Evocative Preludes in “Bach, Brubeck, Boogie and Beyond!”

Drs. Dmitry Rachmanov and John Salmon perform "Bach, Brubeck, Boogie and Beyond!" for The Athena Foundation for the Arts.
Drs. Dmitry Rachmanov and John Salmon perform for The Athena Foundation for the Arts.

On Sunday, March 3, 2024, Drs. Dmitry Rachmanov and John Salmon perform 6 Wehrli Preludes in the amazing concert program “Bach, Brubeck, Boogie and Beyond!” hosted by The Athena Foundation for the Arts. See the preludes performed and more below…

Dr. Dmitry Rachmanov performs at the Bach, Brubeck, Boogie and Beyond! concert.
Dr. Dmitry Rachmanov performing Prelude 3.
Dr. John Salmon acknowledges Barry Wehrli after performing his Preludes at the "Bach, Brubeck, Boogie and Beyond!" concert.
Dr. John Salmon acknowledging Barry after performing.
Barry Wehrli with Drs. Dmitry Rachmanov and John Salmon at the "Bach, Brubeck, Boogie and Beyond!" concert.
Dmitry, Barry, and John after the concert.
Barry and Linda Wehrli, founder of Athena Foundation for the Arts, at the "Bach, Brubeck, Boogie and Beyond!" concert.
Barry with his wife, Linda Wehrli, founder of Athena Foundation for the Arts.
Barry with some of his piano students at the "Bach, Brubeck, Boogie and Beyond!" concert.
Barry with his attending piano students!

So what was the inspiration behind this program? Here’s an excerpt from the Athena Concert Series Blog:

John Salmon: I have a semi-weird response. Well, last summer my wife and I were visiting our daughter in Chicago and we happened to pass by a Bed, Bath and Beyond store that was closing (and had merchandise up to 60% off!) and somehow the alliterative name of the store transferred in my head to Bach, Brubeck and Beyond. I love the alliteration of Bs, which we enhanced by adding Boogie (Bach, Brubeck, Boogie and Beyond!). Come to think of it, we could have added another B – “Barry”, since we’re doing some preludes by Barry Wehrli. Would that have been too many Bs?

Linda Wehrli: Gah, I love this story so much. Alliterate away! Inspo on the go! Hey, that rhymes. Actually, I’ll let you in on a little secret: my sweetheart nickname for Barry is “Boogie”, so in fact, you have the correct number Bs for your concert! Now you know why I added Boogie to your concert title, besides your concert including your Bachy Boogie. Hehe.”

See all Wehrli Preludes in
“Bach, Brubeck, Boogie and Beyond!”

DMITRY RACHMANOV, Piano Solos
Prelude 3, Largo (video)
Prelude 4, Larghetto (video)

JOHN SALMON, Piano Solos
Prelude 1, Andante, rubato (video)
Prelude 8, Grave (video)
Prelude 12, Adagio (video)
Prelude 15, Allegretto (video)

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Dr. John Salmon

Dr. Dmitry Rachmanov

Entire Athena concert program!

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