Carlson to Make NY Debut

at Carnegie Hall

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Weill Recital Hall

Hartsville, SC - Stephen Carlson, assistant professor of music at Coker College, will make his New York debut as a solo recitalist in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 6.

The recital will feature Schumann’s “Symphonic Etudes” and Stravinsky’s Three Movements from “Petrushka,” which are considered two pinnacles of piano literature. Carlson will also perform selected works of Beethoven, Debussy and Scriabin.

General admission tickets are $35 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. To purchase tickets call CarnegieCharge at 212/247-7800 or visit www.carnegiehall.org.

Carlson is a versatile soloist and chamber musician who has performed throughout the Midwest and the Southeastern United States, as well as eastern Canada. Since 1995, he has regularly appeared at Minnesota Valley Sommarfest, performing a wide array of solo and chamber works.

A member of the Coker faculty since 2000, Carlson completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance and pedagogy at the University of Iowa, where he studied under internationally acclaimed pianist Uriel Tsachor. He is a member of the Performing Artist Roster of the South Carolina Arts Commission and he has played chamber music with members of the South Carolina Philharmonic and the Charleston and Greenville Symphonies.

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Febraury 17, 2005