Arts & Culture

Classical Piano Masterpieces Spring to Life at Boone Center

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 29, 2014) — The University of Kentucky community will have the opportunity to enjoy sounds of classical masterpieces during lunchtime at "Piano Spring," a set of two piano concerts presented by UK School of Music piano students from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Thursday, May 1, and Friday, May 2, at the Hilary J. Boone Center. Both concerts are free and open to UK students, faculty and staff, but reservations are required for dining or free concert seating.

"Piano Spring" will feature classical masterpieces performed by UK piano students Peter Bostrom, Robert Bosworth, Songhwa Chea, Chen Chen, Wei-Sian Chen, Maris Deddens, Eun Go, Yuri Kim, Fnu Kuriwa, Fernand Vago, Faith VanMeter, Wurile Wang, Hyejin Yeom and Zhui Zhang at the Boone Center, located at the corner of Rose Street and Columbia Avenue.

To make reservations to attend "Piano Spring," contact Sandra Burton at 859-257-1133 or sandra.burton@uky.edu.

"Piano Spring" 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.

Located in the heart of campus, the Boone Center is home to more than 20,000 square feet of the finest meeting and dining space in Lexington.

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