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The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii – A Piano Recital with Brody Smith, Ph.D.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii

 1224 W. Lexington Street, Chicago, Illinois

PRESENTS

A Piano Recital with Brody Smith, Ph.D.

Sunday, October 18, 2015

You are invited to join us at the 11:00 a.m. Mass,

followed by a light reception with Brody Smith,

and his complimentary piano recital

at 1 p.m. in the Shrine.

We are thrilled to have him perform at The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii.

   Please join us for the complimentary recital.

  Freewill donations gratefully accepted.

This recital is dedicated to the memory of

Mary Fragomeni (1920-2014) and Faye Kennamer (1923-2005)

 

“Brilliant and remarkable playing…” (France-Amérique)

“Magisterial…”  (Le Progrès)

Pianist BRODY SMITH, began formal music studies at the age of eight.  He has performed recitals throughout the United States and France, with successful debuts in New Orleans, Lyon, Paris and San Francisco.

Brody holds degrees from the University of Texas, Austin; The University of California; and, a performance diploma from the New Orleans Institute for the Performing Arts.  Dr. Smith was awarded the prestigious Fletcher-Jones Fellowship for academic excellence in 2007.  He is both a medieval scholar and a Proust scholar.

He has served on both the faculty of the French-American International School of San Francisco, California and the University of California, Davis.

During the 2015-2016 season, Dr. Smith will play recitals and conduct master classes throughout the United States, Great Britain and Brazil.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii

1224 W. Lexington Street

Chicago, Illinois 60607

312. 421.3757

www.ourladyofpompeii.org