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<p class=NoParagraphStyle><b>FOR IMMEDIATE
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:17.0pt;line-height:120%;color:#003B78'>Classical cello and
piano recital performed at Kent State University at Stark<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle><b>(Jackson Township, OH – September 3, 2010) </b> Kent
State University at Stark Music Department presents a performance by chamber
cellist Keith Robinson and classical pianist Donna Lee on Saturday, Sept. 18 at
7:30 p.m. in Main Hall Auditorium, 6000 Frank Avenue NW in Jackson Township.
The concert, which will feature timeless music from Beethoven, Shostakovich and
Mendelssohn, is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle>A member of the Thouvenel and Montani Quartets,
Robinson is a founding member of the Miami String Quartet. He won the P.A.C.E. Classical
Artist of the Year award in 1989. He has been a featured artist on several
classical CDs and, along with other members of the Quartet, he serves as an
artist-in-residence at Kent State University. They are also Quartet in
Residence at the Kent/Blossom Music Festival, as well as visiting guest artists
at the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut. Robinson has performed as a
soloist with the Palm Beach Symphony, Midland - Odessa Symphony, Miami Chamber
Symphony and Curtis Symphony Orchestra.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle>Lee made her solo debut in 1990 with the National
Symphony Orchestra and has since performed at the Kennedy Center, Terrace
Theater and Lincoln Center, as well as international venues. She has been heard
in radio broadcast performances and has recorded for several labels. Lee has
taught at Peabody Conservatory, Bucknell University and Michigan’s Interlochen
Arts Camp. She is an associate professor and coordinator of Kent State
University’s piano division and during the summers, she co-directs the Piano
Institute at Kent State University and artist-faculty at Kent/Blossom Chamber
Music and North Carolina’s Brevard Music Center.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle>Blue Griffin Recording will soon release a
collaborative CD by Robinson and Lee, featuring the complete works for cello
and piano by Felix Mendelssohn. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle>For more information, contact the Music Department at
330-244-5151. To view a list of Kent State Stark’s music events, visit <a
href="http://www.stark.kent.edu/academics/depts/mus/concerts.cfm">www.stark.kent.edu/academics/depts/mus/concerts.cfm</a>.
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle style='line-height:normal'><b>CONTACT: </b>Cynthia
Williams, coordinator of public relations<o:p></o:p></p>
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Office: 330-244-3262 <o:p></o:p></p>
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E-mail: <a href="mailto:cdwillia@kent.edu">cdwillia@kent.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=NoParagraphStyle style='line-height:normal'><b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>About Kent State University at Stark:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=NoParagraphStyle style='line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Kent State University at Stark is the largest regional campus of Kent
State University and serves 11,000 students each year, comprised of 6,300
enrolled in academic coursework and 4,700 enrolled in professional development
courses. Kent State Stark offers 15 bachelor’s degrees and two master’s
degrees, in addition to associate degrees. The campus is located in Jackson
Township and consists of six major buildings. The University Center, which
houses The Corporate University and the Small Business Development Center, is
accredited under the stringent guidelines of the International Association of
Conference Centers. Always striving to enhance education through technological
advancement, Kent State Stark features indoor and outdoor, campus-wide wireless
Internet. Combining the best of a major university and a liberal arts college,
Kent State Stark serves our region as a key intellectual resource providing
access to academic, economic and cultural advancement through excellence in
teaching and learning. To learn more about Kent State Stark, visit </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><a href="http://www.stark.kent.edu">www.stark.kent.edu</a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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