March
25, 2008
Oakton Six Piano Ensemble Performs April 26-27
The internationally acclaimed Six Piano Ensemble performs two concerts of popular, classical, and ragtime selections, 8 p.m., Saturday, April 26, and 3 p.m., Sunday, April 27, at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.
The program features the world premiere of "Oakton Toccata," written expressly for the ensemble by composer Robert Vandall, who has composed more than 400 works for the piano. The composition will be published by Alfred Publishing Company. The ensemble also will perform works by Mozart, Dvorak, Shostakovich, Scott Joplin, and Francis Poulenc.
The Oakton Six Piano Ensemble features the keyboard skills of Mandy Dallmann, Evanston; Beatriz Levi, Skokie; Adrian Metzger, Chicago; Manigirdas Motekaitis, Chicago; Garfield Sallman, Des Plaines; and Jiawei Shi, Northbrook. The founder and conductor is Glenna Sprague, professor and coordinator of music at Oakton.
Available on compact disc and cassette is Oakton Six Piano Ensemble - Live in Concert. For more information on this recording, contact Glenna Sprague at 847-635-1905.
A reception follows each performance. Tickets are $17 for general admission, $14 for students and seniors, and $12 for groups of 15 or more. For reservations, call the Oakton Box Office at 847-635-1900. For group tickets, call 847-635-2185.
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