Four Hands on Two Pianos Dazzle the Audience

Pianists Cheryl Cooney and Debra Bakland teamed up to both enchant and thrill the Sunday@7 audience with a diverse program of music for two pianos.  In addition to CUC's Steinway grand piano, the artists used a Steinway grand graciously provided at no cost by the Edmonton Piano Centre.  

The evening's program began with a series of Paganini variations by Witold Lutoslawki.  "During the final variation so many notes were being played so rapidly and with so much skill that I had to remind myself to breathe," said one concert goer.  (Please view the video below.) 

After works by Brahms, Rachmaninov, Bach and Rzewski the program concluded with one of Dr. Cooney's original compositions titled Misère.  The printed program and information about the artists can be found here.