PORTLAND DISTRICT MEETING



Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Sherman Clay Pianos

131 NW 13th Avenue

Portland, OR



Schedule:

9 a.m. Business Meeting
10 a.m. Program

Topic: "Re-imagining Bach: A New Edition of the Well-Tempered Keyboard"



Dean Kramer, Associate Professor of Piano at the University of Oregon, will discuss and perform preludes and fugues from the Well-Tempered Keyboard with the idea of revealing Bach's musical process. The presentation will also connect the WTK with Bach's works in other media using excerpts from recordings.



Mr. Kramer has had the privilege of playing for such legendary artists as Arthur Rubinstein and Gina Bachauer, and was one of the few pianists to have received lessons from the great Vladimir Horowitz.



A prizewinner at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Poland, Mr. Kramer also won first prize in the first American Chopin Competition in Miami, Florida; first prize in the American Music Scholarship Competition in Cincinnati, Ohio; first prize in the Kosciuszko Competition in New York; and laureate honors in the Three Rivers Competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was also chosen by the United States Information Agency to represent the United States as Artistic Ambassador to Hungary, Romania, Malta and Egypt.



Mr. Kramer has performed as concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician in the United States and internationally. He has given recitals and master classes in Taiwan, Canada. France, Finland, Poland and Japan.