For Release: 2009-10-20 15:14:00
The piano celebrates its 300th birthday this year, and in celebration KET presents the Kentucky Muse special “Eighty-Eight Keys, Three Hundred Years,” airing Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 10:30/9:30 p.m. CT on KET and Sunday, Nov. 8 at 10:30/9:30 p.m. CT on KET2.
Dr. Diane Earle, professor of music at Kentucky Wesleyan College, created a special concert program tracing the history of this popular instrument. Kentucky Muse introduces this Kentucky performer with a passion for the piano as she performs a grand array of piano pieces, including accompaniment by the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Nicholas Palmer.
Beginning with the harpsichord, Earle delves into the history of the instrument, illustrating its place in the musical pantheon with a variety of pieces including works by Galuppi, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Henry Cowell and George Gershwin. Along the way Earle relates the importance the instrument has played in her life, and, in vignettes recorded outside the concert hall, depicts her interaction with her students.
Earle, who has performed in seven countries and in 27 states, including performances on two China tours, at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center and the Kaufman Center in New York. She has also been featured on several CDs and DVDs, and as education consultant for the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, she also presents many programs for Owensboro-area schools.
Kentucky Muse is a KET production, produced by Teresa Day. “Eighty-Eight Keys, Three Hundred Years” is produced by Tom Bickel. More information about Kentucky Muse is available at www.ket.org/muse. More information about KET programming and education services, as well as how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.
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Diane Earle and the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra
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