Pianofest Recitals at Brookhaven Lab, June 29 and July 20

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Pianofest founder and director, Paul Schenly (click image to download hi-res version).

UPTON, NY - Participants in Pianofest, a summer workshop in the Hamptons, will perform showcase recitals in Berkner Hall at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory on two Wednesdays, June 29 and July 20, at noon. Sponsored by Brookhaven Science Associates, the company that manages Brookhaven Lab, the performances are open to the public and admission is free. All visitors to the Laboratory age 16 and over must bring a photo ID.

Pianofest emphasizes the development of style and interpretation in piano performance for students already possessing considerable technical capability. The workshop's founder and director, Paul Schenly, will choose prize-winning Pianofest participants to perform from the great classical repertoire for the Laboratory recitals. The recitals will be patterned upon the openly critiqued performances given by Pianofest students in the Avram Theatre of Southampton College, Mondays at 4 p.m., from June 27 through August 1.

Call 631 344-2345 for more information. The Laboratory is located on William Floyd Parkway (County Road 46), one-and-a-half miles north of Exit 68 of the LI Expressway.

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