{"id":867,"date":"2018-10-30T14:44:14","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T20:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=867"},"modified":"2019-01-14T14:47:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T20:47:13","slug":"international-concert-pianist-to-perform-at-ssc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/international-concert-pianist-to-perform-at-ssc\/","title":{"rendered":"International Concert Pianist to Perform at SSC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Concert pianist Dr. Peter Simon will entertain area residents at a free public concert Thursday, Nov. 8 on Seminole State College\u2019s campus.\u00a0 The \u201cMusic and Poetry of Love\u201d program will begin at 7 p.m. in the Utterback Ballroom of the Enoch Kelly Haney Center. The event is sponsored by the SSC Educational Foundation.\u00a0\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"620\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Simon.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Simon at a Piano.\" class=\"wp-image-868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Simon.jpg 421w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Simon-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Simon-34x50.jpg 34w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><figcaption>Internationally-acclaimed Pianist Dr. Peter Simon.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Simon\u2019s performance will feature sounds from Chopin, Shumann, and Liszt. He will also recite romantic poetry by Shakespeare, Wadsworth, Browning and the Old and New Testaments. The concert is scheduled to last approximately an hour and fifteen minutes.<br>Simon\u2019s achievements and recognitions as an international concert pianist include performances in Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and at the Oklahoma Mozart Festival.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Simon has consistently loved and performed music since he was six years old. His past work experiences include not only being a university professor and artistic director, but also a banker, actor and rock \u2018n roll drummer.&nbsp; He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado and a master\u2019s and doctorate in piano from Catholic University in Washington, D.C., studying with William Maselos and Jorge Bolet.<br>\u201cI try to make others see the expression and the beauty in the music,\u201d Simon said.<br>Simon is a strong proponent of the belief that classical music is meant for everyone \u2013 regardless of age or background, and devotes part of his time to performing for school districts and various civic and social organizations.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition to his Thursday evening public concert, Simon will perform two children\u2019s concerts for area elementary school children on Nov. 9.&nbsp; Over 250 are scheduled to participate in the Friday morning programs.For more information about the Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 concerts, please contact the SSC President\u2019s Office at 405-382-9200.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concert pianist Dr. Peter Simon will entertain area residents at a free public concert Thursday, Nov. 8 on Seminole State College\u2019s campus.\u00a0 The \u201cMusic and Poetry of Love\u201d program will begin at 7 p.m. in the Utterback Ballroom of the Enoch Kelly Haney Center. The event is sponsored by the SSC Educational Foundation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-educationalfoundation","category-http-www-sscok-edu-media-events","tag-october-2018"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":869,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867\/revisions\/869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}