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Lakeside Legacy Arts Park Presents the Elegant Music of Mark Ponzo and Jeong Soo Kim, Both Professors of Music at Northern Illinois University

On Saturday, May
3rd at 3:00pm, trumpet player, Mark Ponzo, will perform in ‘the Listening Room’
at the Lakeside Legacy Arts Park in Crystal Lake, IL. Tickets are $10 in
advance and $15 at the door. To reserve your tickets today, visit
www.LakesideLegacy.org or call 815-455-8000. Roger Reupert, the House Manager
of ‘the Listening Room’, spoke of the performance: “There are many artists, who
you may be unfamiliar with, that play in ‘the Listening Room’ but you have
heard very similar performers at Ravinia or the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. If
you ever bought tickets to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra or Ravinia, this
recital and vintage instrument demonstration conducted by Pianist Dr. Jeong Soo
Kim and Dr. Mark Ponzo is an opportunity to experience an up close and personal
concert with two symphony greats.”



 



These two
great performers will play works of the great cornet masters followed by an
interactive demonstration of many vintage and rare instruments that are 150
years old or older. They will explain the different aspects of playing the
music on the program followed by an insightful demonstration of his vast
instrument collection. Lakeside's Executive Director, Siobhan Cottone remarked,
"This recital will be very entertaining and educational to anyone who
enjoys classical music. All brass students are highly encouraged to attend and
learn from these masters, but you don’t need to play an instrument to enjoy
this recital."

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Ponzo holds a
Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in Performance and Literature from the Eastman
School of Music with a Performer's Certificate. He has been a member of the
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Mexico City Philharmonic. Ponzo is a
regular substitute with the Elgin Symphony and Chicago Brass Quintet while also
having performed with the Chicago Symphony.

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Dr. Jeong Soo
Kim, is an associate professor of piano at Northern Illinois University where
she teaches applied piano, piano literature, and piano theory and instruction.
Dr. Kim received her bachelor’s degree from Seoul National University, her
master’s degree from the New England Conservatory, and her doctorate in piano
performance and literature from the Eastman School of Music.



 



Come to ‘the Listening Room’
on March 8th at 3:00pm to hear the beautiful music of the Mark Ponzo and Jeong
Soo Kim. Tickets are $10 in advance and can be purchased at
www.LakesideLegacy.org or by contacting the Box Office and asking for Roger
(815)-455-8000. If online sales have not sold out, tickets can also be
purchased at the door for $15. Lakeside encourages people to purchase tickets
in advance. If you purchase tickets at the door on 3/8, however, please arrive
by 3:00pm. A cash bar is also available during the concert. For more
information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.lakesidelegacy.org. ‘the
Listening Room’ is located within Lakeside Legacy Arts Park at 401 Country Club
Road, Crystal Lake, IL. Lakeside Legacy is a 501(c)3 charitable organization,
and is also home to the Historic Dole Mansion.
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