{"id":868443,"date":"2026-04-03T03:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/868443\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T03:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:18:15","slug":"jack-london-state-park-to-host-special-valley-of-the-moon-concert-on-april-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/868443\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack London State Park to host special Valley of the Moon concert on April 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Charmian\u2019s Circle will present a special concert by the Valley of the Moon Music Festival at the House of Happy Walls Museum at Jack London State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonomanews.com\/2026\/01\/06\/jack-londons-150th-birthday-will-be-celebrated-all-year-at-historic-park\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Historic Park<\/a> on Thursday, April 30.<\/p>\n<p>The program will feature works by Anton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k (1841-1904), performed by Valley of the Moon Music Festival Directors and Founders. Playing London\u2019s piano will be pianist Eric Zivian, alongside critically acclaimed violinist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu and cellist Tanya Tomkins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJack and Charmian London loved to entertain and Charmian, a trained pianist, would often play her Steinway piano for guests. Is it possible that she might have played Dvorak\u2019s music in the House of Happy Walls?\u201d said Barbara Morrison, a member of Charmian\u2019s Circle.<\/p>\n<p>The concert will offer audiences an intimate preview of the Valley of the Moon Music Festival\u2019s 2026 summer season, which is scheduled to take place in Sonoma from July 11-26.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonomanews.com\/2025\/09\/23\/valley-of-the-moon-festival-offers-something-for-everyone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Each summer<\/a>, the festival brings world-renowned artists and emerging musicians to Sonoma for performances and training programs.<\/p>\n<p>Charmian\u2019s Circle raises funds to support educational programs, honoring Charmian London\u2019s legacy by expanding and enhancing opportunities for the children of Sonoma Valley and beyond. All proceeds from the April 30 concert will benefit educational programs offered at the State Historic Park.<\/p>\n<p>The event begins with a wine reception at 5 p.m., followed by the concert at 5:30-6:30 p.m. A limited number of tickets \u2014 priced at $125 each \u2014 can be purchased at Jack London State Historic Park\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/jacklondonpark.com\/events\/valley-of-the-moon-music-festival-concert\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Charmian\u2019s Circle will present a special concert by the Valley of the Moon Music Festival at the House&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":868444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7757],"tags":[246521,748,246527,39277,393,246523,4884,257,246526,235556,246522,246524,16,15,246528,246525],"class_list":["post-868443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-london","tag-antonin-dvorak","tag-britain","tag-cello","tag-concert","tag-england","tag-eric-zivian","tag-great-britain","tag-london","tag-piano","tag-sonoma","tag-tanya-tomkins","tag-tien-hsin-cindy-wu","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-valley-of-the-moon-music-festival","tag-violin"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116338616232171542","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=868443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/868443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=868443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=868443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=868443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}