Join us for a trip down the Yellow Brick Road and over to Penny Lane – with a few stops in between. We’ll sing the unforgettable songs of Billy Joel, Elton John and the Beatles in an evening led by father-and-son duo Peter and Torsten Borowski. Whether you’re ready to belt out every chorus or simply enjoy singing along with friends, this is your chance to celebrate some of music’s greatest hits together.

Peter and Torsten’s musical journey spans two generations, two countries and countless hours at the piano. Together, they’ll lead an evening celebrating the songs they’ve loved for years – from Elton John’s ballads to Billy Joel classics and Beatles favorites. Expect great music, a few stories and plenty of chances to sing along.

The evening lasts about 45–60 minutes, followed by refreshments and time to connect with fellow music lovers. No experience is necessary, and there’s no future commitment – just a chance to share music in a welcoming, low-pressure setting.

Good to Know

• Open to all ages – come on your own or bring family and friends
• No singing experience needed – if you love these songs, you’re ready
• Lyrics will be provided
• Led by father-and-son musicians Peter and Torsten Borowski
• The evening concludes with refreshments and conversation

Peter was born in London, one of six children raised by a strict Polish father and a Cockney mother who believed childhood was best spent holding a musical instrument. Piano, guitar, violin, oboe – the house ran like a tiny, under-rehearsed conservatory. His older sister, Julie, staged living-room concerts where every child had to perform. Peter got the improvised shaker – a detergent bottle with dry rice. He has never fully recovered. He took piano lessons too. His Victorian teacher liked to rap his knuckles with a ruler until he cried, so when she passed away, Peter observed a respectful, dry-eyed silence. Free at last, he started playing songs he actually liked and found theatre at sixteen. Design became his career, but only after ten years in London theatre, where he acted, sang, built sets and worked backstage. Fast-forward forty-five years. Peter is now Head of Global Design at Tyson Foods. In his spare time, he ambushes pianos in restaurants, at weddings, in hotel lobbies and once at Heathrow Terminal 3. Always uninvited. Always undeterred. Never once thrown off. Yet. He fell for Billy Joel, Elton John and the Beatles at fifteen and never recovered from that either. His voice and playing may be a touch rusty, but he can still belt out a good song.

Torsten was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the elder of two brothers. His parents were liberal, creative and quietly united in the conviction that their sons would play the piano: a Maryland-born mother and a father whose bio you have, in all likelihood, just endured. Naturally, there were lessons. Torsten and his brother, Jensen, poured more talent into escaping the piano than they ever spent at it. And for a glorious stretch, the strategy held. Then, somewhere between adolescence and adulthood, came the discovery every teen dreads – the parents had been right from the very first scale. The musical awakening began modestly – playing the saxophone in the Lake Bluff Elementary School Band. At the University of Richmond, he directed and produced for the Richmond Octaves a cappella group and sang in the Schola Cantorum choir, before going on to write, produce, arrange, perform, record, mix and edit his debut single, “My Love.” It is on Spotify, for anyone with the good sense to look it up. By day, Torsten is Lead Medical Assistant at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, with medical school in his sight. By night, his ambitions run wilder – sold-out arenas, screaming fans and a rockstar’s life.