Happy Birthday, Rachmaninoff! Two days after Rachmaninoff's 140th birthday, I performed this short program live at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland as part of their Joyful Noise Concert Series - a series dedicated to free, short & eclectic lunch-time performances for the public. 

The church is almost cathedral-like, a very beautiful space. I did not see the microphone, but it was recorded nonetheless! The piano was an older, perhaps a bit temperamental, baby grand Steinway M. The weather was beautiful that day, one of the first real days of spring, and the church left their doors open for it - you can hear birds chirping in the second movement of the sonata! It was a wonderful time.

John Bowen is the sound technician and director of the concert series.

Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.36, Mvmt 3

Baltimore-based pianist/composer Wade Meyers has been bringing the ruckus in concert halls, house concerts, and churches since 2004. He's passionate about classical music and soundtracks for film and video games. In 2015, he was a guest soloist at the Quapaw annual pow-wow presenting music by Quapaw composer Louis W. Ballard. In 2017, he co-founded Balance Campaign, a new music ensemble that is ensemble in residence at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. In 2019, he shifted focus to composing and is always on the lookout for new projects. 

Wade is the minister of music for a Lutheran church in Maryland; adjunct faculty at the Holton-Arms school; teaching artist at Wolf Trap; and, faculty accompanist and music theory teacher for the Bass Works summer program at the Peabody Conservatory. He has two degrees in piano performance and refuses to pursue more.

Wade Meyers Music