Great Piano Music
Week of May 28, 2022
From Scott Joplin & George Gershwin to Billy Joel
Come out for a fun and exciting program of solo piano music from the last 150 years to the present. Some piano favorites will include the great American ragtime composer Scott Joplin, the iconic George Gershwin and the classical stylings of none other than William Martin “Billy” Joel. Not to be missed!
George Lopez Plays Chopin
George Lopez, the Beckwith Artist-in-Residence at Bowdoin College, has been a dynamic performer and educator for over 25 years. He is known on several continents for his performance of the standard repertoire as well as being a champion of newly-written works. He recently premiered a piano concerto composed for him in Maine and is comfortable in styles of music ranging from jazz and ragtime to more contemporary improvisation. George Lopez is Artist in Residence at Bowdoin College on Maine where he performs regularly to capacity crowds and conducts the Bowdoin Symphony Orchestra.