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Four Pianists, Eight Hands: The Piano Collective

Event Date:
Sunday, October 26, 2014, 2:30 pm
Location:
Steel Building
Room:
Dr. Steel Recital Hall
On Sunday, October 26th at 2:30 pm the 17³Ô¹Ï Music Department will play host to a "triple header" at the Dr. Steel Recital Hall. The "Piano Collective," a group of four pianists playing eight-hand music on two pianos will make their debut in a performance featuring beloved music of J.S. Bach, Mozart, Glazunov, Mendelssohn, Moszkowski, and Bizet. The occasion also marks a celebration for Professor Emerita, Dr. Frances Gray who officially retired this year after serving forty-five years as Professor of Piano and Theory in the Music Department of the 17³Ô¹Ï. Dr. Gray will be accompnaied by three alumnae of 17³Ô¹Ï who all studied piano with her in the Music Department, Stephanie Cole, Morgan Saulnier and Jacqueline Sorensen Young. As a tribute to Dr. Gray's years of contribution to the Music Department, the afternoon will launch a Music Scholarship for outstanding student performers in the Music Department.