An evening of musical stylings on the piano, the UTM Piano Ensemble presented a night of music on Thursday, Nov. 14.

The Piano Ensemble consisted of performances by piano students, high school students from local piano studios, UTM faculty and a special guest pianist, Tadahiko Imada.

The first piece performed was Waltz from Masquerade Suite by Aram Khachaturian and arranged by Mario Castelnuovo- Tedesco.

The piece was played by Linda Farmer, a freshman Music major from Dresden, and Megan Beam, a freshman Music Education major from Union City.

“Waltz has a nice steady beat that keeps going,” said Farmer. “It was a lot of fun.”

One of the highlights of the eveing was the performance of Adios Nonino by Astor Piazzolla and Liebertango arranged by TEHO by Dr. Elaine Harriss, an associate professor of Music, and special guest pianist from Japan, Tadahiko Imada.

“It was a new piece for me to learn,” said Harriss. “I was able to learn new music and a new composer. It was a great honor to play with someone like Dr. Imada. I’m glad that we had a chance to do this together.”

The grand finale of the evening was the performance of Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa, arranged by Mack Wilberg.

The piece was performed by Linda Farmer, Megan Beam, Sarah Anthony and Hana Umehara.

It was dedicated to all U.S. veterans with a big conclusion to the performance. The curtain was raised behind the pianos and a big American flag was revealed.

“I couldn’t help but smile,” Sarah Anthony said. “I couldn’t help but smile when the curtain was raised.”

Students playing in the ensemble included: Sarah Anthony, Megan Beam, Emily Bethart, Rachel Brann, Sang Hoon Cho, Linda Farmer, Magan Huey, Joanna Robbins, Will Sanderson, Katherine Skiles and Hana Umehara.

Faculty playing in the ensemble include: Delana Easley, Elaine Harriss, Allison Nelson and Scott Roberts.

“They were very outstanding,” said Harriss. “The students had a fine performance. They worked hard all semester and are turning into fine young musicians.”