West Virginia teacher to perform at Steinway concert

The Steinway Centerstage XI Concert will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 6, in the Falls Area Performing Arts Center at Oconto Falls High School. The concert will feature pianists of all ages, representing the piano studios of Kathryn Brown, Tammy Framnes, Laura Kanzenbach, Carol Ann Lemke, Grace Skaletski and Julie Spillane. School Superintendent David Polashek will be the master of ceremonies. This year’s special guest artist will be pianist Justin Krueger, a teacher and pianist for the past 10 years. He began playing the piano at age 5. He has won several accolades for both his performance and his teaching. He teaches in a small studio setting and is director of music at St. Mary Catholic Church in Morgantown, W.V. He has completed degree work at both Wichita State University and St. Norbert College and plans to complete his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in May at West Virginia University. The concert is free, and the public is invited. Donations will be accepted at the door.