[NEohioPAL]Beck Center Presents Free Chamber Music Recital

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

January 23, 2007

For more information:  (216)521-2540

Yvette Hanzel, extension 225

Ed Gallagher, extension 246

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Chamber Music

with

Beck Center Faculty and Friends

Free Music Recital

Sunday, January 28, 2007

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Lakewood, Ohio - The Beck Center for the Arts invites you to enjoy =
Chamber Music, a free music recital with Beck Center faculty and friends =
on Sunday, January 28, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. in the Music-Armory Building.  =
Chamber Music will feature the talents of members of the accomplished =
Beck Center music faculty.  This recital is free and open to the public. =
 The Beck Center for the Arts is located just ten minutes west of =
downtown Cleveland at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood.

            Chamber Music performers include Beck Center faculty members =
- Kathleen Bosl (soprano), Jocelyn Chang (harp), Christopher Ellicott =
(guitar), Amy Christina Hall (soprano), Michael Leese (flute), Coren =
Mino (piano), Ronald Palka (piano), Greg Upton (piano/voice); and guest =
performer, Robin MacFarland (piano). =20

            The Beck Center for the Arts is a non-profit, comprehensive =
performing arts organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life =
through the arts for individuals, regardless of age or ability.  It is =
one of the area's largest performing arts organizations and the only =
institution of its kind on Cleveland's Westside.  Each year, the Beck =
Center provides professional theater performances and high-quality arts =
education programs for tens of thousands of patrons in Northeast Ohio.  =
Programming includes a professional theater; an arts education program =
offering instruction in dance, music, theater, and visual arts; a =
creative arts therapies program for individuals with special needs; and =
art galleries.

The Beck Music Department offers private lessons in voice, piano and all =
band and orchestral instruments.  The Music Conservatory offers an =
opportunity for exceptional students to increase their level of =
education and prepare them for acceptance to the finest colleges and =
universities in the country.  It is a unique and intensive course of =
study that offers college preparatory instruction, as well as =
performance opportunities.  In addition, the Music Department offers =
classes in voice, music theory, early childhood music, Suzuki violin, =
and Dalcroze Eurhythmics.  The Youth Choirs program includes five =
separate choirs involving over 150 students from kindergarten through =
ninth grade. =20

For more information about this concert and the other music events at =
the Beck Center, call the Music Department directly at (216)228-2800. =
For more information on other upcoming events and classes at the Beck =
Center, call (216)521-2540 or online at www.beckcenter.org =
<http://www.beckcenter.org/> . =20

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About the Performers

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KATHLEEN BOSL, soprano, B.M. Ed., Kulas/Margaret-Rusk-Griffiths-Award =
Scholarship.  BW voice performance (major), piano (minor).  =
Studied/performed Milan, Italy.  Cleveland Opera Chorus/WCLV/ =
Freelances.  Cantor, soloist, Music Director at Stipule United Church of =
Christ in Parma,  Messianic Jewish Synagogues; Member of NATS & Three =
Arts Club of Lakewood.

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JOCELYN CHANG, harpist, always a champion of the harp and new music, =
founded the harp department at the Chinese Cultural University in =
Taipei, Taiwan. She has served as the principal harpist of the =
award-winning Cleveland Chamber Symphony for the last 22 years.  Her =
talent for improvisation has been showcased in many  artistic =
collaborations incorporating music, dance, theater, poetry, painting, =
sculpture, and performance art.  The leader in the exploration of the =
revolutionary Dilling harp,  she has commissioned and performed over 70 =
compositions on this remarkable instrument and has toured with it across =
the U.S., Canada, Holland, Germany, Bulgaria, and Romania.  She appears =
on over two dozen recordings, including numerous world premieres.  She =
is the director of the Jocelyn Chang Harp Ensemble and currently teaches =
at Cleveland State University, Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, Cleveland =
Music School Settlement, and the Beck Center for the Arts.  She holds a =
B.M. and M.M. in harp performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music =
and Cleveland State University.

