Christ Church Courier

Smithfield, Virginia

January 2010 NUARY 2010

Terrific Teen Returns to Perform Solo Recital

Last summer 15 year-old pianist Rebecca Willett of Virginia Beach wowed the

SA4 Terrific Teen concert audience by accompanying an outstanding flutist and

then playing her own virtuoso number.

At the invitation of the Sundays at Four Board of Directors the gifted artist is returning

to Smithfield to perform a solo piano recital. The concert will be held at

Trinity Methodist Church at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 24th.

Rebecca Willett began her music education with piano at age 4 and violin at age

7. Rebecca has been blessed to have been a student of gifted teachers: Melody

Diehl, Anne Bugg, Dr. Jeffrey Brown. As a violinist, she studies and performs

solo and chamber repertoire and has been a member of the Bay Youth Orchestras

of Virginia for 6 years. She currently serves as the associate concertmaster of

the Symphony Orchestra.

As a pianist, Rebecca has performed as a soloist in the Virginia Symphony’s

Young Artist Showcase numerous times, since the age of 10. She was also chosen

to perform in 10-Piano Concerts in Sacramento, California and Matsumoto, Japan.

She has spent many of her summer weeks furthering her music studies at

violin and piano institutes and camps, including the prestigious Southeastern Piano

Festival and the International Institute for Young Musicians. Rebecca won

first prize in the Richmond Symphony League’s Young Artist Concerto Competition

Piano Division and performed Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto in g minor

with the Richmond Symphony in April 2009.

Rebecca’s ambitious program will include pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Muczynski,

Chopin and Debussy.