UK Pianists to Present Concert for the Ears, Eyes, Imagination

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 21, 2014) – University of Kentucky piano students will get creative in a memorable concert for the ears, the eyes and the imagination. The UK Piano Studio will present “Making Music To Be Seen” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, in the Singletary Center for the Arts Recital Hall. The classical concert with a modern twist is free and open to the public.  

The concert will showcase undergraduate and graduate students, both majors and minors, in the studio of Professor Irina Voro. The students will play a variety of solo and duet pieces for piano, as well as collaborations with other instruments.

The participating students and Voro said that music conveys stories and emotions “behind the notes.” The music requires the audience to listen with more than just their ears, but with their imagination.

In an attempt to fully engage the audience’s imagination, the students will present personal visual images and stories for the pieces they perform; these images will portray the emotions they “decoded” in their musical pieces.

The concert format is intended to engage sight, sound and imagination to create an immersive experience and enrich the audience’s perception of the music.

"Making Music To Be Seen” is a production of the Keyboards, Voice and Strings Division of the School of Music within the UK College of Fine Arts. The School of Music has achieved awards and national and international recognition for high-caliber education in opera, choral and instrumental music performance, as well as for music education, composition, theory and music history.

MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu