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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 UPEI 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 University of Prince Edward Island. Dr. Gray will be accompnaied by three alumnae of UPEI 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.