's Sanford Piano Series Presents Inon Barnatan in Concert May 5
Contact: Western Washington University Department of Music, (360) 650-3130
BELLINGHAM – Western Washington University’s Sanford Piano Series will feature Inon Barnatan at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall.
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| Inon Barnatan; photo courtesy Marco Borggreve |
Sponsored by the College of Fine and Performing Arts Dean’s Office, the performance is a special addition to the series lineup. Proceeds will support the maintenance of the brand new nine-foot Steinway Ford Hill Concert Grand piano.
The evening program will feature works by Debussy, Britten and Stevenson, Ravel and Schubert.
Inon Barnatan has impressed audiences around the United States and Europe with his poetic and passionate music making, communicative performances, and engaging programming. In 2009, he was awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant, one of the most prestigious prizes in classical music. While recognized as “a born Schubertian” by Gramophone magazine, Barnatan is just as passionate about contemporary music and regularly commissions and performs music by living composers. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Barnatan studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London before moving to New York City in 2006.
In addition to his evening recital, Barnatan will also conduct a free master class from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, in the PAC Concert Hall.
Concert tickets are $16 general; $13 seniors, faculty and staff; and $9 students. Tickets can be purchased through the Box Office; a limited selection will also be available at Village Books and the Community Food Co-op.
Box Office hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and one hour prior to the performance. For individual tickets or disability accommodations, contact the Box Office at (360) 650-6146 or visit .
The Sanford Piano Series, now in its eighth year at Western, is made possible through the generous contributions of the Whatcom Community Foundation’s Spirit Fund and Sibyl Sanford.
For more information call the Department of Music at (360) 650-3130 or visit .