Wu Han, Piano
David Finckel, Cello
& Benjamin Bellman, Violin
October 4, 2025
Takoma Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Takoma Park, Maryland
-- The Berkshire Eagle
“Wu Han and David Finckel have made it their life’s work to define the genre of chamber music — or perhaps to greatly expand the definition it already had. As directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, these two powerhouses have, over a period of decades, had an enormous, worldwide impact on chamber music — old and new — and have actually helped shape how people think about it in the 21st century. Each season, they present about 200 concerts, lectures, master classes, and outreach events.”
Morris & Friends Returns!
An Evening of Opera & Gospel
January 31, 2026
Takoma Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Takoma Park, Maryland
The Anna H. Wang Presidential Concert Series commemorates the life of a remarkable woman whose great passions were music and education.
Born in China, Anna was orphaned at five years of age. Little did she realize that the survival skills learned in the orphanage would prove crucial for what lay ahead.
Twenty years later, shortly after her husband, James D. Wang, was sent to the U.S. for graduate studies, the Sino-Japanese War broke out, forcing Anna, carrying an infant and a toddler, to flee for their lives. During those harrowing times, she found solace in the hymns of faith that infused her with courage and hope. Only by the grace of God did they survive. Additionally, she helped thousands of others survive as well when she helped build a bomb shelter and a hospital. There risking her own life amidst the fiery carnages of war, she treated the sick and wounded.
After settling in the U.S. she continued in nursing and health care administration. Having experienced the power of music during her darkest years, she realized music was an avenue for reaching hearts for God and for inspiring young people to greater heights. Always encouraging them to develop their God-given gifts to their greatest potential, she and her husband supported the education and even music lessons of countless youth. Thus desiring to continue her legacy of 105 years of faithful service to God and humanity, her children have established the Anna H. Wang Presidential Concert Series.
