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Kent State University’s Piano Institute Presents Its Sixth Annual Gala Concert and Series of Performances

The 2011 Piano Institute will present a series of concerts
and master classes at various campus locations.

The 2011 Piano Institute, in association with the Piano Division of the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University, will present a series of concerts and master classes from July 17-27 at various campus locations. The six-year-old program is a highly intensive festival for talented piano students in grades 7 – 12. The July 26 gala concert at Severance Hall’s Reinberger Chamber Hall in Cleveland will feature 11 highly gifted pre-collegiate pianists from around the world.

Instructors of the Piano Institute include Dr. Donna Lee, associate professor and coordinator of the Piano Division at Kent State, and Dr. Jerry Wong, associate professor of piano at Kent State. This year’s guest artists are Joela Jones, principal keyboardist with the Cleveland Orchestra and Spencer Myer, international concert pianist.

Piano Institute participants receive four hours of one-on-one lessons daily; attend master classes; and study sight-reading, technique, practicing and audition/competition preparation. They also will have the unique opportunity to share in the Kent/Blossom Music program, a premiere summer institution for summer collegiate-level study of solo, chamber and orchestral literature.

All concerts and master classes are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information, please call 330-672-1061 or visit www.dept.kent.edu/music.

Piano Institute Activities

SUNDAY, JULY 17, 3 - 4:30 p.m.
Alumni Recital and Reception
Ludwig Recital Hall, Music and Speech Center, Kent State University

MONDAY, JULY 18, 3:45 - 5 p.m.
Master Class with Jerry Wong (Kent State faculty)
University Auditorium, Cartwright Hall, Kent State University

WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 3:45 - 5 p.m.
Master Class with Donna Lee (Kent State faculty)
University Auditorium, Cartwright Hall, Kent State University

FRIDAY, JULY 22, 3:45 - 5 p.m.
Master Class with Spencer Myer (international concert pianist)
University Auditorium, Cartwright Hall, Kent State University

SATURDAY, JULY 23, 10 a.m. - noon
Master Class with Joela Jones (Cleveland Orchestra)
University Auditorium, Cartwright Hall, Kent State University

SATURDAY, JULY 23, 7:30 p.m.
Spencer Myer recital
Ludwig Recital Hall, Music and Speech Center, Kent State University

MONDAY, JULY 25, 3:45 - 5 p.m.
Recital dress rehearsal
University Auditorium, Cartwright Hall, Kent State University

TUESDAY, JULY 26, 7 p.m.
Gala Concert
Featuring all Piano Institute participants
Reinberger Chamber Hall, Severance Hall, Cleveland

Ludwig Recital Hall is located at 1325 Theatre Dr. in the Music and Speech Center in Kent.
University Auditorium in Cartwright Hall is located on Terrace Drive, off Main Street, in Kent.
Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall is located at 11001 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland.

Golden Flashes Club/Varsity “K” Annual Golf Outing Set for July 27

Golden Flashes Club/Varsity "K" Annual Golf Outing
takes place on July 27 at Windmill Lakes Golf Club in
Ravenna, Ohio.

Celebrate and support the success of the Kent State University Intercollegiate Athletic Department by participating in one of the most popular annual department events. Participation in the Golden Flashes Club/Varsity “K” Annual Golf Outing helps provide scholarship support to more than 400 deserving student-athletes.

The event is a four-person scramble with a shotgun start at 7 a.m. or 1 p.m. While out on the course, golfers will have the opportunity to meet many Kent State student-athletes, coaches and administrators who will be greeters at select holes.

The outing will take place on Wednesday, July 27, at Windmill Lakes Golf Club in Ravenna, Ohio. The course offers five sets of tee boxes to level the playing field for all participants, including seniors and women. Windmill Lakes is the collegiate home of British Open winner Ben Curtis.

The foursome with the lowest gross score will advance to represent Kent State in the Acura College Alumni Team Challenge at Pinehurst, plus take home other first place prizes!

Sponsorships are available to companies, businesses or individuals.

For more information, visit www.supportgoldenflashes.com/Annual_Golf_Outing/. To register, please call 330-672-8399 or email alongst1@kent.edu.

Upward Bound Presents 2nd Annual Student Showcase on July 14

Upward Bound's Annual Student Showcase to be held
July 14.

IMPACT is the theme of this year’s Upward Bound Annual Student Showcase.

The event will take place on Thursday, July 14, in the second floor common areas of the Kent State Student Center from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Members of the university community are encouraged stop by and talk to Upward Bound students as they present project boards synthesizing their summer experiences in public health, architecture, technology, geology, biology, education and more.

“Over 110 project boards will showcase the amazing learning experience our students engaged in over the past several weeks as well as highlight the many institutional partners who have worked with us,” says Dana Lawless-Andric, director of Pre-College and TRIO Upward Bound Programs at Kent State.

The Oak Ridge Boys to Perform at Kent State Tuscarawas

The Oak Ridge Boys to perform at the Performing Arts
Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas on Aug. 3.

The Oak Ridge Boys will perform their distinctive four-part harmonies at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas on Aug. 3 at 7:30 p.m. This summer concert is co-sponsored by WTUZ Radio.

Tickets, which range from $34 to $58, are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center box office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, by phone at 330-308-6400 or online at www.tusc.kent.edu/pac.

With their legendary mix of gospel music with country, blues and rock ‘n’ roll, the Oak Ridge Boys string of hits includes “Elvira,” “Bobbie Sue,” “Dream On,” “Thank God for Kids,” “American Made, “I Guess it Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes” and many others.

This is the 30-year anniversary for “Elvira,” which became a double platinum single and reached number one on the Billboard Pop and Country radio charts. In 1982, the band received a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance by a Country Group or Duo for “Elvira.”

The Oak Ridge Boys has also earned one double platinum, three platinum and 12 gold albums, as well as more than a dozen national number one singles and more than 30 Top Ten hits. In addition to the Grammy, the group has received numerous honors from the Country Music Association, the Dove Awards and the Academy of Country Music among others.

Comprised of lead singer Duane Allen, bass singer Richard Sterban, tenor Joe Bonsall and baritone William Lee Golden, the Oak Ridge Boys began performing together in 1973.

“Based upon audience demand, we believe the Oak Ridge Boys will deliver an exciting, high-energy performance,” says Mike Morelli, general manager of the Performing Arts Center.