On Sunday, Nov. 6 at 3 p.m., the community is invited to a rare concert event in which the congregation of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church will dedicate their new Steinway grand piano. Featuring the renowned Kantorski-Pope Piano Duo, the concert will be held in the sanctuary of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 871 East Boundary Street, Perrysburg.
Formed in 1988 by pianists Valrie Kantorski and Ann Almond Pope, the Duo is a Steinway Artist Ensemble and has been three-time winner of First Prize in the Graves Duo-Piano Competition. The two-piano ensemble was awarded the Virginia E. Schrader Residency in the performing arts from the Toledo Museum of Art in conjunction with the national touring exhibition entitled Impressionism. In addition, the duo was selected for membership in the Touring Artists Program of the Ohio Arts Council.
Prior to 1998, Pope was an adjunct instructor of piano and piano pedagogy in the College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University (Ohio) and instructor of piano in the Creative Arts Program. Kantorski is the principal keyboardist of the Toledo Symphony, performing as orchestral, chamber, and solo pianist.
The recital will feature familiar music from a variety of sources, including classical, ballet and film scores. Included are works by Bernstein, Brahms, Debussy and a work based upon the themes from The Wizard of Oz.
This is the second of the 2016-17 St. Tim’s Discovers season.. Tim’s Discovers is dedicated to bringing classical music to communities throughout Northwest Ohio. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. St. Timothy’s is fully accessible with plenty of convenient parking. Information on all upcoming events in the series is available at www.saint-timothy.net.
