Music at Noon to Feature Pianist Patricia Keyes
Troy, NY - At just sixteen-years of age, Patricia Keyes performed Schumann's Piano Concerto with the Empire State Youth Orchestra at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall. Since her debut in 1985, Keyes has performed all around the globe in cities such as London, Rome, Boston, Bloomington, and Albany. The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall's Music at Noon series continues with this talented pianist on Tuesday, February 12, 2008.Professor of piano and music theory both at Skidmore College and The College of Saint Rose, Keyes received her Doctorate in piano performance from Boston University, studying with acclaimed pianists Maria Clodes-Jaguaribe and Tong-il Han and received her Master's in piano performance at Indiana University (Bloomington) where she studied under Michel Block. In addition to teaching, Keyes currently plays with various chamber groups and has performed live on WAMC Northeast Public Radio.
Join us at The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall as Patricia Keyes effortlessly recreates Bach's Fantasie in C Minor, BMV 906, Schubert's Four Impromptus, op. 90 D. 899, Beethoven's Piano Sonata no. 7, op. 10 #3, and Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G minor, op. 23.
Other Music at Noon performances for the 2007-2008 season include:
March 11, 2008 - Judy Handler & Mark Levesque - World Music for Guitar & Mandolin
April 8, 2008 - Brian Patneaude Quartet - Modern Jazz
May 13, 2008 - Findlay Cockrell & the Parnas Duo - Classical Piano, Violin & Cello
Time Warner Cable is pleased to sponsor the TSBMH 2007-2008 Music at Noon Concert Series as part of its Cable in the Classroom initiative. Through their Cable in the Classroom program, TWC provides free monthly cable and a free cable modem with access to Road Runner and the Internet for educational purposes to each accredited K-12 public and private school in the communities that it serves. To learn more about Time Warner Cable's education programs and to subscribe to their free TWC Education Connection online newsletter, visit www.twalbany.com or call 518-242-8839.
Music at Noon concerts are free and open to the public and you're welcome to bring your lunch. For more information on Music at Noon, contact the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Box Office at (518) 273-0038. Schools interested in attending should reserve seats and coordinate bus logistics through the Box Office.
The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, named a National Historic Landmark in 1989, is in use over one hundred and fifty days a year. Since it opened its doors in 1875, the Hall has hosted performances by numerous world-renowned artists including Marion Anderson, Dizzy Gillespie, Peter Seeger, Ella Fitzgerald, Isaac Stern, Yo-Yo Ma, Henri Vieuxtemps, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Jose Iturbi, Vladimir Horowitz, Yehudi Menuhin, and Artur Rubenstein, among many others.
