Newtown Friends of Music will present pianist Spencer Myer in concert on Sunday, November 20, at 3 pm, in the theater of Edmond Town Hall, 45 Main Street.

On the program are works by Haydn, Copland, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, and Bolcom.

Spencer Myer visited Newtown in 2013 as a guest of Dorian String Quartet and was so loved by the audience that he was booked immediately for a return visit as a solo recitalist.

Lauded for "superb playing" and "poised, alert musicianship" by The Boston Globe, and labeled "definitely a man to watch" (The Independent, London), the American pianist is one of the most respected and sought-after artists on today's concert stage.

Mr Myer debuts this season with Evansville Philharmonic, Macon Symphony Orchestra, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, and Symphony of the Redwoods, as well as return engagements with the Traverse, Springfield (Mass. and Ohio), Bozeman and Wyoming Symphonies, and Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, in addition to recital appearances in Connecticut, Houston, Washington, and Idaho.

Mr Myer's career was launched with three important prizes: first prize in the 2004 UNISA International Piano Competition in South Africa, the 2006 Christel DeHaan Classical Fellowship from the American Pianists Association, and the Gold Medal from the 2008 New Orleans International Piano Competition.

He is a laureate of the 2007 William Kapell, 2005 Cleveland and 2005 Busoni international piano competitions. He enjoys an esteemed reputation as a vocal collaborator since winning the 2000 Marilyn Horne Foundation Competition, and was a member of Astral Artists' performance roster from 2003 to 2010.

An enthusiastic supporter of the education of young musicians, Mr Myer has served as a guest faculty member at Oberlin and Baldwin-Wallace Conservatories of Music. In autumn 2015, Mr Myer was appointed artist-teacher of piano and collaborative piano at Boston's Longy School of Music of Bard College.

Tickets for his return Newtown performance will be available at the box office on Concert Day after 2 pm for $25, cash or check only. Students are admitted for free.

Parking is plentiful behind Edmond Town Hall, and the building is fully handicapped accessible.

An informal reception will follow the concert.

For more information, call 203-426-6470 or visit newtownfriendsofmusic.org.

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