Bates College | News Releases 2001 us, said former national security adviser leon Fuerth during Quartette returns tobates. bates offers Primate pianist performs seldomheard contemporary gem at http://www.bates.edu/x19981.xml
Extractions: About Bates Academics Admissions Student Life ... News Releases 2001 News Releases 2001 News Release Archive News Releases 2003 News Releases 2002 News Releases 2001 News Releases 2000 News Releases 1999 News Releases 1998 News Releases 1997 December 2001 Bates College called exemplary in 'green campus' survey LEWISTON, Maine â Its environmental policies and practices make Bates College a leader among American universities and colleges in a survey that the National Wildlife Federation (NWF)released in October Lewiston Middle School hosts 'Diversity Day' for preschoolers Under the direction of a Bates College junior and two Lewiston Middle School (LMS) teachers, a group of eighth graders will host a hands-on "Diversity Day" for 30 preschoolers from 9:30-11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the Lewiston Middle School Library. College debater launches high school parliamentary debate league in Washington, D.C. A student from a college with an internationally recognized debate program has helped high schools in the nation's capital launch a debate league of their own Le Corbusier designs depicted at Bates College Museum of Art New York architect Elizabeth Donoff discusses her photographs of two structures designed by Le Corbusier, one of the 20th century's most influential architects, in a lecture at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at the Bates College Museum of Art. The lecture, followed by a reception for Donoff's exhibition at the museum, is free and open to the public.
Bates College | News Releases 2000 0419-00 leon TO DISCUSS CONSUMERS MOST IMPORTANT ENVIRONMENTAL BACH. 03-07-00THE TOASTERS TO PERFORM AT bates. 03-08-00 VIOLINIST AND pianist TO PERFORM AT http://www.bates.edu/x731.xml
Extractions: About Bates Academics Admissions Student Life ... Bates Now News Releases 2000 News Release Archive News Releases 2003 News Releases 2002 News Releases 2001 News Releases 2000 News Releases 1999 News Releases 1998 News Releases 1997 December 2000 12-01-00 VICTORIA WYETH TO DISCUSS ANDREW WYETH EXHIBIT AT BATES 12-18-00 BATES STUDENT WRITING FIRST TEXT-TO-SPEECH PROGRAM FOR NEPALI November 2000 11-01-00 COMEDIAN ELAYNE BOOSLER TO PERFORM 11-02-00 BATES COLLEGE TO SPONSOR MAINE DAY 11-03-00 LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYER TO SPEAK 11-07-00 NOONDAY CONCERTS CONTINUE AT BATES ... 11-29-00 BATES MUSIC STUDENTS TO PERFORM October 2000 10-01-00 CONCERT TO CELEBRATE NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH 10-16-00 ANDREW WYETH'S GRANDDAUGHTER ORGANIZES MAJOR EXHIBIT 10-19-00 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST JULIA BUTTERFLY HILL TO SPEAK 10-19-00 BIOETHICIST TO SPEAK AT BATES COLLEGE ... What the national publications are saying about Bates September 2000 09-00-00 BATES RECEIVES CHAMPION FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AWARD 09-07-00 EPISCOPAL PRIEST BEGINS 2000/01 SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS SERIES 09-13-00 MATHEMATICIAN TO DISCUSS CODE-BREAKING 09-14-00 CUBAN SCHOLAR TO SPEAK ON ISSUES OF RACE ... 09-15-00 NEUROSCIENTIST TO DISCUSS BRAIN AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM August 2000 08-07-00 MUSKIE ARCHIVES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MERGE 08-23-00 JONATHAN KOZOL TO DELIVER CONVOCATION ADDRESS 08-31-00 JAZZ VIOLINIST REGINA CARTER OPENS THE 2000/01 CONCERT SERIES July 2000 07-05-00 LAKESIDE CONCERT SERIES TO BE HELD 07-10-00 EDUCATION PROFESSOR WINS TEACHING AWARD Northfield Student wins Fulbright Scholarship Kari M. Jorgensen, formerly of Northfield, Minn., received a Fulbright scholarship to conduct research in Turkey on the transition of women's roles in Islamic mysticism and Turkish politics.
