Timing is everything, as actors say about performing in comedies. Although good timing wasn’t part of the plan for the current celebration at Jacksonville State University, the donation of four grand pianos came at just the right time.
The new pianos coincide with the David L. Walters Department of Music offering a new degree: Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, effective in the fall of 2021.
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