The Concert Grand

The New Tampa Performing Arts Center recently purchased a Steinway Model D grand piano in an effort to present a wider, more expansive selection of performances in the room. The ivories get tickled for the first time this weekend with a who’s-who of Tampa-based college music professors, from the University of South Florida’s Simon Lasky to University of Tampa’s Pablo Arencibia. Palestinian-Jordanian pianist Ghadeer Abaido, who also teaches at USF and has played in chamber orchestras in the Middle East and across the U.S., will also be in tow.