Extractions: Jennifer Jackson is a native of Clovis, California. She is currently a second-year masters degree student studying piano performance at the Peabody Conservatory of the John Hopkins University, under Benjamin Pasternack. Prior to moving to the East Coast, she received her bachelor of arts from California State University, Fresno, where she studied with Andreas Werz. During her college career she competed in and won several competitions, including the Fresno Musical Club Scholarship Award, the Fresno Organizers Scholarship Award, and Mu Phi Epsilons Pearl B. Winter Memorial Scholarship Award. In the fall of her senior year she received the premier award of the Mary Phillips Endowed Memorial Piano Scholarship and the Kathryn LaRue Tingey Music Scholarship. During her last two years at Fresno State she was featured on KVPRs Young Artist Spotlight and performed at several university events, including the Presidents Pinnacle Society Dinner and the Smittcamp Alumni House Opening Dinner. She was also invited to perform with the Presidents Wind Quintet and Wind Ensemble, as well as participate in several master-classes with concert pianist such as Ena Bronstein, Awadagin Pratt, Oxana Yablonskaya, Paul Badura-Skoda, and Leon Bates. She is at Peabody on sponsorship the Bonner Family Foundation and Elizabeth Lyles.
Concerts Founded in 1986 by pianist Vivian Taylor, this group produced major leon bates, Since winning the Philadelphia Orchestra Senior Auditions as a student over http://astro.temple.edu/~rgreene/BlackComp/7_performances.htm
Extractions: Imani Winds , New York, N.Y. - Features five outstanding, professional classical musicians of African-American and Latino heritage. Formed in 1996, the woodwind quintet was created to extend the boundaries of traditional woodwind quintet performance. Repertoire presented by Imani Winds highlights the group's commitment to diversity by featuring and championing works by African, Latin and American composers. Imani Winds is a recent winner of the Artists International Annual New York Debut Prize and was presented in a highly successful debut concert at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall on November 4, 2001. Marian Anderson String Quartet ,- This is the first African American quartet to win a major competition in the field of classical music. Devoted to community outreach, the quartet abides by
Season Prokofiev Symphony No. 1, Op. 25 Classical . leon bates, pianist, will performBrahms Piano Concerto No. 1. Holiday Spectacular! December 13, 2003 730 pm. http://www.johnstownsymphony.org/season.htm
Extractions: Season All concerts are at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center unless otherwise noted. Opera Festival is Sept 18, 2004 TH CONCERT SEASON POWER AND PASSION October 9, 2004 Liadov: Eight Russian Folk Songs Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Jonathan Gonder, Piano Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 CLASSICAL MASTERS November 6, 2004 Honegger: Concerto da Camera Tara Yaney, Flute and Erin Lutz, English Horn Haydn: Concerto for Two Horns Jason Allison and Scott Pappal, Horns Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 SOUNDS OF THE SPHERES December 4, 2004 Handel: Messiah Soloists TBA and Johnstown Symphony Chorus SHINING PRINCIPALS February 12, 2005 Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn Ewazen: Concerto for Trombone and Trumpet Franck: Symphony in D minor NATURE AND ROMANCE March 12, 2005 Dvorak: In Natures Realm Winner of the Young Artist Competition Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 JSO AND THE FRENCH CONNECTION April 9, 2005 Bizet: LArlesienne Suites 1 and 2 Gregory Fritze: Concertino for Tuba and Orchestra Gary Bird, Tuba Debussy: La Mer Ravel: La Valse MUSICAL GRANDEUR May 7, 2005
Audiophile.nu: For the Gershwin, pianist leon bates played a striking Art Deco SteinwayI shouldhave taken notes, but memory tells me it was a kind of midnight blue and had http://www.audiophile.nu/live-music/live-music-002.html
Extractions: Posted: May 1999 When I wrote the concert page for Issue #1 early last fall, I intended to take notes during or after each concert I attended and combine them into a feature for Issue #2. Here I am, in late May, the season over, without a note one. So much for good intentions. Without notes, I'm forced to work from memory. But that's not all bad. The best concerts make a deep impression on me, and I remember them for years. Symphony in Three Movements and Firebird Suite Jeu de Cartes and Petrouchka surrounding it. much better the second evening.) I remember being completely absorbed in the Third Concertoit was magical. Mostly, though, this concert was memorable for the way it renewed my enthusiasm for the concertos. I listen to them now far more often than I used to. This sort of thing happens oftenI'll go to a concert and hear a piece that's familiar but not something I play at all regularly. In some cases, it may even be a piece that I think I don't particularly like. And then a committed performance at a live concert makes me really hear the piece, feel the piece, and suddenly it's a favorite.
