Northern Oklahoma College and Tonkawa’s extended artistic community is celebrating the rebuilding, return, and re-dedication of NOC’s nine-foot Steinway D concert grand piano with a free concert on Sunday, Feb. 15, inside the Dineo Heilmann Auditorium.
The doors open at 7 p.m., with the concert beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Local musicians Jerry Steichen and Cathy Venable will join forces to demonstrate the refurbished piano’s virtuosity and power.
The piano has been the crown jewel of the Kinzer Performing Arts Center since the facility opened. With over 25 years of usage, the piano required extensive maintenance.
“Thanks to the tireless efforts of Emeritus Fine Arts Chair Dineo Heilmann, along with the leadership of President Diana Morris, Vice President for Financial Affairs Anita Simpson, the NOC Fine Arts Division, NOC’s Board of Regents, and countless community arts supporters, NOC was able to commit to the refurbishment of this grand instrument,” Steichen said.
