Cliburn Kids on the Road "Keys to America" Concert

Chandor Gardens Foundation Inc. is honored to be collaborating with The Cliburn to offer its music education program Cliburn Kids on the Road for elementary school age children (6 to 12 years old) on Friday, March 20, 2026 in the Great Room of the Chandor house at Chandor Gardens, 711 W. Lee Ave, Weatherford, TX from 11:00 A.M. to Noon.

If you are looking for a fun interactive activity for your child during spring break this, is it. Plus, class participants and their family members are welcome to explore Chandor Gardens after the class.

The theme for this event is "Keys to America"

America’s 250th birthday is in 2026, and every celebration needs good music! In this program of early American music, we look back in time at the early cultural life of our nation and discover the composers who created a uniquely American sound.

Featured Composers & Music:

· Ruth Crawford Seeger - The Adventures of Tom Thumb: Tom Sets Out

· Amy Beach - From Six to Twelve, op. 119 (“Canoeing”)

· Karl King – Fidelity March

· Florence Price - The Goblin and the Mosquito

· Louis Gottschalk - Suis-Mol!, op. 45

· William Grant Still - Lenox Avenue: The Blues

· Cole Porter - Let’s Fall in Love

The Cliburn Kids on the Road program introduces young audiences to classical music. This program presents the excitement of live piano performances to students and reinforces the basic elements of music through fun, interactive activities within the context of classical piano repertoire, which enable students to approach music through multiple intelligences.

Give your child an appreciation of classical music that will last a lifetime.

This event is free, but space is limited so pre-registration is required.

About the Host and Pianist:

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Sara Doan began studying piano at the age of 3 with Donna Edwards. Under her tutelage, Ms. Doan won top prizes in several state and regional competitions. She earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in piano performance at the University of North Texas, and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at TCU.

Ms. Doan has performed with the Meadows Symphony Orchestra in Dallas and the North Texas Symphony Orchestra in Denton. She has presented recitals across Texas, and in Oklahoma, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. In December 2010, Ms. Doan served as guest artist in the First International Piano Festival of Bogota, Colombia where she performed, taught master classes, led discussions, and served on the competition jury.

Ms. Doan has served as collaborative pianist-in-residence at Southeastern Oklahoma State and adjunct professor of piano at the University of North Texas. She maintains a private studio in the DFW area and is an adjunct professor at Tarrant County College -Northwest Campus, while performing regularly with her chamber groups, Trio 8831 and Apana Trio. She also presents lectures and educational programs through the Fort Worth Music Fund and Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth.

Taiwanese pianist Cecilia Lo-Chien Kao is a dynamic performer who is in demand as a chamber musician. She has collaborated with several internationally known artists such as Lynn Harrell and Robert McDuffie, and members of the Tokyo, Emerson, and Juilliard String Quartets, among many others. She has performed at Carnegie Weill Hall and can be heard with cellist Bion Tsang on his album The Blue Rock Sessions.

Cecilia is an assistant professor at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and travels across the country as a faculty member of prestigious chamber music festivals. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Colorado Boulder and a Master of Music from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to her move to the United States, she was one of the first pianists to receive the Master of Arts degree in Collaborative Piano from National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, where she also received her bachelor’s degree.

Cecilia loves sharing fun music with area elementary students as an artist for Cliburn in the Classroom!

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