A Press Release From PianoDisc Golden Age (PD CD 3027) Biegel is a dazzling pianist, especially performing ArtistSeries leon bates - Brahms to Ellington (PD CD 3034) - This varied http://www.pianodisc.com/whatsnew/articles/new_releases.html
Extractions: Newest PianoDisc Releases! (Updated 03-01-2002) During the past year, PianoDisc has released an impressive number of new disks featuring world class pianists in every category of music. (Click on individual titles for song lists and biographies.) POPULAR NEW!!! (Our #1 seller!) - Piano man McDaniel (of the "Rosie O'Donnell Show"), salutes the Big 3 of pop/rock piano: Elton John, Billy Joel and Barry Manilow. You'll love this collection of their hit ballads-all faithful to the original arrangements. Think of a million-selling title and it's here! This incredible disk is a "John Bayless Sampler" with songs from his first hit CD, "Bach Meets The Beatles," plus beautiful pop/classical combinations like What Are you Doing The Rest Of Your Life? with Rachmaninoff's gorgeous Vocalise. Also includes two fantastic, Bach-influenced versions of Happy Birthday. Emmy winner Earl Rose pays tribute to the great popular composer, Burt Bacharach, a man whose music exemplifies the last half of the 20th century in the way Gershwin's did the first half. Name a Bacharach standard-it's here. Hotel California (CD 12012) - This very hot collection features the hit songs of the Eagles, James Taylor and Simon & Garfunkel. You'll enjoy fully orchestrated versions of the title song plus "New Kid In Town," "Fire And Rain," "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," "How Sweet It Is," "Homeward Bound," Bridge Over Troubled Water," and several more million-sellers.
Calendar Music Gershwin by Request performed by pianist leon bates, soprano Sebronette Barnes,and bass baritone Benjamin Matthews. Tickets $15_18. 2 pm, Laxson. t. http://www.csuchico.edu/pub/inside/archive/99_02_11/calendar.html
Extractions: and Hong-Shen Li Reception Chico State's Italian Studies Advisory Council reception prior to La Traviata. Tickets: $15_20 includes opera ticket and Italian foods, desserts, and wines, 898-0825. 5:15_7:15 p.m., Trinity 100. Opera Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata featuring internationally acclaimed tenor Hong-Shen Li. Tickets: $12_15. 7:30 p.m., Harlen Adams Theatre. t Debate Pro-life versus Pro-choice in the New Millennium, sponsored by the philosophy honors society. 7_9 p.m., PAC 134. Friday, February 12 Opera La Traviata . Tickets: $12_15. 7:30 p.m., Harlen Adams Theatre. t Saturday, February 13 Outdoors Lift skiing/snowboarding at Mt. Shasta Resort. 6 a.m. Cost: $48_58. y Outdoors Women's mountain biking from six to fifteen miles. 9 a.m. Cost: $10-13. y Dance Adventurous choreography by modern dance ensemble Philadanco. Tickets: $15_18. 7:30 p.m., Laxson.
