/-ea;).4 5e/-e(Ale by Angela Lenhart xceptional talent. Beautiful music. incredible variety 9ef.-frey Siegel, a world-renowned classical pianist, came to CedarvilleinNovember.Hisconcert combinedalightheartedsoundand aneducationalflavor.Siegelcallshis concerts"KeyboardConversations," because he interacts with his audienceandexplainseachpieceinorder toenhancetheirmusicalexperience. Cedarvillealsobenefittedfrom the presence of Christopher Parkening,oneofthepremierguitarists of his time. Baritone Jubilant Sykes,acriticallyacclaimedsoloist oftheMetropolitanopera,sharedthe stage with Parkening in theDixon Ministry Centeron January 22,1998.Sykes performedtwo medleys,thefirstconsisting ofthree Spanishfolksongsand the secondcontainingthreeNegrospirituals.Both medleyswerearrangedbycomposer PatrickRuss.Syke'svirtuosity,flexibilityinrange,andstagepresencecombined beautifullytoimpresstheaudience.HeandParkening,bothChristians,blessedthe CollegefamilywiththisopportunitytolistenastheyperformedtothegloryofGod. Blaabum aristopher Parkening and Jubilant Sykes captivate the audience with their musical duet. ‘ 19 f? /4 eiee ./2- /(//-e artists series 157
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