Eleanor Alberga

Cleaning (solo violin) – Katherine Balch

Aus der Musik zu “Viel Larmen um Nichts” Four Pieces – Erich Wolfgang Korngold