New Orleans Magazine - MCMedia L.L.C. Club has sponsored programs for Christmas, Mother s Day and Carnival and has welcomedperformers both national, such as concert pianist leon bates, who is also http://www.neworleansmagazine.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?magazine=16&volume=37&issu
Artist Info - Forest City Jazz Festival As one of Americas leading pianists, leon bates has earned for himself a Femalevocalist, Lucianne Evans, and pianist, Tom Coppola, have been bringing their http://www.forestcityevents.com/artists.html
Extractions: Adults $17, Youth $5 - Tickets available at The Foundation An instrument designer, record producer, composer, educator/clinician, symphonic guest artist and film soundtrack artist, this three-time Grammy nominee and consistent Down Beat Poll winner is a diverse and energetic musician whose multifarious talents extend far beyond "trumpet player". Of the Big Bop Nouveau Band, a review in the Newport Star Ledger reports that "Ferguson’s little big band is a compact powerhouse" and says of Maynard, "Ferguson can still soar in solos that defy the law of gravity and an energy that defies the laws of aging". From Dizzy Gillespie’s "Caravan" and Joe Zawinul’s "Birdland" to "Gonna Fly Now" (his highly recognizable theme from the motion picture Rocky), the audience on Saturday night will enjoy every note and sound of Maynard and his Band. Forest City Events Sponsors Contact Us Accommodations ... Town of Forest City After the Maynard Ferguson concert, come back downtown to the
Up And Coming (09-12-91) 2, Page 6 September 12, 1991 Up and coming Evening of Gershwin opens UD PerformingArts Series Three energetic musicianspianist leon bates, soprano Eddye http://www.udel.edu/PR/UpDate/92/2/21.html
Extractions: UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 2, Page 6 September 12, 1991 Up and coming Evening of Gershwin opens U.D. Performing Arts Series Three energetic musicians-pianist Leon Bates, soprano Eddye Pierce Young and bass-baritone Benjamin Matthew-will combine their talents Friday, Sept. 20, to present "Gershwin by Request" at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of Newark Hall. The three celebrate Gershwin's music in high style in a sparkling program of vocal and piano music. Many popular favorites, including "Rhapsody in Blue," "Fascinatin' Rhythm," "The Man I Love," "Strike Up The Band" and selections from Porgy and Bess, will be featured during the evening. "Gershwin by Request" is the first program in the University's 1991-92 Performing Arts Series. Single ticket prices for "Gershwin By Request" are $15 for the general public, $10 for University faculty, staff and senior citizens, and $5 for students. Bates, a former member of the U.D. faculty, is a familiar figure on the international concert scene. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, at the Hollywood Bowl and at the Kennedy Center. He has toured Europe where he performed Gershwin with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. His performance of Gershwin in Rome with Ben Matthews has warranted him five return engagements to that city for both orchestral appearances and recitals. A native of Philadelphia, Bates studied with Natalie Hinderas. Matthews recently returned from Rio de Janeiro where he performed the leading role in Porgy and Bess for two months. His other operatic credits include performances with the New York City Opera, the Graz Opera in Austria and the Philadelphia Grand Opera. He has performed a wide variety of roles from Mephistopheles in Gounod's Faust, to Prince Itelo in Leon Kirchner's Lily. Matthews has appeared as a soloist with major orchestras in the United States, Canada, Europe and South America. Eddye Pierce Young has appeared in recital, opera and oratorio throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe. A national finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Auditions and winner of the San Francisco Opera Grand Finals, Young made her New York recital debut in 1979 to glowing reviews and audience acclaim. She is a member of the faculty at Sarah Lawrence in Bronxville, N.Y., where she offers master classes and coaching in conjunction with recital programs, symphony solos, oratorio and opera productions. For reservations or more information, contact the Mitchell Hall box office at 451-2204. New shows, revivals in PTTP schedule The Professional Theatre Training Program opens its third season on campus this fall with a schedule that includes 10 new shows and six revivals of popular PTTP favorites. Four ticket purchase plans are being offered in addition to individual tickets purchases for specific plays. The season opens on Sept. 21 with Thornton Wilder's classic Our Town, which runs through Sept. 29. Offered Sept. 25-28 is She Stoops To Conquer. October and November's lineup includes The Roof (Oct. 24-Nov. 9), The Glass Menagerie (Oct. 25-Nov. 10) and Peer Gynt (Oct. 30-Nov. 10). The Importance of Being Earnest opens Nov. 30 and runs through Dec. 15. Also offered in December are Tartuffe (Dec. 4-14) and The Tempest (Dec. 10-15). January's offerings include King Lear (Jan. 16-19) and Man and Superman (Jan. 31-Feb. 2.) Also scheduled in late winter is The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Feb. 