Eisemann presents Keyboard Conversations, Beethovan Bonanza

(Richardson) Keyboard Conversations featuring concert pianist Jeffrey Siegel opens the 2011-12 Season with “A Beethoven Bonanza!” in the Eisemann Center’s Bank of America Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17.

“A Beethoven Bonanza!” will showcase the many moods of the composer’s genius. The program will include the humorous and lighthearted Sonata Op. 31 No. 3, the tragic, fiery Sonata Pathetique and the transcendant Sonata Op. 109, written after deafness had engulfed the composer.

In addition to his solo appearances, Jeffrey Siegel presents Keyboard Conversations, concerts with lively commentary in an innovative format that differs from traditional recitals and appearances with symphony orchestras. A Keyboard Conversation is a concert with each work on the program performed in its entirety. Siegel speaks briefly and informally to the audience before performing each composition, illustrating with a few pertinent musical examples from the keyboard. The commentary makes the music more accessible and the listening experience more focused and meaningful for music lovers of all ages.

Other concerts in the 2011-12  Keyboard Conversations Series are scheduled Monday, Dec. 12; Monday, Feb. 6, 2012; and Monday, April 2, 2012. All concerts in this series are at 7:30 pm in the Bank of America Theatre. Single tickets range from $23-$28 and are available online at eisemanncenter.com or by phone through the Eisemann Center Ticket Office at 972-744-4650. The Ticket Office is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Saturday and one hour before performances. Music teachers who purchase a ticket may request a complimentary ticket to bring a student to experience a Keyboard Conversationconcert.

“…a pianist with a bravura technique and a big, gorgeous sound…and when the artist himself offers the inside scoop, the musical experience becomes vastly more personal.”
The Denver Post
                                                                                       
For more information about Siegel, visit keyboardconversations.com. Jeffrey Siegel is a Steinway artist.

The Charles W. Eisemann Center is located at 2351 Performance Drive in Richardson. The Eisemann Center is accessible from Highway 75 North taking the Galatyn Parkway/Renner Road exit going north and the Galatyn Parkway/ Campbell Road exit going south or from the DART light rail station at Galatyn Park. Sponsors for the 2011-2012 Season include The Dallas Morning News, WFAA and radio partner WRR Classical 101.1 FM.

Submitted by Sarah Nesbit, Marketing & Development Manager, Eisemann Center for Performing Arts.

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