21st Annual Harold Protsman Classical Period Piano Competition

The Department of Music of Old Dominion University will hold its 21st annual Harold Protsman Classical Period Piano Competition Saturday, March 29, 2008. Preliminaries will begin at 9:00 a.m., and Netherlands fortepianist, Bart van Oort, will judge the final competition at 2:30 p.m.

The Old Dominion University Classical Period Piano Competition has been renamed in honor of Professor Emeritus Harold Protsman in recognition of his many years of dedication, professionalism and service to both the competition and the Music Department of Old Dominion University.

Fortepianist, Teacher and Recording Artist Bart van Oort will give a master class for selected winners at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30, co-sponsored by the Tidewater Music Teachers Forum. Both the final competition and the master class are open to the public.

Read more about Bart van Oort here.

The F. Ludwig Diehn Concert Series will feature Bart van Oort in a recital at 8 p.m. Monday, March 31, in Wilson Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center. Tickets for this event are available in the lobby of the University Theatre Monday - Friday, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., telephone 683.3505; or in the atrium of the Diehn Center on the day of the event.

The competition is funded, in part, by the F. Ludwig Diehn Fund of The Norfolk Foundation and by a grant from The Virginia Cultural Foundation.