Vivaldi in the garden

Jonathan Godfrey, Ana Treviño-Godfrey, Sarrah Petersen, and Jim Petersen (pictured, from left) enjoyed an evening of music benefiting Prelude Music Foundation. Vivaldi in the Garden: An Enchanting Evening of Music & Giving raised funds for early-childhood music education in local communities. Sarrah and Jim Petersen hosted the event in their garden full of dahlias, juniper, hibiscus, and milkweed. Event co-chairs Caroline Reichert and Lauren Sanders planned the evening featuring a concert of chamber music, light bites, and wine. Sommeliers from Everywine shared wines from vineyards in Spain, South Africa, Italy, and California, and oenophiles stamped their “wine passports.” Prelude Music Foundation co-founder Jonathan Godfrey, along with fellow Mercury Chamber Orchestra sextet members Jacob Schafer, Hannah Watson, Katie Carrington, Kristiana Ignatjeva, and Antoine Plante, presented Piazzolla’s “Libertango” and “Oblivion,” Vivaldi’s “Winter” and “Summer” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and Gardel’s “Por Una Cabeza.” After the performance, guests were invited to play a favorite childhood game with a grown-up twist: musical chairs to live music provided by the sextet. 

Be seen in Buzz About Town. Send your high-res photos and community news to [email protected]. Items are published on a space-available basis. Also share your upcoming-event listings here.