Special Events
Friends at Play
Eight Hands at Two Pianos and Guests Present:
A Concert to Remember
To Benefit Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
Freewill offering will be taken. Non perishable food items will be accepted and taken to the Food Bank.
Where:
Bridgewater Church of the Brethren
420 College View Drive
Bridgewater, VA 22812
(540) 434-6194
When:
Friday, September 25, 2009, 7:30 P.M.
Admission: Cash donation and/or food
The ensemble includes these local pianists:
Patty Bird, BA, MM, Longtime church musician and teacher.
Sharon Bloomquist, BAEd,Retired music teacher and church musician.
Joyce Grove, BAEd, Retired public school music teacher, active church musician.
Becky Kingsley, BS, Health Care Consultant, active pianist.
Mary Rouse, BS, MS, Active piano teacher and church musician.
The mission of Friends at Play is “to develop an interest in piano among children and adults by providing unique and accessible opportunities for piano performance.” Friends at Play offers a unique arts experience both in style and material. All performances are played by an eight-hand ensemble, and the music, while technically very rigorous, is accessible to a wide variety of listeners. The repertoire includes contemporary, jazz, traditional, and patriotic. The energy of four players performing widely enjoyable music on two pianos creates a musical excitement that is unique, highly desirable, and otherwise unavailable in the Valley.
