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Revised November 13, 2009

McKeever Duo Performance of Four Hand Music on a brand new Sauter Concert Grand
Poulenc Sonata, Mozart K. 497, Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No. 1, 3 Brahms Hungarian Dances, Dvorak Slavonic Dance, Augie Wegner's "Uncle Remus" and more

Where: Family Piano Store 114 S. Genesee St., Suite 402 Waukegan IL 60085
Phone: 847-775-1988 or 847-336-7624
Joplin's Java & Ragtime Cafe

When: Sunday, November 22, 2009 from 4 to 6 pm

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SPRING SEMESTER 2010:
Piano Duet and Duo Literature and Performance taught by
James and Susan McKeever (McKeever Piano Duo)

Thursday mornings from January 21, 2010 to May 6, 2010
Study of the literature and pedagogy of duets and two piano music.
Playing together, sharing notes, position at the keyboard, balance, pedaling,
and teaching strategies.

 There will opportunities to form “class member” duo teams, who will play for the class and be coached. 

Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:45am in Room D-118 of the Communication Arts building, UW-Parkside, starting January 21, 2010.  Available for two academic credits or on a fee basis.

Call 262-595-2562 or email mckeever@uwp.edu for more information.

The McKeever Duo has been performing for thirty years, and have presented concerts and masterclasses throughout the Midwest.  Their extensive repertoire includes works from the 18th through the 20th century, and includes works for for both four hands and two pianos.

This is a one-time course, finally being offered after twenty years of requests!

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Revised:  February 9, 2009

UPDATES FEBRUARY 9, 2009

January 21, 2009 McKeever Duo Recital now online
McKeeverPianoDuoSoundSamples

Story of Jim and Susan's Piano Education
Story of Jim and Susan

New Page about Madame Olga Conus
Madame Olga Conus Info

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Spring Semester 2009: We have an often requested seminar this semester:  Piano Literature and Performance Practice of the Impressionistic Period.  We will examine the piano works of Debussy, Ravel, Charles Griffes, and other composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We will cover style, tempo, rhythm, articulation, phrasing, structure, rubato, dynamics, expression, ornamentation, and of course pedaling.  We hope you can join us for this exciting class!  We meet Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:45 in room L105, starting January 22nd.  Please contact Dr. James Mckeever for more info: 262 595-2562

This is a program of our upcoming McKeever Duo concert below:

Four Fantasies on American Folk Songs (1957)                                            Douglas Townsend (b. 1921)
Johnny Has Gone For a Soldier
Two in One (Old Joe Clark and Sourwood Mountain)

Petite Suite for Piano, Four Hands                                                                 Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
               Ballet

Hungarian Dances for Four Hands (1869)                                                     Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
               #2  Allegro non assai
               #6  Allegro

Six Pieces, Op. 11 for Piano, Four Hands                                                       Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943 )
               Russian Theme                                                                                             
               Slava

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46                                                                          Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)

A Morning Mood
Ase's Death
Anitra's Dance
In the Hall of the Mountain King

Other Links:

McKeever Duo at Last.fm
SusanMcKeeverChristmasPiano
McKeeverPianoDuoSoundSamples