Pianist performs Gershwin, classics at Langley UMC

Pianist Amy Grinsteiner will perform tonight in concert at 7:30 p.m. at Langley United Methodist Church.

Pianist Amy Grinsteiner will perform tonight in concert at 7:30 p.m. at Langley United Methodist Church.

The program will include Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and other classical selections. A reception will follow.

Admission is by donation; $12 for individuals or $30 for families.

Grinsteiner holds a diploma of postgraduate performance and L.R.A.M. teaching certificate from the Royal Academy of Music in London, a master’s degree in piano performance from the Eastman School of Music, and a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder. As a recipient of both the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Award and the P.E.O. National Scholar Award, she has traveled extensively building awareness and appreciation for the arts.

Grinsteiner directs a chamber music program for high school students called the Young Chamber Players, the educational “arm” of the Second City Chamber Series in Tacoma. She enjoys a varied performance schedule that includes solo engagements, chamber music recitals, choral accompanying work and choral directing.