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The public is invited.  Admission is free.

The program will feature 鈥淧artita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828,鈥� by J. S. Bach; 鈥溍塼ude-tableau Op. 39, No. 6 in A Minor,鈥� 鈥溍塼ude-tableau Op. 39, No. 8 in D Minor鈥� and 鈥溍塼ude-tableau Op. 39, No. 1 in C Minor,鈥� by Sergei Rachmaninoff; 鈥淚mpromptu in B-Flat Major, Op. 142, No. 3 (D. 935/3),鈥� by Franz Schubert; and 鈥淭rois mouvements de Petrouchka,鈥� by Igor Stravinksy.

Clark, an assistant professor of music, has performed to great acclaim as a soloist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist throughout the United States, as well as in Belgium, Italy and South Korea. His performances have been broadcast on WMUK in Michigan as well as MBC National Television in Korea.

Of his playing, 鈥淣ew York Concert Review Magazine鈥� wrote, 鈥淐lark brought out much beauty in Chopin鈥檚 soulfully embroidered melodies. He played with thoughtful expressiveness鈥� and 鈥渁chieved an excellent blend [with the orchestra].鈥�

Clark鈥檚 competition honors include first prizes in the American Prot茅g茅 International Piano Competition and the San Luis Obispo Symphony Concerto Competition, as well as awards of distinction in the Hellam Young Artists Piano Competition, the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Concerto Competition, and the Ibla Grand Prize Competition in Italy. He has appeared with orchestras including the Holland Symphony Orchestra, the San Luis Obispo Symphony, and the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, and has performed as a soloist in notable venues throughout the United States, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York.

An active chamber musician, Clark has worked with members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Lexington Philharmonic, Grand Rapids Symphony, Austin Symphony and the Weimar Staatskapelle. In West Michigan he has been featured on the 鈥淔ree at 3鈥� recital series in Holland, the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) recital series, and the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck summer concerts.

Clark has been a member of the Hope faculty since 2008, and teaches courses in applied piano, piano ensemble, keyboard skills, piano pedagogy and accompanying. He is also director of the 换妻社区 Young Artists Piano Competition, coordinator of the Hope College Keyboard Concerts Series and collegiate chapter chair for the Michigan Music Teachers Association.

He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He completed his bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees at the University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Texas at Austin. His former teachers include Dr. Charles Asche, Nancy Garrett, and Eugene and Elisabeth Pridonoff.

Dimnent Memorial Chapel is located at 277 College Ave., on College Avenue at 12th Street.