piano

Nov. 8: Young musician exhibits more than extreme talent

PULLMAN, Wash. – “‘Exceptional’ is an understatement” when describing student Eric McElroy, said Washington State University music professor Gerald Berthiaume who has worked with students more than 35 years. “With his breadth of knowledge about so many things in so many areas, he is something new and different.”

Oct. 22: Violin, piano collaborate for engaging, heartfelt evening of music

PULLMAN, Wash. – Local composer Lothar Kreck’s “Consideration V for Solo Violin” will premiere in a concert of collaborative and solo works for violin and viola at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, in Bryan Hall at Washington State University. Part of the Faculty Artist Series, the concert supports the School of Music scholarship fund.

NY Philharmonic pianist to perform with faculty

Jonathan Feldman at the piano with the New York Philharmonic Ensembles concert at Merkin Concert Hall     By Jaclyn Nicholson, WSU News Service intern     Related   About New York Philharmonic Jonathan Feldman profile     PULLMAN – New York Philharmonic pianist Jonathan Feldman will perform with faculty in a free public concert at […]

Piano recital at Festival of Contemporary Art Music

PULLMAN — Students of WSU’s Piano Pedagogy Lab School (PPLS) will perform a recital of works by guest composer and clinician Dennis Alexander at the Festival of Contemporary Art Music (FoCAM) at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 6 in Kimbrough Concert Hall. Alexander is one of North America’s most prolific and popular composers of educational piano […]

Professors place second in international piano competition

Jeff Savage, assistant professor of music, and Karen Hsiao Savage, piano instructor in the School of Music and Theatre Arts, Washington State University, placed second at the Concours Grieg: International Competition for Pianists in Oslo, Norway. “It was a great experience,” said Karen Hsiao Savage. “We expected to see great talent, and indeed the level […]