WORKSHOP III

“Chopin With Panache”

A Lecture Demonstration

 

 Ms. Bonnie Kellert is a native of Washington, D.C. and an active performer and teacher in the area. She holds Bachelor and Master’s degrees from Peabody in Piano Performance, where she studied with Leon Fleisher.  She has presented recitals at the National Gallery of Art, the Phillips Collection, the Textile Museum, the Cosmos Club, American University, and Howard University.  She has also performed in Asia and Europe.  She taught at the Levine School of Music in Washington for 22 years, and now maintains a private studio in her home in Potomac, MD. Active in MTNA, she serves as president of the Washington-Maryland Teachers Association.  Critics have raved about her artistry. 

                                Date:    March 12, 2010

                              Time:    10:00 AM – 12:00 noon

                         Location:    Graves Piano & Organ Company

                             Event:    Ms. Kellert will give a lecture demonstration of some of the best-loved pieces of Chopin that we deal with on a daily basis.  She will talk about his nationalistic tendencies, his bel canto lyricism, his romanticism and how all these are accomplished through rubato, improvisation, coloring, pedal, etc.  She will be talking about the very essence of Chopin’s style.

                               Fees:    No fee for OhioMTA members or Non-members.

 Videotaping, photography, and any electronic recording are forbidden at all OhioMTA recitals and performance events.

 

Attendance at any Piano Workshop earns recertification credit.