Referral: An Afternoon with Chopin

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Activity Type: 
Performance
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Presenter: 
Pianists David Allen Wehr and Dr. Robert Armstrong
Date: 
Sunday, October 22, 2023 - 15:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
PNC Recital Hall: Duquesne University
Contact Person: 
Mary Lou Ellena
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Contact Email: 
mlellena@zoominternet.net
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Cost: 
$25

The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Kosciuszko Foundation will host a public piano performance of Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Mussorgsky at PNC Recital Hall at Duquesne University on Sunday, October 22, 2023, at 3 p.m. to benefit the foundation’s youth programs in Poland and Ukraine.

Pianists David Allen Wehr and Dr. Robert Armstrong look forward to delighting music enthusiasts with several selections highlighting the expressiveness of the Romantic period and, particularly, Frédéric Chopin’s genius contribution to Polish and musical history. A brief overview of Chopin’s life and work will also be included in the program.

Ticket price: $25 / $10 for students
Available for purchase here: bit.ly/ChopinRecital or contacting the Kosciuszko Foundation at mlellena@zoominterest.net.

All proceeds benefit the foundation’s ongoing Teaching English in Poland (TEIP) program for Ukrainian Children and disadvantaged Polish youth.

UCIS Unit: 
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
Non-University Sponsors: 
The Kosciuszko Foundation: Pittsburgh Chapter
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
No