11:31 am Award-winning ETSU piano students to appear in concert
JOHNSON CITY — “Hail to Victor Borge” is the theme of a gala concert featuring award-winning East Tennessee State University piano students and others on Friday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Mathes Hall auditorium.
The program includes solo and ensemble works, as well as musical theater in the fashion of Danish musician and comedian Victor Borge.
Five ETSU and University School student pianists swept the top prizes in recent state competitions hosted by the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and Tennessee Music Teachers Association (TMTA). They are: Hanbo Ma, MTNA Steinway Young Artist Collegiate Piano Competition; Matthew Brickey, TMTA Collegiate Piano Competition; Min-Kuei Lan and Carly Shaw, TMTA Collegiate Piano Ensemble Competiton; and Katherine Benson (University School), MTNA Yamaha Senior Piano Competition.
They will present their award-winning performances during the Feb. 3 concert, and will be joined by fellow ETSU students and Department of Music faculty for the remainder of the program.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $10 for seniors and $5 for students. Proceeds will help send ETSU piano students to the 2012 MTNA competition and the national conference in New York.
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