Event

George Lopez Piano Recital

The Portland Conservatory of Music is proud to announce a Bach piano concert, and free master class, by Bowdoin Artist in Residence, George Lopez on Tues., June 21, to coincide with the Portland Bach Festival. The master class, free and open to the public, will be held from 2-4 pm, and the concert, Bach's Goldberg Variations BMV 988, will start at 7:30 pm. Both events will take place in the Sanctuary at Woodfords Church: 202 Woodford St., Portland, ME. Tickets to the concert are $20.

Lopez, Bowdoin College's Robert Beckwith Artist in Residence, has been a dedicated and dynamic performer, educator, and lecturer for over 25 years. Known in Europe, South America and the US for his "...kaleidoscopic colors and clarity of conception..." (LA Times) in the standard repertoire, he is also comfortable in styles of music ranging from jazz and ragtime to more contemporary styles of improvisation. A champion of newly written works, Lopez recently premiered a new piano concerto here in Maine.

In the 2015-16 season, his US tour included Philadelphia, NYC, the Bay Area, Seattle, and New England. Internationally, he visited Mexico and made his first visit to Cuba giving master classes and concerts with the Aries Trio. He will be collaborating with two contemporary dance companies from Colorado over the next year to create new works for piano and ballet.

His "Music in the Museum" series at Bowdoin College has consistently sold out to audiences who enjoy his creative and engaging lecture recitals on the relationship of music to art and ideas. Mr. Lopez has taken up the baton and conducts the Bowdoin Chamber Orchestra made up of students from the college and local high schools. He resides in Brunswick, Maine.