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CHRISTOPHER ELLICOTT, guitar, performs frequently throughout the =
Cleveland area as soloist and member of the clarinet/guitar duo Sunday =
in the Park along with his wife Karen.  He is a graduate of =
Baldwin-Wallace College where he continues to study under Dr. Loris =
Chobanian.  Christopher is a board member of the Greater Cleveland =
Classical Guitar Society, and has attended several area guitar workshops =
and festivals including the summer Classical Guitar Workshop at the =
University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music where he has =
played in master classes and performed in concerts.

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AMY CHRISTINA HALL, soprano, moved to Ohio to attend the Cleveland =
Institute of Music where she completed a Professional Studies degree in =
Voice in 2004. After graduation she began teaching voice and singing =
classes at the  Beck Center for the Arts. Ms. Hall has won many awards =
and was a finalist  at the Irma M. Cooper Opera Columbus International =
Vocal Competition. Since 2003 she has been engaged with Cleveland Opera =
on Tour performing as Adele in Die Fledermaus, Adina in Elixir of love, =
and as Papagena in Cleveland Opera's main stage production of Die =
Zauberfl=F6te. She has also sung Rosina in The Barber of Seville for =
Cleveland Opera On Tour's mini-residency.

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MICHAEL LEESE,  flute, holds the B.M. from Jacksonville University and =
the M.M. from Boston University.  He is a composer, flutist, teacher and =
lecturer.  A MacDowell Colony fellow, his music has been featured in =
concerts and festivals across North America, South America, Europe and =
Asia.  His workshops on improvisation have been offered as far afield as =
Germany and Bulgaria, and as close to home as the Cleveland Institute of =
Music.  His chamber work, Music for Harp, Percussion, and Strings, was =
premiered by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony in 2002, and will appear on =
a Cleveland Composers Guild CD released by Capstone Records.  His solo =
harp piece, Dilling Fantasy, was selected as the required American work =
for the 2001 USA International Harp Competition at Indiana University in =
Bloomington.  His harp/flute duo with Jocelyn Chang gives over 100 =
performances a year; the two appeared together on 3 different television =
shows and 2 radio programs in the last year alone.  He is currently on =
the staff of Cleveland State University, Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, =
Cleveland Music School Settlement and The Beck Center for the Arts.  In =
addition, Michael has produced the CD recording sessions of the =
Cleveland Chamber Symphony since 1997.

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ROBIN MACFARLAND (guest performer), pianist, is in his third year as a =
candidate for the Bachelors of Music at Manhattan School of Music where =
he currently studies with Professor Phillip Kawin.  He began studying =
the piano at age seven with Roberto McCausland-Dieppa in Cleveland.  At =
the age of eleven, Robin performed the first movement of Mozart's Piano =
Concerto No. 21 in C, K.467 with the Lakeland Civic Orchestra.  He has =
attended PianoSummer Festival at New Paltz, New York for the last three =
years.  He has performed in recitals at New Paltz and Steinway Hall in =
New York City.  Mr. MacFarland also studies organ in New York City with =
Professor Walter Hilse. We are glad to welcome his baroque expertise  to =
the Beck.

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COREN MINO, pianist, studied with her father, Morton Estrin, and later =
with Eunice Podis at the Cleveland Institute of Music. After graduating =
from CIM, she made her home in the Cleveland area where she lives and =
teaches today. Coren has performed in collaboration with her father in =
recitals in Cleveland and New York. She is a frequent performer of music =
written by contemporary Cleveland and Akron composers in concerts at the =
Cleveland Institute of Music, the Cleveland Music School Settlement, =
Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, Cuyahoga Community College, and Lorain =
Community College where she has also taught. Coren may be heard on two =
compact discs:  Frederick Koch Contrasts (Dimension Records) and =
Riverside Academy of Music Presents Frederick Koch for Truemedia =
Records, Ltd. Of her performance, the  Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote, "A =
bit of spikiness can be found in Five Piano Preludes, which Coren Estrin =
gives a vibrant workout."

