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American Piano Duo plans Feb. 8 recital at BYU

Brigham Young University faculty pianist Jeffrey Shumway will perform with guest artist Del Parkinson from Boise State University as the American Piano Duo Saturday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall.

The concert is sponsored by BYU’s School of Music. Admission is free.

The performance will feature guest percussionists Ron Brough and Mike Sammons.

The concert will include the Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion by Béla Bartók, Fantasy on “Porgy and Bess" by Percy Grainger and Tobin Stokes’s “El Sol del Sur.”

Shumway and Parkinson, who have performed together since 1984, met while studying music at the Juilliard School in New York City. They have since performed throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe.

For more information, contact Jeffrey Shumway, (801) 422-4922, jeff_shumway@byu.edu.

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