Pianist Paul Kenyon to perform at BRCC Oct. 18
Published 5:12 pm Friday, October 14, 2011
The Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC) concert series presents pianist Paul Kenyon on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Thomas Auditorium.
The program features a prelude and fugue by Bach, a sonata by Haydn, two concert etudes by Liszt and several character pieces by the French Languedoc composer Déodat de Séverac, as well as American composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes.
Paul Kenyon is currently a member of the piano faculty and chair of the music department at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, Calif. Born in upstate N.Y., he earned a doctor of musical arts in piano performance from Michigan State University, where he studied piano with Deborah Moriarty and Ralph Votapek.
Kenyon writes about music, performance and leadership issues in his blog, “Playing on the Point.” He has recorded three CDs: “Delight, Touch, and Inspire,” “Chiaroscuro: Music of Shadows and Light” and “Garden Music.”
All concerts feature open (non-reserved) seating. Proceeds benefit the college’s Community Enrichment Program.
Thomas Auditorium is located in the Sink Building on BRCC’s Henderson County campus.
For more information, contact Dr. Kevin Ayesh at 828-694-1860 or kevina@blueridge.edu.
– article submitted
by Kevin Ayesh