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RONALD PALKA, pianist, is a member of the piano and conservatory =
faculties at the Beck Center. An active and versatile musician, he has =
performed with Horizon Concerts in New York City and with Access to the =
Arts in Cleveland. He has appeared as orchestral soloist with the Summer =
Symphony Orchestra of Queens and with the Suburban Symphony Orchestra of =
Beachwood. Upon completing his Master's Degree in Piano Performance from =
the Manhattan School of Music, Mr. Palka spent a year in Brazil where he =
served as instructor and pianist with the Music Foundation of Capao da =
Canoa in Rio Grande do Sul. His students have been awarded competition =
prizes with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and in OMTA's Composition =
Competition. They have also given premier performances (broadcast on =
Cleveland's WCLV) of works written for them by members of the Cleveland =
Composer's Guild. In addition to music, Mr. Palka holds a Master's =
Degree in Library Science from Kent State University.=20

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GREG UPTON, (piano/voice)  Adjunct Professor at Baldwin-Wallace =
Conservatory of Music and member of the Beck Center (Riverside Academy)  =
Piano and Voice Faculty for over 15 years. Head of the Beck Center  =
Conservatory of Music programs,  now in its 5h year. Graduate Studies at =
the University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Wisconsin =
and Westminster Choir College.  M.M. College Conservatory of Music, =
University of Cincinnati.

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Chamber
Music, a free music recital with <st1:PlaceName =
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<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType> faculty and friends on =
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January 28, 2007 at 3:30 p.m. in the <st1:place =
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faculty.=A0
This recital is free and open to the public.=A0 The <st1:PlaceName =
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<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType> for the Arts is located just ten minutes west =
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downtown <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City> at <st1:Street =
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faculty members – Kathleen Bosl (soprano), Jocelyn Chang (harp), =
Christopher
Ellicott (guitar), Amy Christina Hall (soprano), Michael Leese (flute), =
Coren
Mino (piano), Ronald Palka (piano), Greg Upton (piano/voice); and guest
performer, Robin MacFarland (piano).=A0 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<st1:PlaceType
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non-profit,
comprehensive performing arts organization dedicated to enriching the =
quality of
life through the arts for individuals, regardless of age or ability.=A0 =
It is one
of the area’s largest performing arts organizations and the only
institution of its kind on <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>’s
Westside.=A0 Each year, the <st1:PlaceName =
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tens of thousands of patrons in <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Northeast =
Ohio</st1:place>.=A0
Programming includes a professional theater; an arts education program =
offering
instruction in dance, music, theater, and visual arts; a creative arts
therapies program for individuals with special needs; and art =
galleries.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

The Beck
Music Department offers private lessons in voice, piano and all band and =
orchestral
instruments.=A0 The Music Conservatory offers an opportunity for =
exceptional
students to increase their level of education and prepare them for =
acceptance
to the finest colleges and universities in the country.=A0 It is a unique and intensive course of study =
that
offers college preparatory instruction, as well as performance =
opportunities. =A0In
addition, the Music Department offers classes in voice, music theory, =
early
childhood music, Suzuki violin, and Dalcroze Eurhythmics.=A0 The Youth =
Choirs
program includes five separate choirs involving over 150 students from
kindergarten through ninth grade.=A0 <o:p></o:p>

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<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
call the Music Department directly at (216)228-2800.=A0 For more =
information on
other upcoming events and classes at the <st1:place =
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KATHLEEN
BOSL, soprano, B.M. Ed., =
Kulas/Margaret-Rusk-Griffiths-Award
Scholarship.=A0 BW voice performance (major), piano (minor).=A0 =
Studied/performed <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Milan</st1:City>, <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place>.=A0
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> Opera
Chorus/WCLV/ Freelances.=A0 Cantor, soloist, Music Director at Stipule =
United
Church of Christ in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Parma</st1:City></st1:place>,=A0
Messianic Jewish Synagogues; Member of NATS & Three Arts Club of =
Lakewood.<o:p></o:p>

