UNIVERSITY NEWS - JUNE 2003

MEDIA CONTACT: Stacia Smith
561-297-2971; ssmith@fau.edu

Esteemed Composer and Performer Seymour Bernstein
to Give Master Piano Class and Lecture at FAU

TOPS Celebrates 10th Anniversary Season with Special Guest

BOCA RATON, FL (June 10, 2003) - Florida Atlantic University's Teaching Outstanding PerformerS summer camp for pianists is proud to present pianist Seymour Bernstein on Wednesday, June 18. Bernstein will give a master class from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and lecture from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., in Room 219, in the Arts & Letters Building, on the FAU Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. The master class and lecture are free and open to the public.

Bernstein has performed in Asia, Europe and throughout the Americas where he has appeared in solo recitals and as guest artist with orchestras and chamber music groups. In 1969, he made his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra playing the world premiere of Concerto No. 2 by Villa-Lobos. Bernstein has studied with such notable musicians as Alexander Brailowsky, Sir Clifford Curzon, Jan Gorbaty, Nadia Boulanger and Georges Enesco. His prizes include the First Prize and Prix Jacques Durand from the international competition held at Fontainebleau, France and the National Federation of Music Clubs Award for Furthering American Music Abroad. Acclaimed for his technical brilliance and interpretive skills, Bernstein is also an internationally known composer, teacher and lecturer. Many of his piano works are on the bestseller list, and performances of his works have earned him awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. His books, "With Your Own Two Hands," "20 Lessons in Keyboard Choreography," "Musi-Physi-Cality," and his videotape, "You and the Piano," are considered landmarks in music education.

In constant demand for master classes and educational programs, he is one of the most sought after clinicians in the United States and abroad. Currently, Bernstein maintains a private studio in New York City. In addition, he is an adjunct associate professor of piano at New York University.

The Master Class and Lecture are sponsored by TOPS Piano Camp, the Muzak Heart & Soul Foundation, Bobb's Pianos & Organs, the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters and Open University & Continuing Education. For more information call the TOPS hotline 561-297-3826.
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