Saturday, August 11, 2012

Pianist Awadagin Pratt Performs Free Promenade Concert at Auburn University at Montgomery 7:30 PM Sept. 27, 2012

[Awadagin Pratt]

Auburn Montgomery
Artist & Concert Series
Thursday, September 27, 2012
7:30 p.m.
Goodwyn Auditorium
Admission Free

Biography
CM Artists
Awadagin Pratt

Among his generation of concert artists, pianist Awadagin Pratt is acclaimed for his musical insight and intensely involving performances in recital and with symphony orchestras.

Born in Pittsburgh, Awadagin Pratt began studying piano at the age of six. Three years later, having moved to Normal, Illinois with his family, he also began studying violin. At the age of 16 he entered the University of Illinois where he studied piano, violin, and conducting. He subsequently enrolled at the Peabody Conservatory of Music where he became the first student in the school's history to receive diplomas in three performance areas – piano, violin and conducting. In recognition of this achievement and for his work in the field of classical music, Mr. Pratt recently received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Johns Hopkins.

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