Glass City Steel with Liam Teague
Schedule
Wed Nov 06 2024 at 07:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
The Portal at Toledo School for the Arts | Toledo, OH
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Glass City Steel with Liam TeagueWednesday, November 6
7pm
TSA Black Box Studio
Glass City Steel welcomes guest artist, Liam Teague, for an evening steel pan music.
Liam Teague is a professor of music and director of steelpan studies at Northern Illinois University (NIU), where he also leads the renowned NIU Steelband. Teague is the recipient of an NIU Board of Trustees Professorship Award (2022) and a Presidential Research, Scholarship and Artistry Professor Award (2018).
Hailed as the “Paganini of the Steelpan”, his commitment to demonstrating the great musical possibilities of the steelpan has taken him throughout the world, and he has received many awards from his homeland of Trinidad and Tobago, including the Hummingbird National Award (Silver) and the Ansa McAl Caribbean Award for Excellence. In 2022, The San Fernando City Council honored Teague with the Keys to the City of San Fernando, his hometown in Trinidad and Tobago. He is also the recipient of an Illinois Arts Council (IACA) 2023 Artist Fellowship Award. In 2024, the Fox Valley Orchestra honored Teague with its Champion of the Arts Award.
Thank you to our underwriting sponsor
Hartmann Bogan Financial Planning
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Where is it happening?
The Portal at Toledo School for the Arts, 1401 Adams St.,Toledo,OH,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
