{"id":955,"date":"2019-07-17T18:19:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/news-archives\/transcontinentalpianoduo\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T18:19:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T18:19:04","slug":"transcontinentalpianoduo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/news-archives\/transcontinentalpianoduo\/","title":{"rendered":"Transcontinental Piano Duo to perform at WestConn"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DANBURY, CONN. <\/strong>\u2014 The Transcontinental Piano Duo, comprised of Elaine Greenfield and Janice Meyer Thompson, will perform a program by French composers Debussy, Ravel, Bizet and Faure at noon on Wednesday, April 22, in Ives Concert Hall in White Hall on the Western Connecticut State University Midtown campus, 181 White Street in Danbury. Admission will be free and the public is invited; donations to support the music department will be accepted. <\/p>\n

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The duo, who met while teaching at Adamant Music School in Adamant, Vt., have performed, offered workshops and taught master\u2019s classes at various venues across the country since 1992. Now residing on opposite sides of the country, Greenfield and Thompson get together to \u201crehearse intensely\u201d a few days before each performance on the road.<\/p>\n

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Greenfield is an accomplished pianist, soloist, lecture recitalist, master\u2019s teacher and collaborative artist. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall and Boston\u2019s Garner Museum, and has a CD entitled \u201cDebussy Preludes, Bks. 1 & 2.\u201d The founder of Greenfield Piano Associates, she is the artistic director of St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral Arts in Burlington, Vt. <\/p>\n

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Thompson also is a soloist, collaborative artist, lecture-recitalist and a master\u2019s teacher, who has taught in North America, Europe, Russia and Asia. She is part of a professional vocal instrumental chamber music ensemble and The Kent Camerata. Thompson teaches studio piano, directs the piano pedagogy program, and is the founding director of the Piano Prep Conservatory Program at Arizona State University. <\/p>\n

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WCSU Associate Professor of Music Dr. Russell Hirshfield said the concert promises to be entertaining. \u201cThe duo has made a specialty of performing music for four hands,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are specialists in this area and will be performing an exciting and varied program.\u201d <\/p>\n

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For more information, call (203) 837-8350.<\/p>\n

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Western Connecticut State University offers outstanding faculty in a range of quality academic programs. Our diverse university community provides students an enriching and supportive environment that takes advantage of the unique cultural offerings of Western Connecticut and New York. Our vision: To be an affordable public university with the characteristics of New England\u2019s best small private universities.
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