PULLMAN, Wash. – Beethoven’s influence on piano development and the relevance of the sonata today will be explored by Jeffrey Savage, Washington State University associate professor of music, at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, in Kimbrough hall.
The performance is the first of the academic year in the WSU School of Music Faculty Artist Series. Proceeds benefit the school’s scholarship fund. To view the fall schedule, visit http://libarts.wsu.edu/music/artistseries.htm.
Tickets are available one hour before the concert in the Kimbrough lobby. General admission is $10, senior citizens $5 and non-WSU students $5. WSU student admission is free with ID.
Savage will also close the Faculty Artist Series in April with a continued exploration of the Beethoven sonatas. Find more about Savage at http://libarts.wsu.edu/music/faculty-staff/jrsavage/
The series was created in 2006 to generate revenue for School of Music scholarships. Nearly $10,000 in ticket sales have been used to support WSU music students.