Violist John Graham will present "The First Performance: Preparing and Imagining a Newly Written Piece of Music," as part of the Creative Process Series sponsored by the University of Rochester's Dance Program.

TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in the Dance Studio of Spurrier Hall on the River Campus.

ADMISSION: Free and open to the general public. Note: Parking is free and open on University lots after 7 p.m. weeknights.

Violist John Graham will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in the Dance Studio of Spurrier Hall on the University of Rochester's River Campus.

Graham's presentation, "The First Performance: Preparing and Imagining a Newly Written Piece of Music," will pair musical entertainment and insight into creativity. He is a professor of viola at the University's Eastman School of Music and a teacher and performer at the Aspen Music Festival and school. Previously a guest professor at the conservatories of music in Beijing and Shanghai and the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo, he has also performed as a soloist with leading American chamber music ensembles and festivals.

Graham's presentation is the third in a series about the creative process sponsored by the University's Dance Program. Admission is free and open to the general public. For more information, call the Dance Program at (585) 273-5150.

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The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.

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