Oakton Piano Ensemble performs virtually starting May 1

Treat your ears to an evening of musical mastery as the internationally-acclaimed Oakton Community College Piano Ensemble hosts a free virtual performance from May 1 - June 1.

Founded and conducted by Glenna Sprague, Oakton professor and coordinator of music, the Oakton Piano Ensemble has delighted audiences for more than 25 years. Members include Beatriz Levi (Northfield), Jacob Levin (Northbrook), Monika Miodragovic (Chicago) and Jason Nelson (Des Plaines).

The group performs classical, ragtime and popular music as well as symphonic repertoire arranged for the multiple pianos. This year's program features works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Isaac Albeniz and Scott Joplin. Audiences also will be delighted with the performance of "Oakton Toccata," a composition written and dedicated to the ensemble by the internationally renowned composer Robert Vandall and published by Alfred Music Publishing Company.

Unique in the music world, the ensemble has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe, including at the 32nd World Conference of the International Society for Music Education (ISME) at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow.

Critics from Honolulu to Vienna, Austria have hailed the ensemble as "extraordinary," "innovative" and "technically superb."

Musical enthusiasts can watch the ensemble's virtual performance at Oakton.sharestream.net/Performing Arts Center Channel starting at 7:30 p.m., May 1.

For more information about the concert, contact Glenna Sprague at gsprague@oakton.edu.