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Name:
Benita Rose piano6861
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Hello, and welcome to my channel. I am a concert pianist, piano teacher, chamber musician, accompanist, church organist, as well as mother 11 year old musician, and wife of a professional musician. Enjoy your visit, thanks for stopping by, and come again!
News: Rose-Gibbs Duo wins 3rd prize in 2008 International Chamber Music and Ensembles Competition! Benita Rose is new director of music ministries at Avon Congregational Church.
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If you wish to purchase CD's of Tony , Victoria, or Benita, you click on the website link below Benita and Tony's bios. If you wish to purchase a CD of Benita, click on the red "X" below Benita and Tony's bios. Benita Rose and Tony Gibbs bios:
Benita Rose has performed throughout the United States, as well as Latvia, Brazil, and Canada as soloist, accompanist, or chamber musician. She has been soloist with Connecticut orchestras as well as the U. S. Coast Guard Band. Her concerto performances with this ensemble were broadcast on over 200 national public radio stations on Martin Goldsmith's "Performance Today". She has been a scholarship student at the University of Connecticut and the Hartt School of Music where she received the prestigious Parker Award and Master of Music degree. She has studied with Luiz de Moura Castro, Joseph Villa, Louis Crowder; also, Paul Rutman, David Westfall, Leonard Seeber, and Neal Larrabee; also Menahem Pressler, Emanuel Ax, Ilana Vered, and Raymond Lewenthal; early studies with Olga Froman and Doris Carlson. The winner of numerous competitions, Ms. Rose has performed at Steinway Hall in New York City and also Symphony Space, where she premiered music written for her by composer Jane Brockman. She has been on the faculty of the Orford Center for the Arts in Canada, Moravian College's Summertrios program, Pomfret School, and the University of Connecticut. Ms. Rose is presently and accompanist and music coach at the University of Connecticut, an active recitalist, teacher of award winning students, as well as frequent adjudicator in the greater Connecticut-New York area. She is also the wife of internationally acclaimed saxophonist, Tony Gibbs, with whom she has performed at international saxophone symposiums. Tony Gibbs has received international acclaim as a classical saxophone soloist. As principal saxophonist of the U.S. Coast Guard Band, he has toured the world, performed for dignitaries, (including 3 U.S. presidents) and with celebrities. He has been heard on National Public Radio, as well as Radio Free Europe. He has performed numerous recitals on various concert series and performed at international saxophone symposiums. He holds a Master's degree from the University of Connecticut, and a Bachelor's degree from Northwestern University, where he studied with Fred Hemke.
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Event Dates
November 18, 09 | 11:00 AM
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   Wilton Library
Main Street
Wilton
06001
US
Benita Rose performs solo works of Brahms and Chopin.
January 24, 10 | 03:00 PM
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   Avon Public Library
Country Club Road
Avon
06001
US
Benita Rose pianist and Rose-Gibbs Duo perform solo piano works and sax-piano duo music.
Channel Comments (402)
OrchestrationOnline (3 days ago)
Benita - I really admire how you have built your channel into both a showcase and a resource for your music and the many students lucky enough to have your mentorship. You've got great chops and are an example of musical professionalism for a lot of young pianists on the internet. Brava!
MarryWitch94 (4 days ago)
Your are truelly awesome! I wish I could play like you. Well, I guess I'm still 15 so enough years to learn. But maybe, if you want to, you can watch one of my video's and give me some advise?
However, keep going, love your playing =)
Charlotte
PaulBartonPiano (5 days ago)
Thank you so much for watching my video and the very kind comment, Benita. Good luck with all you are doing and warm greetings from Thailand.
Bloemkamp (2 weeks ago)
Thanks for helping me by giving me the name of Dvorak! I've removed my video because i'm not to proud of that peformence
tsunyituan (2 weeks ago)
Dear Benita,
Thanks for watching my videos. Your music on the piano is also very great. I enjoy so much! :)
nikvill (2 weeks ago)
hanks again for ur comment
nikvill (2 weeks ago)
thanks for ur comment
pcma1970 (3 weeks ago)
Great Channel *****
Eye4dance (3 weeks ago)
Victoria looks beautiful Benita! Is she getting ballet training somewhere? Or is she just a natural?
DOBBERT365 (3 weeks ago)
Great Channel
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