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JOCELYN
CHANG, harpist, always a champion of the harp and new music, =
founded
the harp department at the <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Chinese</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Cultural</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType>
in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Taipei</st1:City>, =
<st1:country-region
 w:st=3D"on">Taiwan</st1:country-region></st1:place>. She has served as =
the
principal harpist of the award-winning Cleveland Chamber Symphony for =
the last
22 years.=A0 Her talent for improvisation has been showcased in many=A0 =
artistic
collaborations incorporating music, dance, theater, poetry, painting,
sculpture, and performance art.=A0 The leader in the exploration of the
revolutionary Dilling harp,=A0 she has commissioned and performed over =
70
compositions on this remarkable instrument and has toured with it across =
the
U.S., Canada, Holland, Germany, Bulgaria, and Romania.=A0 She appears on =
over two
dozen recordings, including numerous world premieres.=A0 She is the =
director of
the Jocelyn Chang Harp Ensemble and currently teaches at <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType>,
Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, Cleveland Music School Settlement, and the =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
for the Arts.=A0 She holds a B.M. and M.M. in harp performance from the =
Cleveland
Institute of Music and <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></fo=
nt>

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CHRISTOPHER
ELLICOTT, guitar, performs frequently =
throughout the
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> area
as soloist and member of the clarinet/guitar duo Sunday in the Park along with his wife Karen.=A0 He =
is a
graduate of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Baldwin-Wallace</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> where he
continues to study under Dr. Loris Chobanian.=A0 Christopher is a board =
member of
the Greater Cleveland Classical Guitar Society, and has attended several =
area
guitar workshops and festivals including the summer Classical Guitar =
Workshop
at the University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music where he =
has
played in master classes and performed in =
concerts.<o:p></o:p>

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AMY
CHRISTINA HALL,
soprano, moved to <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>
to attend the Cleveland Institute of Music where she completed a =
Professional
Studies degree in Voice in 2004. After graduation she began teaching =
voice and
singing classes at the=A0 <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the =
Arts. Ms.
Hall has won many awards and was a finalist=A0 at the Irma M. Cooper =
Opera <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Columbus</st1:City></st1:place> =
International
Vocal Competition. Since 2003 she has been engaged with Cleveland Opera =
on Tour
performing as Adele in Die =
Fledermaus,
Adina in Elixir of love, =
and as
Papagena in Cleveland Opera’s main stage production of Die Zauberfl=F6te. She has also =
sung Rosina
in The Barber of Seville =
for
Cleveland Opera On Tour’s =
mini-residency.<o:p></o:p>

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MICHAEL
LEESE, =A0flute, holds the B.M. from <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Jacksonville</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType> and the M.M. from =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Boston</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.=A0
He is a composer, flutist, teacher and lecturer.=A0 A MacDowell Colony =
fellow,
his music has been featured in concerts and festivals across North =
America,
South America, Europe and <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Asia</st1:place>.=A0 =
His workshops
on improvisation have been offered as far afield as <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Germany</st1:country-region>
and <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Bulgaria</st1:country-region></st1:place>,
and as close to home as the Cleveland Institute of Music.=A0 His chamber =
work, Music for Harp, Percussion, and =
Strings,
was premiered by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony in 2002, and will appear =
on a
Cleveland Composers Guild CD released by Capstone Records.=A0 His solo =
harp piece,
Dilling Fantasy, was =
selected as
the required American work for the 2001 USA International Harp =
Competition at <st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Indiana</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType>
in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Bloomington</st1:City></st1:place>.=A0
His harp/flute duo with Jocelyn Chang gives over 100 performances a =
year; the
two appeared together on 3 different television shows and 2 radio =
programs in
the last year alone.=A0 He is currently on the staff of <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">State</st1:PlaceType>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, Cleveland Music School Settlement and The =
Beck
Center for the Arts.=A0 In addition, Michael has produced the CD =
recording
sessions of the Cleveland Chamber Symphony since =
1997.<o:p></o:p>