21-March 1). Revivals of The Cherry Orchard and Love's Labour's Lost will be presented in March and a soon-to-be chosen African-American play will be presented in April. The season concludes with Henry IV, Part I (May 1-10) and Dancing At Laughnasa (April 29-May 10). All performances are scheduled in Hartshorn Gymnasium with curtain times at 7:30 for evening shows and 12:30 for matinees. To make reservations, contact the box office at 451-2204. Music, art, dance offered this year Theatre, dance and music from classical to gospel, as well as a lecture on the Robert Mapplethorpe controversy, will be featured in the University of Delaware Performing Arts Series for 1991-92. The season will open on Friday, Sept. 20, with "Gershwin by Request," a celebration of one of America's favorite composers. On Friday, Oct. 11, Chanticleer, America's premiere vocal ensemble, will perform at 8 p.m. in Newark Hall auditorium. This "orchestra of voices" has a repertoire that spans music from the Renaissance to today. A master class with the group is scheduled at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 12, in the same location. Sister Sadie and the Famous Biblettes, who have been performing soul-stirring music together for 12 years, will bring gospel and blues to Newark Hall auditorium at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2. On Wednesday, Nov. 13, the man who was at the center of the controversy over the exhibition of Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs will give a free public lecture. Dennis Barrie, director of the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati will discuss "Robert Mapplethorpe, the First Amendment and the Freedom of Expression" at 7:30 p.m. in 140 Smith Hall. Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy, a band of 10 assorted trumpets, trombones, french horns, tuba and drums, will perform at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 23, in Newark Hall auditorium. The band's repertoire, which Bowie dubs "avant pop," covers everything from pop standards of decades past to funk to Latin to rhythm and blues. On Sunday, Dec. 8, a Holiday Gala will be presented at 2 and 8 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, located at 276 South College Ave. in Newark. This concert will feature faculty artists and ensembles from the University's Department of Music. The Mendelssohn String Quartet, in residence at the University, will present two special concerts and hold master classes with guest artists Robert Mann of the Juilliard String Quartet and Michael Tree of the Guarneri Quartet during January. A recital with Tree is scheduled on Wednesday, Jan. 8, and a recital with Mann is set for Saturday, Jan. 11 The Parsons Dance Company, which has been called "one of the hottest tickets in contemporary American dance," will be in residency at the University from Jan. 11-13. A performance is scheduled at 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 12 in Mitchell Hall. Concluding the 1991-92 Performing Arts Series will be "Pretty Polly," presented by the Roadside Theater at 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, in Newark Hall auditorium. During a week residency, this ensemble will share its Appalachian heritage and travel around the state gathering stories and music. A performance is also scheduled at Dover High School on March 11. Tickets may be reserved by telephone, by mail or in person at the Mitchell Hall box office, telephone 451-2204. Racial, cultural week to begin Monday This fall, the University of Delaware will hold its first Racial and Cultural Awareness Week, underscoring a commitment to racial and cultural diversity on campus. The activities, scheduled from Sept. 16-19 on the Newark campus, are designed to attract participation by the entire University community, including students, faculty and staff. The week will begin with a free public presentation of "Let My People Go," based on a poem by James Weldon Johnson. Presented by the Avodah Dance Ensemble of New York City, the program will begin at 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 16, in the auditorium of Newark Hall. Other events during the week will be showings of videos, "Racism 101," Tuesday, Sept. 17, and "Rise in Campus Racism" on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Both presentations, which run approximately 50 minutes, will be shown continuously from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Bacchus Room in the Perkins Student Center, the Center for Black Culture and Smith Hall lobby. "Racism 101" will be followed by a panel discussion, based on the video, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17, in 140 Smith Hall. "Beyond the Dream, Part 3," a two-hour video presentation, will be shown on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m.-l p.m. in the Center for Black Culture and Smith Hall lobby and from noon-2 p.m. in Bacchus in the Perkins Student Center. That evening, a panel discussion with students representing a variety of racial and cultural backgrounds will be held at 7 p.m. in 140 Smith Hall. Black, Hispanic, Jewish, gay and lesbian students among others, will take part in the discussion. After the program, University President David Roselle, will make a closing address.
