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9/20 Westminster Concert Series Celebrates 200 Years of Chopin

Concert line-up continues into the 2010 school year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 2, 2010

SALT LAKE CITY – The 2010 Westminster Concert Series hosts the final three recitals of the Chopin Extravaganza featuring some of the foremost pianists in the Intermountain West. All concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays in the Vieve Gore Concert Hall in the Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory.

Fréderic Chopin wrote some of the greatest music the world has ever heard, and 2010 marks the bicentennial year of his birth. Westminster College will celebrate the infamous composer, of whom it was said, “Nobody can be compared to him—he stands singly and uniquely in the artistic heavens.”

The final 2010 concert schedule includes:

Monday, September 20, 2010
Performance by Kori Bond and Mark Neiwirth

Monday, October 18, 2010
Performance by Vedrana Subotic

Monday, November 15, 2010
Performance by Heather Connor

Tickets are $15 for general admission; students with valid ID will be admitted free of charge. For online ticket purchases, visit www.westminstercollege.edu/chopin. For more information call (801)-832-2457 or visit www.westminstercollege.edu/culturalevents.

About Westminster
Westminster is a nationally recognized, comprehensive liberal arts college. With a broad array of graduate and undergraduate programs, Westminster is distinguished by its unique environment for learning. Westminster prepares students for success through active and engaged learning, real world experiences and its vibrant campus community. Westminster’s unique location, adjacent to the Rocky Mountains and to the dynamic city of Salt Lake, further enriches the college experience. For more information visit www.westminstercollege.edu or follow WestminsterSLC on Twitter.