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Trinity United Methodist’s Candlelight Concerts

is proud to present:

Tony Lu, classical pianist, teacher, performer.

Admission to the concert is free (really!), with a suggested donation $15 per person. You are most welcome to attend whether you choose to donate or not. Half of the proceeds from this concert will go to Yea Music! whose mission is To provide the youth of East Jefferson County with musical opportunities including instruments, instruction and performances.

Tony Lu is an active faculty member of Sonata and Summer Sonatina International Piano Camp in Bennington, Vermont. He teaches students from age 7 to 80+ both in person and online. His teaching areas include piano instruction, piano duet and ensemble, chamber music, western music history, music analysis, and historical keyboard improvisation. His research areas include classical keyboard improvisation pedagogy, piano solo and duet transcriptions of symphonic/chamber works, and 20th/21st century neoclassical solo literature.

Tony earned his MM in Piano Performance from Austin Peay State University in 2021. He was the instructor for several undergraduate and graduate level music history, applied piano, and chamber music courses at Austin Peay. He collaborated with various Austin Peay faculty in chamber performances.

Tony is a 2018 Bennington College graduate where he earned his BA degrees in Mathematics, History, and Music. Tony has worked closely and performed with many Bennington College music faculty both on and off campus. Such venues include Park–McCullough Historic House, Bennington Center for the Arts, Third Street Music School in New York City, Lincoln Center, and Sage City Symphony. Tony also worked as a piano tutor, music history and analysis lecturer, and accompanist helping students in the Bennington music department.

Tony started learning and playing the piano at age 5 and due to his visual impairment, he has always learned music by ear. He began to study in the US in 2013 and has performed with various chamber music groups and orchestras in high school including Alton Symphony Orchestra.

Trinity United Methodist Church is located at 609 Taylor Street, across from the Community Center, in Uptown. Attendees should plan on arriving early – doors will open at 6:30. Masks are encouraged for in-person attendees.