Sneak Preview Of UD's Performing Arts Series Saturday, March 11; pianist leon bates performs Gershwin by Request, a specialfeature with soprano Sebronette Barnes and bass baritone Cedric Cannon. http://www.udel.edu/PR/SpecialUDelivery/vol2no1/sneak.html
Extractions: Volume/2 Number 1 Now in its 22nd season, UD's Performing Arts Series once again will present a range of musical, dance and theatrical performances for students, faculty and the community. Exposing audiences to diverse cultural and ethnic traditions through the arts, the series also features workshops, master classes and residency clinics for students. The 1999-2000 season: Relache, a contemporary music ensemble, emphasizes the work of innovative composers and new musical works. Two members of the ensemble are UD faculty members-Harvey Price (percussion) and Lloyd Shorter (oboe and English horn). Friday, Sept. 17
PCA Governor's Awards For The Arts Arts Leadership and Service leon bates Artist of PNC Bank Foundation - FoundationPatron leon Arkus - Arts Singer 1991 - Gary Graffman, pianist 1990 - August http://www.pacouncilonthearts.org/gov_awards.html
Extractions: ABOUT THE PCA Governor's Awards for the Arts Request for Nominations for the 2004 Governor's Awards for the Arts (PDF) HISTORY The Governor's Awards for the Arts represent a Pennsylvania tradition begun 23 ago by Governor Dick Thornburgh. Presented annually in Harrisburg at the State Capitol, these awards honored artists in each of the following categories: painting, sculpture, photography, music, literature, dance, theatre, crafts, and media arts. An award was also made for "service to the arts." The awards, which recognized Pennsylvanians who contributed their creative talents to their communities, were named the Hazlett Memorial Awards for Excellence in the Arts, after the late Theodore L. Hazlett, Jr. of Pittsburgh, the first chairman of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. The awards were administered by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. A "Distinguished Pennsylvania Artist Award" was also established to be chosen by the Governor. [Note: No standard policy was established for this category, but it was generally agreed that the recipient would be a native Pennsylvanian and an artist of world renown]. Following the 1982 awards, the Hazlett awards were presented in no more than 6 disciplines, in alternating years, and architecture was added as a category.
Extractions: Program: Mahler: Revelge from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Copland: Long Time Ago from Old American Songs, Mahler: Der Tamboursg'sell from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Mahler: Lob des hohen Verstands from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Copland: At the River from Old American Songs Berg: Three Pieces, Op. 6, Ives: General William Booth Enters into Heaven, and Ives: Symphony No. 4.
A_skeleton_page Asheville Times stated he was, a sensitive romantic pianist with a Barbara Suhrstedt,Maurice Hinson, Jack Roberts, Richard Cass, leon bates, Menahem Pressler http://www.musiciansgallery.com/start/keyboards/pianists/hawkins(ronald).html
Extractions: Fax: 203-787-9400 In the summer 2000, Ronald was awarded the Rose Hanus Full Scholarship to study at the world-renowned Adamant Music School in Adamant, Vermont. He was one of thirty pianists who were selected from all over the United States, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, and England to study at the Adamant Music School. While there, his principal teacher was Mark Sullivan, and he received coaching from Gwen Beamish, Elaine Greenfield, Dmitry Rachmanov, Willard Schultz, and Golda Wainberg-Tatz. In 1992, Ronald signed an eight-year contract with the Biltmore Estate Christmas Concert Series, in Asheville, North Carolina. The Asheville Times stated he was, "a sensitive romantic pianist with a warm personality." Ronald received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Piano Performance from Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, Virginia. He has also performed in master classes with internationally acclaimed artists such as: Karen Shaw, John OâConor, Andre Watts, Mario Kay Ocker, Gerhardt and Barbara Suhrstedt, Maurice Hinson, Jack Roberts, Richard Cass, Leon Bates, Menahem Pressler and Max Camp. Ronald appears on Jamlet and Pier Records labels. His discography includes: "Ronald Hawkins, Piano", and "Journey", which are both available on the Pier Records label and "Biltmore Estate Christmas", which is available on the Jamlet Records label. Ronald enjoys spending his leisure time with his two dogs, Andy and Ty. He lives in Connecticut, USA.
