Nationally renowned
pianist Alexander Wasserman
will perform a Piano Recital Saturday May
21st 7:00pm in the intimate Parma High School “Little
Theater” 6285 W 54th St in
Parma. Featuring: Carl Vine:
Sonata No. 1 Rachmaninoff: two etudes; Liszt: Valee d'Obermann and selections
by Chopin. Proceeds to benefit: Parma Symphony Orchestra
General admission for each concert is $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior
citizens. Family passes of $20 are available for families of up to 2
adults and their children. All tickets are available at the door.
Equally dedicated to the
education of emerging talent, Dr. Wasserman is the recently appointed
Artist-in-Residence at Reinhardt University (GA). He also served as Professor
of Piano at Youngstown State University (OH) shortly before his move to
Atlanta. He has given masterclasses at University of St. Thomas (MN), Westmont
College (CA), Cleveland Music School Settlement (OH), Youngstown State
University (OH), Kennesaw State University (GA), and Reinhardt University (GA).
Alexander Wasserman, a
native of Los Angeles, began formal piano studies with Suzanne Julian. He went
on to receive degrees in Piano Performance from the University of Southern
California’s Thornton School of Music (BM), the Cleveland Institute of Music
(MM), and the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University (GPD). Most
recently, he completed the prestigious Doctor of Musical Arts program in Piano
Performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music. His primary teachers include
Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Yong-Hi Moon, Daniel Shapiro, and Antoinette Perry.
Additional study with Paul Schenly and Sergei Babayan has also been of primary
influence.
Dr. Wasserman currently
resides in Atlanta, GA with his wife, Jessica Oudin, a member of the Atlanta
Symphony viola section.
The Parma Symphony
Orchestra is a self-supporting community orchestra in cooperation with the
Parma City Schools. For more information can be found on Facebook,
web-site www.parmasymphony.org or calling Business Manager
Joe Germana 440-882-2012.