“Celebration of the Arts” Flute & Piano Concerts

Dr. Iva Ugrčić, Flute, & Dr. Satoko Hayami, Piano

Saturday | March 26 | 3 pm
Old Main Historical & Community Arts Center | 20869 College Ave. | Galesville

Sunday | March 27 | 3 pm
Wesley United Methodist Church | 114 W Broadway | Winona

Dr. Iva Ugrčić, flutist from Serbia and founder of the LunART festival in Madison, WI, will present a concert to “Celebrate the Arts.” Dr. Satoko Hayami, pianist, will accompany her.

Iva grew up with war in Serbia. The first time she heard the flute, her world changed. She says the airy, delicate sounds of the instrument “transported her to another universe.”

Iva’s concert will celebrate music as an art that gives people a way to respond to the troubles and the joys of the world that surrounds us. Her program will feature works by Prokofiev, McDowall, Matsui, and Coleman. Dr. Ugrčić is an activist with a mission to help women in the arts be heard and seen. Dr. Ugrčić has been called “one of the most exciting and adventurous flutists in the international pantheon” and a “fearless musician, enthusiastic about music of all styles and nationalities.” She has performed at venues around the world. Her piano accompanist, Dr. Satoko Hayami, has performed and taught piano internationally.

Old Main is located at 20869 College Ave. in Galesville. Admission is $10.00 at the door, $5.00 for college students, and free to people in high school and younger. Proceeds help bring great performances to this venue. Masks are recommended.

The Wesley United Methodist Church is located at 114 W Broadway in Winona. A free will offering will be received.

Old Main Historical & Community Arts Center is a member of the River Arts Alliance. To learn more about the benefits of membership, please visit: riverartsalliance.org/membership/.