FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Aug. 25, 2016

Chambersburg, Pa. — Wilson College opens its 2016-17 Performing Arts Series with a free concert by acclaimed pianist Efi Hackmey at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, in Thomson Hall’s Alumnae Chapel. A reception will be held immediately following the performance.

Hackmey, who has appeared at Wilson a number of times, performs widely as a soloist and chamber musician. In 2013, he released an album on the prestigious Naxos label, and his recent performances have included solo recitals at Lincoln Center’s Rose Studio and the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage; Chopin’s F minor concerto with the Haifa Symphony Orchestra in Israel; and a chamber music recital as the gala concert of the Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles, Calif.

Hackmey has also performed at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Mozarteum Salzburg in Austria, and many prominent venues in his native Israel, including the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Jerusalem Music Center, and in special concerts presented by the Arthur Rubinstein International Music Society.

The free concert is being underwritten by Wilson College alumna Denise Foreman and her husband, Bruce Foreman, of Chambersburg.

For more information on Wilson’s Performing Arts Series events, visit www.wilson.edu/events.

MEDIA CONTACT:       
Joel Pagliaro, Director of Conferences and Special Events, Sage Dining Services
Phone: 717-262-2003
Email: conferences@wilson.edu

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Founded in 1869, Wilson College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college offering bachelor’s degrees in 31 majors and master’s degrees in education, the humanities, accountancy, management, nursing, fine arts and healthcare management for sustainability. Wilson is committed to providing an affordable education that offers value to its students beyond graduation.

Located in Chambersburg, Pa., the college had a fall 2015 enrollment of 923, which included students from 23 states and 14 countries. Visit www.wilson.edu for more information.