Publish Date:  Feb 6, 2018

Hartnell College presents Piano, Organ, and Opera

A Free concert to promote music and the arts

SALINAS, Calif.   –  Hartnell Community College District welcomes Francesco Attesti and Matteo Galli for a Piano and Organ, a Symphonic Duo Concert  on Mainstage.  The duo will perform a free concert on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.  at  411 Central Avenue,   Bldg. K, Salinas, CA .

This is the sixth time Attesti and Galli perform at Hartnell College.  This year, they are joined by Soloist, Elise Caluwaerts. She will delight audiences with her voice.   Attesti is from Cortona, Italy and is a pianist of international acclaim.  Galli is from Milan and the chief organist at local Basilicas.

In addition to the free concert  on Thursday , Francesco, Matteo, and Elise will have four matinées for over 1,500 Salinas City Elementary School District 5th  graders, a master class, and presentation to music classes.  Their offerings will go as follows:

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

                         -Children’s Matinée, Mainstage at  9:15 a.m.

                         -Children’s Matinée, Mainstage at  11:00 a.m.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

                         -Children’s Matinée, Mainstage at  9:15 a.m.

                         -Children’s Matinée, Mainstage at  11:00 a.m.

                         -Master class, Mainstage at  2:00 p.m.  (Open to community)

Thursday, February 15, 2018

-Attesti and Galli to visit music 5 classes beginning at  9:00 a.m.

-Piano and Organ, a symphonic duo , Mainstage at  6:30 p.m.  FREE

On  February 15 , doors open at  6:00 p.m.   The concert is free to the public; a VIP reception for supporters will follow. Hartnell thanks GKK Works, Associated Students of Hartnell College, PBI, Northridge Mall, and the Hartnell College Foundation for sponsoring this event to promote music.

Hartnell Community College District – established in 1920

The Hartnell CCD serves over 17,000 students annually through its main campus in Salinas, the Alisal Campus in East Salinas, the King City Education Center, and various outreach learning centers throughout the Salinas Valley. Hartnell College, a Hispanic Serving Institution, provides associate degree and certificate programs, workforce-training, courses in basic skills, and prepares students for transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Hartnell College is recognized for its innovative public and private partnerships that support world-class education for STEM, career technical education, fine and performing arts, humanities/social sciences, nursing/healthcare, and athletics. We are proud to be the winners of the 2015 Innovation Award for CSin3 – a Computer Science bachelor’s degree  in three years .  We are growing leaders through opportunity, engagement, and achievement.  For more about Hartnell CCD, visit  www.hartnell.edu .         ###