The Department of Music Presents Pianist Cole Burger
The Department of Music at Valparaiso University is pleased to present pianist Cole Burger in a solo program on Friday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Duesenberg Recital Hall. He will perform the complete piano cycle, Iberia by Isaac Albéniz — a set of twelve pieces that evoke the dances and places of the composer’s Spanish homeland. The concert is free of charge and open to the public.
Cole Burger teaches piano and related subjects at Bowling Green State University, Lutheran
Summer Music, and previously served for twelve summers on the faculty at Camp
Encore/Coda. He has given presentations and teaching demonstrations throughout the United
States, Europe, and Asia. He has written numerous articles and is the author of the book
Keyboard Skills for the Practical Musician, published by Routledge. He holds degrees in piano
performance and economics from Northwestern University and the University of Texas.
Summer Music, and previously served for twelve summers on the faculty at Camp
Encore/Coda. He has given presentations and teaching demonstrations throughout the United
States, Europe, and Asia. He has written numerous articles and is the author of the book
Keyboard Skills for the Practical Musician, published by Routledge. He holds degrees in piano
performance and economics from Northwestern University and the University of Texas.
Dr, Burger has performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Rome’s Teatro
di Marcello, the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, the Goethe Institute in Bangkok, the
American Cathedral in Paris, and the United States Ambassador’s Home in Malaysia. He taught
applied piano as a guest professor at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, while a member
of the Fulbright Specialist Roster, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. He has won prizes at the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition, Seattle International Piano Competition, and the American Prize in Piano Performance.
di Marcello, the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest, the Goethe Institute in Bangkok, the
American Cathedral in Paris, and the United States Ambassador’s Home in Malaysia. He taught
applied piano as a guest professor at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, while a member
of the Fulbright Specialist Roster, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. He has won prizes at the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition, Seattle International Piano Competition, and the American Prize in Piano Performance.
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