October 3rd: A Night to Remember with David Osborne at Coker College

David Osborne, a renowned Steinway Artist and Las Vegas, Nev., pianist, is returning to Hartsville for a performance at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 in the Watson Theater of Coker College’s Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Performing Arts Center. A cocktail reception will be held after the event in the Stein Gallery.

Tickets for the event are $40 for single attendees and $75 for couples. They are available at the Chamber of Commerce, Thomas Goodson Accounting office or from Wes Daniels in Coker’s development office. Proceeds will benefit Coker’s All-Steinway Initiative.

Osborne, nicknamed “Pianist to the Presidents,” has shared his musical talent at The White House for various U.S. presidents such as Carter, Reagan, Clinton and Obama. His musical styles fall into the classifications of romantic, jazz, pop, classical, inspirational and Broadway. Osborne also plays for crowds at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. This performance will be Osborne’s first at Coker since 2010.

As a designated Steinway Artist, Osborne has sold more than seven million copies of his 27 albums under the North Star music label. His success has allowed him to be considered as one of the country’s leading romantic piano recording artists. Osborne also highlighted his achievements with a star at the historic Paramount Theater in Hollywood, Calif., and a lifetime piano achievement award. Osborne tours and performs throughout the United States.

Coker is in the process of becoming an All-Steinway School – a commitment to using Steinway-designed instruments in classrooms, practice studios and in performance spaces campus-wide. It will give Coker a distinction held by less than one percent of colleges and universities worldwide.