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ROBIN
MACFARLAND (guest performer), pianist,
is in his third year as a candidate for the Bachelors of Music at =
Manhattan
School of Music where he currently studies with Professor Phillip =
Kawin.=A0 He
began studying the piano at age seven with Roberto McCausland-Dieppa in =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>.=A0 =
At the age of
eleven, Robin performed the first movement of Mozart’s Piano =
Concerto No.
21 in C, K.467 with the Lakeland Civic Orchestra.=A0 He has attended =
PianoSummer
Festival at New Paltz, <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:State w:st=3D"on">New =
York</st1:State></st1:place>
for the last three years.=A0 He has performed in recitals at New Paltz =
and
Steinway Hall in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">New York =
City</st1:City></st1:place>.=A0
Mr. MacFarland also studies organ in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">New
 York City</st1:City></st1:place> with Professor Walter Hilse. We are glad to welcome his baroque =
expertise=A0 to the
Beck.<o:p></o:p>

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COREN
MINO, pianist, studied with her father, Morton Estrin, and =
later
with Eunice Podis at the Cleveland Institute of Music. After graduating =
from
CIM, she made her home in the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>
area where she lives and teaches today. Coren has performed in =
collaboration
with her father in recitals in <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City> and <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:State w:st=3D"on">New York</st1:State></st1:place>. She =
is a
frequent performer of music written by contemporary Cleveland and =
<st1:City
w:st=3D"on">Akron</st1:City> composers in concerts at the Cleveland =
Institute of
Music, the Cleveland Music School Settlement, Baldwin-Wallace =
Conservatory, <st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Cuyahoga</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Community College</st1:PlaceType>,
and <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Lorain</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
 w:st=3D"on">Community College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> where she has =
also
taught. Coren may be heard on two compact discs:=A0 Frederick Koch Contrasts (Dimension Records) and =
Riverside Academy of Music Presents =
Frederick Koch
for Truemedia Records, Ltd. Of her performance, the=A0 Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote, "A bit of =
spikiness can
be found in Five Piano =
Preludes,
which Coren Estrin gives a vibrant =
workout."<o:p></o:p>

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RONALD
PALKA, pianist,
is a member of the piano and conservatory faculties at the =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
An active and versatile musician, he has performed with Horizon Concerts in <st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">New
 York City</st1:City> and with Access to the Arts in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>. He has appeared as =
orchestral
soloist with the Summer Symphony Orchestra of Queens and with the =
Suburban
Symphony Orchestra of Beachwood. Upon completing his Master's Degree in =
Piano
Performance from the Manhattan School of Music, Mr. Palka spent a year =
in <st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on">Brazil</st1:country-region> where he served as instructor =
and pianist
with the Music Foundation of Capao da Canoa in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">Rio Grande</st1:City></st1:place> do Sul. His students have =
been
awarded competition prizes with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and in =
OMTA's
Composition Competition. They have also given premier performances =
(broadcast
on <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>'s
WCLV) of works written for them by members of the Cleveland Composer's =
Guild.
In addition to music, Mr. Palka holds a Master's Degree in Library =
Science from
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Kent</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceName
 w:st=3D"on">State</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.
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GREG
UPTON, (piano/voice)=A0 Adjunct Professor at =
Baldwin-Wallace
Conservatory of Music and member of the Beck Center (Riverside =
Academy)=A0 Piano
and Voice Faculty for over 15 years. Head of the Beck Center=A0 =
Conservatory of
Music programs,=A0 now in its 5h year. Graduate Studies at =
the <st1:PlaceType
w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Illinois</st1:PlaceName>,
<st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Indiana</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType>,
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Wisconsin</st1:PlaceName>
and <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Westminster</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
 w:st=3D"on">Choir</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>.=A0
M.M. College Conservatory of Music, <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType>
 of <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Cincinnati</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p>

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