Saturday, Sept. 13 | noon to 6 p.m.

2008 Liberace Piano Competition
2008 Liberace Piano Competition
Amateur and professional pianists will tickle the ivories to compete for the top prize

A glittering showcase of music, piano and showmanship will be performed by amateur and professional pianists as they tickle the ivories during the 2008 Liberace Piano Competition season. The competition will recognize pianists from across the U.S., and adults and children starting at age 8 were invited to enter the competition to compete in classical or showmanship categories. Philip Fortenberry will serve as Competition Artistic Director and Chair of the Adjudicator Panel. He currently is the associate music director for the Las Vegas musical production of “Jersey Boys” and holds a Master of Music degree in classical piano performance from New Jersey City University. He was an adjunct faculty member in the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University. Fortenberry has studied piano privately at Juilliard and previously competed in many competitions. The Semi-Final competition will be held at noon on Sept. 13-14. These events will take place at the Liberace Museum, 1775 E. Tropicana Ave. (at Spencer), and admission is free but space will be limited with seating on a first come, first serve basis with all other events occurring at the Community Lutheran Auditorium.

Where: Community Auditorium inside Community Lutheran Church, (Directions)
Start time: 12:00 pm
End time: 6:00 pm
Address: 3720 East Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas
Cost: $15 - $50
Age limit: All ages
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