Westminster College's Department of Music will host guest pianist Avguste Antonov for a master class and recital in December.  Both events are free and open to the public.

The master class will be Thursday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. in Orr Auditorium.  The concert of contemporary piano music will be Saturday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel.  The recital will include "Sonata for Piano" composed by Dr. Daniel Perttu, Westminster assistant professor of music theory and composition.

Antonov, a Price Rubin & Partners artist, is a piano instructor at The Master's Touch School of Music and the Performing Arts, LLC in Texas and is an active soloist.  He is a dedicated performer of 20th- and 21st-century music who has performed world and U.S. premieres at venues across North America.  He is currently at work on his debut CD of American music.

Perttu, who joined the Westminster faculty in 2008, is the music theory program coordinator.  He earned an undergraduate degree from Williams College, two masters from Kent State University, and doctorate from Ohio State University.  His compositions have been performed regionally, nationally, and internationally in arts festivals, concerts, conferences, and solo recitals.  His peer-reviewed articles have been published in three journals. He was commissioned by the Johnstone Fund for New Music at the Columbus Foundation and is working on a commission for chorus and orchestra from the Shenango Valley Chorale in Sharon.

Contact Perttu at (724) 946-7024 or email for additional information.  Visit Antonov's website for more information about the artist.

Avguste Antonov