Extractions: Pianist A pianist is a person who plays the piano . A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an orchestra or smaller ensemble , or accompany one or more singers or solo instrumentalists . A performing classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very young age, some as early as three years old. Many well-known classical composers were able pianists themselves; for example, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Ludwig van Beethoven Franz Liszt Frederic Chopin ... Robert Schumann , and Sergei Rachmaninov were all virtuoso pianists. Some pianists have special preferences as to which composer's music they play. Most western forms of music can make use of the piano. Consequently, pianists have a wide variety of forms and styles to choose from, including jazz classical music , and all sorts of popular music . Well-known or influential classical pianists: Well known popular music pianists : See List of jazz pianists Well known blues pianists include: Ray Charles also jazz, and
Cliff Jackson, Judge, MET New England Region highly esteemed pianists as leon bates, Frances Walker, Martin Katz, and Warren GeorgeWilson, Mr. Jackson has been recognized as a leading pianist from among http://www.neaudition.org/judges/04jackson.html
Extractions: Vocal Coach Cliff Jackson, native of Gary, Indiana, received his Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and pursued graduate studies at the Manhattan School of Music. Cited for his sensitive accompaniments and insightful musicianship, Mr. Jackson has been the pianist for many internationally renowned artists including Kathleen Battle, Renato Scotto, Simon Estes, Edda Moser, Felicia Weathers, and Gwendolyn Bradley. His skill as a collaborative artist has justly earned him a place on the stages of Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Wierner Musikverein, the Teatro Colon, and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Mr. Jackson was awarded a coaching fellowship by the American Opera Center at The Julliard School, where he was a coach for two years. He was also the recipient of the Gramma Fisher Scholarship by the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. Having studied with such highly esteemed pianists as Leon Bates, Frances Walker, Martin Katz, and Warren George Wilson, Mr. Jackson has been recognized as a leading pianist from among the pool of his peers. He has gained a wide reputation as an outstanding coach of vocal repertoire ranging in scope from Baroque through Twentieth-Century opera, in addition to a breadth of song literature encompassing the vastly divergent stylistic periods.
NASAW: Curriculum Wichita. In 1998, we had the opportunity to have a class with AfricanAmerican concert pianist, leon bates(photo,left). He talked http://www.nasaw.org/curriculum.shtml
Extractions: Summer private lessons for violin, viola, 'cello, and string bass are available to African American students from beginners through high school. Thirty minute lessons are taught at North Heights Christian Church (3030 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS) on Thursday evenings from early June through early August. Exact dates for this summer are listed on our calendar. The tuition for nine weeks of private lessons and activities is $60.00 and scholarships based on need are available. Large group lessons and events take place throughout the summer. These events are free and often feature local guest teachers. In past summers, we have had such guests as Catherine Consiglio, professor of viola at Wichita State University; Nancy Luttrell, professor of violin at Wichita State University; and Glenn Holmes, professor of string bass at Friends University in Wichita. In 1998, we had the opportunity to have a class with African American concert pianist, Leon Bates(photo,left). He talked about his life as a pianist and body builder(!), performed several short pieces, answered questions and signed autographs. He was in town to perform weekend concerts with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra.
E-News The evening s other guest artists included conductor Raymond Harvey, film starLou Gossett, pianist leon bates, tap dancer Savion Glover, and soprano Indra http://www.philorch.org/styles/poa02e/www/enews_200211121.html
Extractions: www.philorch.org and click on "Buy Tickets," there you'll find tickets, subscriptions, and gift certificates for sale, alongside a selection of Orchestra recordings, videos, and books perfect for holiday giving. Tickets are also available through Ticket Philadelphia by calling 215.893.1999. Help an aspiring musician this holiday season through the donation of a used musical instrument. The Philadelphia Orchestra will accept donations of musical instruments at their Winter Wonderland concerts in Verizon Hall, December 18-22. The donated instruments will be distributed to local schools through a partnership with Strings for Schools. Instruments in need of repair will be refurbished for the students' use through the generosity of Jane Lenel and Harold Golden. For more information, call 215.875.7644.
