Piano Taos includes, left to right, (front row) Martha Shepp and Kim Bakkum; (back row) Martha Grossman, Claire Detels, and Vickie Ford.
Piano Taos, a group of five female pianists, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, in ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Leon Memorial Recital Hall. They will perform a program of Hispanic composers, including Joaquin Turina, Felipe Villanueva, Enrique Granados, Astor Piazzola and Isaac Albeniz. This recital is in support of the Music Department’s ETHOS: Exploring Equity through Music project.
Piano Taos originates in Taos, NM, and their mission is to promote and engage in a broad range of piano performance and educational activities, with an emphasis on exploration and exposure to lesser-known repertoire. The accomplished pianists of Piano Taos come from around the country and include ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State alumna, Vickie Ford ’71, Kim Bakkum, Claire Detels, Martha Shepp and Martha Grossman. They will be joined by Francis Donald on saxophone.
Admission is $5 for adults, $1 for students, and free for AS&F and Friends of Music. For more information about the concert, contact the ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State Music Office at 719-587-7621.
