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    They Came to Play: Screening with Live Piano Performances

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    Presented by Coolidge Corner Theatre at Coolidge Corner Theatre

    May 18, 2010

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    The Coolidge Corner Theatre hosts a one-night-only screening of They Came to Play, an award-winning documentary chronicling the passion, the pressure, and the potential surrounding the Fifth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs, a prestigious event hosted by The Van Cliburn Foundation. Players from all over the world, ranging from self-taught to classically-trained, aged 35 to almost 80, convene in Fort Worth, Texas for a week of intense competition, music and camaraderie. Entertaining, irreverent, and inspiring, the film provides an intimate look into the lives of these colorful, multi-faceted contenders as they strive to balance the demands of work and family with their love of music. Years of dedicated preparation culminate in critical performances before a professional jury and a discerning audience during a series of nerve-wracking elimination rounds. Three local competitors who appear in the film -- Suzanna Perez, Robert Finley and Richard Einhorn -- will perform following the screening. They will be joined after their performances by Ellen Weiss Dodson, also a competitor, for Q & A.


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        Coolidge Corner Theatre

        290 Harvard St
        Brookline, MA 02446

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        $9.75 general admission/$6.75 Coolidge Corner Theatre members

        Info Phone: 617/734-2500

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        Dates:
        May 18, 2010

        Times:

        7:00 pm

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