Let the Music Play: Steinway Residency Series featuring Lawrence Quinnett

In collaboration with the Steinway Piano Gallery, the Mint is bringing the thrill of piano music to Mint Museum Uptown. This month we are joined by Dr. Lawrence Quinnett, NCTM, is a concert pianist, researcher, and educator currently serving as Department Chair and Associate Professor of Piano and Music Theory at Livingstone College. An award-winning performer, his accolades include first prize in the FSU Doctoral Concerto Competition and repeated features at the Colour of Music Festival. He has performed extensively across the US, UK, and Caribbean, with highlights including Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto, Bach festivals, and the complete cycle of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas. Dr. Quinnett continues to research music theory and piano performance, has published on the etudes of György Ligeti, and frequently lectures on practice strategies, ornamentation, student improvisation, and musical analysis for major music teachers’ associations. Every third Wednesday of the month, a rotating lineup of talented local and regional pianists will fill the museum space with piano performances. Performances will take place 6–6:45 PM and as part of Free Wednesday Evenings, giving visitors time to enjoy the music, explore the galleries that are open until 9 p.m. every Wednesday, and still have time to enjoy dinner at Mariposa at the Mint. The series is presented by First Horizon Bank.