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CONCERT SERIES OPENS WITH TOP PIANIST
FLORENCE — Kathy Parsons is kick-
ing off her 2016 house concert series
with special guest artist, Robin Spielberg.
With more than a million recordings
sold, Spielberg is one of the best-loved
pianists in the U.S.
With 17 albums, inclusion in more
than 40 compilations and her award-win-
ning autobiography (Naked on the
Bench: My Adventures in Pianoland),
Spielberg enchants with her music as
well as her vivid stories about the inspi-
ration for the pieces.
Her discography includes albums of
original piano solos, arrangements of
American standards, original pieces for
piano/ensemble, recordings for the holi-
days, a CD of Americana melodies, and a
CD of lullabies.
Her newest recording, “Another Time,
Another Place,” is a recording of original
piano solos that “explore the mysteries of
time.”
Spielberg made her Carnegie Hall
debut in a sold-out performance at the
Weill Recital Hall in 1997 and has per-
formed there twice since. Other
memorable performances
include a guest spot on a PBS
television Christmas special;
live performances on CBS
Saturday Morning, Good
Morning Arizona, Life Time
Live, CBS New Orleans and a
private concert for the factory
workers at the Steinway and
Sons historic piano factory in
New York.
Robin Spielberg is a celebri-
ty spokesperson for the
American Music Therapy
Association.
Her interest in music and
healing grew when she wit-
nessed firsthand the positive
effect music had on her own
baby daughter (born premature-
ly) during her four-month stay
in the neo-natal intensive care
unit.
As spokesperson, she con-
ducts workshops and seminars on the
centers, nursing care facilities and
performing arts centers.
Spielberg was the featured per-
former at two of AMTA’s national
conferences, performing for more
than 1,300 music therapists from
around the world. In 2014, she
was asked to do a TEDx TALK on
music and wellness (now on
YouTube on the TEDx channel).
Spielberg is also a founding
member of the Tony-award win-
ning Atlantic Theater Company.
She currently resides in rural
Pennsylvania with her husband
and business partner, and their
teenaged daughter.
The concert is Feb. 4, at 7 p.m.
There is a suggested donation
of $15 at the door.
Reservations are required by
emailing
Kathy Parsons at
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kathypiano@gmail.com
or call her
Award-winning pianist Robin Spielberg
at 541-999-9720.
The address and directions will
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reservations are made.
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Library to host two-day book sale
FLORENCE — A large selection of
books will be available during the Friends
of the Library two-day book sale
Saturday, Feb. 6, and Sunday, Feb. 7, in
the Bromley Room of the Siuslaw Public
Library on Ninth Street.
The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
each day. A pre-sale for FOL members
only will be held Saturday, from 9 a.m. to
10 a.m. Hardback and trade paperbacks
will be $1 and pocket paperbacks 50
cents.
Nonfiction books will include biogra-
phies, cookbooks, computer books, how-
to manuals, travel, nature topics, and sci-
entific topics among others.
Fiction books include mystery, horror,
adventure, romance, science fiction, his-
torical novels and other genres.
Cash, checks, credit and debit cards are
accepted.
All proceeds of the sale are used to sup-
port the Siuslaw Public Library and its
programs.
For more information about FOL,
email siuslawlibraryfriends@gmail.com.
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