Cohorts from a past Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival. Credit: Photo via RebeccaPenneysPianoFestivalFriendsOfPiano/Facebook

For 20 days, the 2024 Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival stages free classes and performances, and it all kicks off this week when more than two-dozen, world-renowned faculty welcome nearly twice as many students from around the world on June 27 with a satellite concert at the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg.

The first soiree performance featuring music and conversation happens on Friday, June 28 before the festival stages more than 20 concerts at various venues across Tampa Bay, culminating in two celebration concerts on July 15-16.

All are welcome to attend, for free, but donations will be accepted. More information is at rebeccapenneyspianofestival.org.

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