Constance Keene.Constance Keene Sources: Constance Keene (February 9 1921, Brooklyn, New York - December 24 2005) was an American pianist, who attracted great praise for her 1964 recording of Rachmaninov's Preludes, and also won critical acclaim for her recordings of Hummel, Weber and Mendelssohn. , one of the world's leading concert pianists and distinguished piano teachers, died December 24, 2005, at age 84. Keene had taught at the Manhattan School of Music Founded in 1917, the school is located on Claremont Avenue in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of New York City, adjacent to the campus of Columbia University, where it has been since 1969. Many of the students live in the school's residence hall, Andersen Hall. since 1969 and was also on the school's Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. . Keene maintained a fairly low-key performing career in recent years, but her influence as a teacher and occasional writer on keyboard topics for Clavier magazine was considerable. She was a juror juror n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories. on several major competitions and also gave master classes in Europe, Asia and South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . She began playing piano at age 4, completed high school at age 15 and never attended a college or conservatory. At age 13, Keene became a student of Abram Chasins--pianist, composer, writer and broadcaster. She pursued a solo career highlighted by a victory at the 1943 Naumburg Competition and touring of Army installations for the U.S.O. during World War II. She married Chasins in 1949 and they performed together as a duo-piano team. After Chasins' death in 1987, she married Milton Kean. |
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