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Keys to Excellence features Garik Pedersen in The Victory Vertical Piano Project Oct. 2

Keys to Excellence features Garik Pedersen in The Victory Vertical Piano Project Oct. 2

The annual concert series features internationally acclaimed pianists. All concerts are held at Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University; admission is free. Garik Pedersen, emeritus professor of Eastern Michigan University, will present the opening concert of the 2023–2024 season of the Drake University Keys to Excellence Piano Series on Monday, Oct. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in...

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Keys to Excellence features Israeli-American pianist Nadia Weintraub

Keys to Excellence features Israeli-American pianist Nadia Weintraub

Highly acclaimed pianist Nadia Weintraub will present the final concert of the 2022–2023 season for the Drake University Keys to Excellence Piano Series on Monday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. Admission is free. The program for the performance is: The Piano in Poetry, Romance, and Dance Clara Schumann Romance in A minor, Op.21,...

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Jordan Concert Series features Metropolitan Opera tenor Eric Ferring

Drake University is proud to present the next artist of the Jordan Concert Series—Drake alumnus and Metropolitan Opera tenor, Eric Ferring. A masterclass with Drake voice students will be held Oct. 12 from 3–5 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium on Drake University’s campus. A concert with Ferring is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m....

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Keys to Excellence Piano Series resumes Oct. 3 featuring Kansas State Professor of Piano Sławomir Dobrzański

Now in its 10th season—and after a two-year hiatus—Drake University’s Keys to Excellence Piano Series resumes featuring internationally acclaimed pianists from around the world. Sławomir Dobrzański, professor at Kansas State University, will present the first concert of the 2022–2023 season on Monday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. Admission is free. The performance will feature works by Bach, Mozart,...

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Drake University Theatre Arts presents ‘It Shoulda Been You’

Drake University Theatre Arts presents ‘It Shoulda Been You’

Drake University Theatre Arts presents It Shoulda Been You written by Barbara Anslemi and Brian Hargrove. Showtimes are March 31–April 2 at 7:30 p.m. and April 3 at 2 p.m. in the Performing Arts Hall at the Harmon Fine Arts Center on Drake University’s campus. Face coverings are not required but encouraged. Tickets are available...

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Keys to Excellence honors philanthropist Sally Bay Bartlett Nov. 29

Keys to Excellence honors philanthropist Sally Bay Bartlett Nov. 29

The 2021 season of the Drake University Keys to Excellence Piano Series opens with Nicholas Roth, professor of piano at Drake University, presenting a memorial concert honoring Sally Bay Bartlett, who passed away in March. Bartlett’s support for the Drake piano program was far reaching. Chief among her many notable contributions included gifting the magnificent...