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Deux Femmes Pianistes Concert Honors Gifted Female Composers

Published Tuesday, September 6th, 2022

Shelly Armstrong and Angela Miller-Niles
Shelly Armstrong (left) and Angela Miller-Niles

Experience a musical journey through time and place during the piano concert Sept. 27.

Experience a musical journey through time and place during the Deux Femmes Pianistes concert Tuesday, Sept. 27, in Ley Theatre at Wayne State College. The 7:30 p.m. performance features pianists Angela Miller-Niles, DMA, professor of piano, and Shelly Armstrong, MME, WSC staff accompanist.

The concert is free and open to the public and will also be livestreamed.

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The program will be accessible by selecting the event from the Music Events list at www.wsc.edu/music.

Arranged for two pianos and four hands, concert repertoire displays the exemplary talent of the pianists. Selections also highlight historical and present-day works from around the world.

The colorful and sonically rich works embrace internationally famous Cecile Chaminade, the first female awarded the French Legion d’Honneur; renowned educator Wladyslawa Markiewiczowna of Poland; and influential Dutch-Australian composer Meta Overman. Living composers include Iranian-Canadian Parisa Sabet and South Korean-American SiHyun Uhm.

For more information, contact the WSC Department of Music at 402-375-7359.