Our neighbor, Ann Ishimaru, would like the neighborhood to know of a benefit concert performed by her son’s cello instructors, the King-Leiferman Duo to be held on Saturday, June 29th at 1pm at the Good Shepherd Center Chapel. For this concert they will be joined by Beth Grimmett-Tankersley as they perform Shostakovich Sonata. Prokofiev Sonata and the Menotti Suite for two cellos and piano. This benefit performance is to raise funds for the Lambert House. There is no cost for attending although donations will be greatly appreciated.
The King-Leiferman Duo are a Seattle-based Cello Duo that specializes in providing music for weddings, anniversaries, and private parties. The Cello Duo met in 2013 in Denver, CO and have been performing together across the country for 10 years.
Cellist Dr. Michael King is a native of Spartanburg, SC. Michael has performed both solo and chamber music across the U.S. as part of the Oregano String Quartet and the Mordecai Cello Quartet. He received a BM in Music Performance from the University of South Carolina, where he was awarded the Cello Fund Award, an MM in Music Performance from The University of North Carolina School of the Arts, a Certificate in Suzuki Pedagogy from The University of Denver, and a DMA from the University of Washington.
Cellist Kevin Leiferman grew up in Billings, MT and went on to receive a BM Performance from the University of Montana, an MM Performance from Miami University, and Certificates in Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy from the University of Denver.
ABOUT LAMBERT HOUSE
Since 1981 the Lambert House LGBTQ+ Youth Center has cared for, championed, and celebrated over 15,000 individual minors and young adults through over 500,000 service contacts. Lambert House was founded by a child and adolescent medicine clinic director to address the physical and mental health disparities experienced by LGBTQ+ youth. These include suicide, homelessness, substance use disorders, survival sex, HIV, bullying and school failure, among others. Our employees and 123 skilled weekly volunteers provide in-person and virtual online programs to more LGBTQ+ youth than any other organization in the Northwestern United States. Lambert House is the only social service agency in Seattle and King County dedicated solely to LGBTQ+ youth.
More information on Lambert House may be found at www.lamberthouse.org.
Save the date, Saturday June 29th at 1 pm, Good Shepherd Center Chapel to savor two exceptional musicians with guest performer Beth Grimmett-Tankersley here in Wallingford while supporting a worthy cause.