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Keys to Excellence 2025-2026 Season Continues with Phenomenal Duo

Keys to Excellence 2025-2026 Season Continues with Phenomenal Duo

The next concert in the Keys to Excellence Piano Series will feature an extraordinary chamber music experience with world-renown pianist Marta Aznavoorian and violinist Janet Sung on Monday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. Admission is free. In addition to the concert, Aznavoorian will present a public masterclass on Sunday, Nov. 9, at...

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Keys to Excellence piano series continues with Jody Graves and Sapphire Trio

Keys to Excellence piano series continues with Jody Graves and Sapphire Trio

Jody Graves, professor of piano performance studies and music graduate program director at Eastern Washington University, is the next featured guest artist of the 2024–2025 season of Drake University’s Keys to Excellence piano series on Feb. 9 and 10 in Sheslow Auditorium on Drake’s campus. Admission to both events is free.   PRESENTATION: Sunday, Feb....

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Drake Professor Nicholas Roth to Present Next Installment of Keys to Excellence Piano Series

Sally B. Bartlett Memorial Concert is scheduled for December 2, 2024 Nicholas Roth, Professor of Piano at Drake University, will present the Sally B. Bartlett Memorial Concert as the next installment of the Drake University Keys to Excellence Piano Series on Monday, December 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. There is charge for admission....

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Keys to Excellence opens season with pianist Ilia Radoslavov

Keys to Excellence opens season with pianist Ilia Radoslavov

Ilia Radoslavov, head of the keyboard area at the Illinois Wesleyan University School of Music, will present the opening concert of the 2024–2025 season of the Keys to Excellence Piano Series on Monday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University. Admission is free. Radoslavov will also present a public masterclass on...

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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,...