Noon Break Concert

Free or by donation

Program

Johannes Brahms
Concerto No. 1 in D Minor Opus 15
1. Maestosa
2. Adagio
3. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
David Rothman on piano. Michael Barnes on organ.

Intermission

Claude Debussy
Twelve Etudes for Piano
David Rothman on piano.

Pianist David Rothman has delighted TOC audiences with performances of the entire
Schubert Cycle, Mozart Cycle, and all of Chopin’s solo piano pieces. With Michael Barnes
on the organ, Rothman has also played the Rachmaninoff Third and Brahms Second Piano
Concerto at TOC. As a child, Rothman attended the Yehudi Menuhin School, then the
Curtis Institute of Music.

Michael Barnes is a professional pianist and organist, and has been Senior Organist at
Westminster since 1992. With the Westminster Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir, he has
toured Scotland and Cuba. He has performed with the Wednesday Noon Concert Series at
The Old Church Concert Hall since 1988. With the Portland Gay Men's Chorus, he toured
China for goodwill concerts in 2019. He accompanies the Pacific Youth Choir, and is
Organist at Westminster Presbyterian Church and Temple Beth Israel in Portland, OR. He is a
member of the American Guild of Organists, Organ Historical Society and Guild of Temple
Musicians.