Guest Artist Series presents Althea Waites, piano.Guest Artist Series presents Althea Waites, piano.http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/63422Roberts Marshall Auditorium2009-04-29T20:00:002009-04-29T22:00:00
April 29, 8:00PM
Roberts Marshall Auditorium
On Wednesday, April 29th at 8 pm, the Guest Artist Series presents pianist, Althea Waites, performing "Music of African American and Latin American Composers" in Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium.
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On Wednesday, April 29th at 8 pm, the Guest Artist Series presents Althea Waites, pianist, performing “Music of African American & Latin American Composers” in Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium. Featured music includes works by William Grant Still, Margaret Bonds, Florence Price, Tania León and others. Tickets are $15 (Gen), $12 (Sr), $8 (Students), and $5 (7-17). The concert is free to the bi-college community.
Pianist Althea Waites has been acclaimed throughout the United States, Europe and Asia as a brilliant soloist, chamber musician and collaborative artist. In addition to performing on many of the world's prestigious concert stages, she has also appeared in recital at major festivals such as Aspen, Tanglewood, the Yale Summer Festival and the Idyllwild Arts Festival.
Praised by the Los Angeles Times for "profound musicality and superb technique", Ms.Waites has a distinguished history of performing new music by American composers and has received many honors and commendations for her work. She has also been a guest soloist for National Public Radio's Performance Today,KQED in San Francisco,KCET in Los Angeles,and the Sundays Live broadcast from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
In addition to maintaining her concert schedule, Ms.Waites is on the keyboard faculty at the Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University/Long Beach, and is also in demand for residencies and master classes at colleges and arts institutions throughout the country. Her strong and ongoing commitment to cultural and community education is evident through her work with many outreach and service programs in retirement homes, hospitals, prisons, and affiliations with the Los Angeles County Music Education Program and Chamber Music in Historic Sites.
Althea Waites is an International Steinway Artist and a member of Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society.
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