TEN GRANDS – A NEW ERA

Michael Allen Harrison’s long running legendary show Ten Grands is moving into a new era and is now primarily focused on presenting and supporting the next generation. This years cast has eight new young artists who are not only great pianists but fine up and coming composers and multiple instrumentalists.       The show features  four Ten Piano arrangements of everyone playing together, solos duets, Eight hands on two pianos and a couple of remarkable surprises. Ten Grands is all about supporting youth and young artists on and off stage. 

The show’s net proceeds help to support the mission of  PLAY IT FORWARD – www.pifmusic.org

Play it Forward has provided thousands of instruments and access to music for children and their families who otherwise would not be able to afford it. Along with the instruments PLAY IT FORWARD provides scholarships for lessons and provides new jobs for many new music teachers coming out of college. Michael Allen Harrison & Colleen Adent are the shows veterans and mentors for the new youth infused into this remarkable show.

Ten Grands Welcomes these fine young artists:

Amir Avskir – Composer / Pianist / Violinist

Charlie Martin – Composer / Pianist

Cayla Bleoaja – Composer / Pianist / Singer Songwriter

George Miller – Composer / Pianist

Dr Andrea Johnson – Concert Pianist & Professor of Pedagogy University Of IOWA

Rhys Philips  – Composer / Pianist

Daniel Dickson – Composer / Pianist / Cellist

William Leonard – Blues & Boogie Pianist

Esther Harrison – Composer / Pianist

Sandy Tang – Pianist

Harrison Lee – Pianist

Special Guests:

Nick Palance – Classical Crossover & Opera Singer

Tanner Johnson – Modern Classical & Jazz Violinist

Julianne Johnson – Legendary Singer & Professor Of Music PCC