Midwinter Dreams: Yuko Kurahashi's review on Piano Division's Winter Concert Series

Yuko Kurahashi reflected on the School of Music piano division's winter concert series, "Midwinter Dreams: A Season to Celebrate!" Kurahashi centered the season of celebration around young artists and their mentors, highlighting the hard-working, dedicated students and faculty responsible for the performances. 

Students onstage at winter concert series performance
Image from Claude Debussy’s (1862-1918) Prelude, performed by Connor Dockstader. Image sourced from Yuko Kurahashi's blog. 

Kurahashi outlined the various musical works included in the series, emphasizing the challenging and intricate nature of the pieces, and the positive attitudes of those performing them, while also diving into some of the history behind these famous works. 

Kurahashi's writings detailed the connections made over the concert series, the seamless execution of famous, complex pieces of music and the overall hardworking students and mentors practicing in the Kent State School of Music's piano division. 

Read the full article, "A Concert to Celebrate Young Artists and their Mentors: 'Midwinter Dreams'," on Yuko Kurahashi's website. 

POSTED: Monday, February 16, 2026 02:41 PM
Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 01:32 PM