Teenage pianist Grace O’Hare will perform her own composition as well as classic and contemporary pieces
in recital Saturday at 5 p.m. in the atrium of the Wood County District Public Library.
A sophomore in Bowling Green High School and a student of Cheryl Magrum, she will perform her own
composition "Paris, la Nuit, et la Musique."
Also on the program will be: "All of Me." by Jon Schmidt; "Notturno" by Ottorino
Respighi; Preludes No. 1 & No. 2 by George Gershwin; "The Sunbeams…they Scatter" by
South Korean pianist Yiruma; and
O’Hare, who also plays string bass, will be joined by Philip Konrad and Mickayla Thompson for a string
trio rendition of another Yiruma piece, "Spring Rain."
O’Hare, accompanied by Magrum on piano, will solo on string bass on Giorgio Antoniotti’s Adagio and
Presto.
The recital will conclude with Beethoven’s Sonata No. 8 ion C minor, "Pathetique."
O’Hare, 16, has studied with Magrum since age 5. She also plays the euphonium in the Bowling Green High
School band. She is also a member of the Bowling Green High School Orchestra.
The daughter of Jack and Gina O’Hare, she [participates in theaters both at the high school and with
community theater with Horizon Youth Theatre and the Black Swamp Players.