Kentucky Muse traces the history of the piano through 300 years
The piano celebrates its 300th birthday this year, and in celebration KET presents the Kentucky Muse special “Eighty-Eight Keys, Three Hundred Years.”
Dr. Diane Earle, professor of music at Kentucky Wesleyan College, created a special concert program tracing the history of this popular instrument. Kentucky Muse introduces this Kentucky performer with a passion for the piano as she performs a grand array of piano pieces, including accompaniment by the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Nicholas Palmer.
Beginning with the harpsichord, Earle delves into the history of the instrument, illustrating its place in the musical pantheon with a variety of pieces including works by Galuppi, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Henry Cowell, and George Gershwin. Along the way, Earle relates the importance the instrument has played in her life, and, in vignettes recorded outside the concert hall, depicts her interaction with her students.
KETKY: Monday, Nov. 2 at 8/7 pm CT
KET: Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 10:30/9:30 pm CT
KET2: Sunday, Nov. 8 at 10:30/9:30 pm CT
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