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Emerson Avenue Salons is a 501(c)(3)! More Information Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DONATE !<\/span><\/a> Watch Salonline 7:30<\/span><\/a> Join Zoom Discussion ~8:30 PM<\/span><\/a> Previous Salonlines<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re looking for <\/em>Continuum Chamber Collective<\/strong>,
please click “Previous Salons”<\/strong><\/a>, above<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, July 26 2026, 7:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sara Zhu<\/strong> and David Palmer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

David Palmer — Piano<\/em>
Sara Zhu — Flute<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Passages: Bach, Prokofiev, and Palmer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Join us for an evening of flute and piano works through time, as David Palmer (piano) and Sara Zhu (flute) play pieces by J.S. Bach, Sergei Prokofiev, and David Palmer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Hailing from State College, PA, David Palmer<\/strong> teaches, performs, composes, and records music in a variety of styles, instruments, and contexts. He graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 1998 and taught music at Pfeiffer University, a Methodist school in North Carolina, for 13 years. Since moving to Falls Church in 2020, he has worked as music minster at the Church of the Covenant in Arlington and at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Annandale and as interim music minster at Christ Episcopal Church, Capitol Hill; taught piano to children; and done volunteer work. He is active in the DMV music scene as a jazz and rock musician. David has released 24 albums of his compositions, the latest being Plan B, and teaches a Protest Music course for Wesley Seminary in Washington.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sara Zhu<\/strong> is a genre-blending jazz and classical flutist, vocalist, composer, and producer based in the Washington, DC area. She performs regularly as both a leader and side-woman in many of DC\u2019s staple establishments including Blues Alley, The Kennedy Center, Strathmore, The Kreeger Museum, and the Chilean and Belgium Embassies. In the 2023-2024 arts season, Zhu held a residency at Forte Jazz Lounge in Charleston, SC. She is featured on Alfred Yun\u2019s recent album, \u201cVoice and Phenomenon,\u201d amongst many other recording projects. In addition to performing, Zhu is an avid educator, serving as the adjunct flute and jazz combo professor at St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland. Zhu is currently working on the first album with her alternative rock band, Your Trusted Officials<\/em><\/a>. <\/em>Their single, \u201cEverglades,\u201d is currently available on all streaming platforms. (<\/em>click here to listen<\/em><\/a>). <\/em>Zhu holds a Bachelors of Music in Jazz Studies from James Madison University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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If you’d like to receive Emerson Avenue Salon invitations, you can add yourself to the invitation list HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

7:30 Sharp! YouTube Performance
8:35-ish Zoom Reception (soon after performance ends)
9:30-ish Dessert, decaf and wine<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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HOW TO WATCH<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To watch the YouTube broadcast of this performance, click the following link:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click Here to Watch this Salonline on YouTube<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

or https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/aO5R_4YUK30<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until the video begins, this will be a static picture.
(You can only make “chat” comments while the YouTube Live broadcast airs and only if you have a YouTube “channel”, which is free and easy to get.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THEN…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We would like you to “Meet the Artists” in our discussion\/Q&A with following the performance. You can join via Zoom — just download and and install the Zoom application and, after<\/span><\/strong> the performance (e.g. 8:35PM), click on the following link :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 >>>   AFTER THE SALONLINE!!<\/span>   <<<<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Click Here to Join the Zoom Reception<\/a>
<\/strong>Meeting ID: 889 1779 6895
Passcode: 1508<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

or https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/88917796895?pwd=8jkTgOyDYY2RXtPLVHue7cjdCa4Mz3.1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We are delighted with how many of you have come along with us on our venture into the “virtual” online world (here’s to virtue!)  We hope to continue to host and broadcast Salonlines most Sunday evenings at 7:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This performance is obviously free but if you would like to help, please visit the Donations Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our artists REALLY appreciate your show of support!.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We (Jackie & Bill) will MATCH ALL DONATIONS<\/em>!!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Please give generously!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a direct link for PayPal donations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will serve pie, wine and decaf after the performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can sign up to receive invitations or change your email settings HERE<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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