Pianofest Noon Recitals at Brookhaven Lab, July 1 and July 29

June 9, 2009

UPTON, NY — Participants in Pianofest, a summer workshop held in the Hamptons, will showcase two recitals at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory on Wednesday, July 1, and Wednesday, July 29, at noon in Berkner Hall. Sponsored by Brookhaven Science Associates, the company that manages the Lab, the concert is free and open to the public. All visitors to the Laboratory age 16 and over must bring a photo I.D.

Pianofest emphasizes the development of style and interpretation in piano performance for students who already possess considerable technical capability. The workshop's founder and director, Paul Schenly, will select prize-winning Pianofest participants to perform from the great classical repertoire for these recitals.

Details on Pianofest can be found at: www.pianofest.com.

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 Long Island Expressway.

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