Pianist LINCOLN MAYORGA continues to offer a unique combination of musical artistry, education, and entertainment in his concerts. Following are comments received from the presenters after his recent program at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire.

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"THERE WERE NO HIGH POINTS, SINCE THE WHOLE CONCERT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN IMPROVED UPON."

Lincoln Mayorga was wonderful. I especially appreciated his attentive concern for the mixed audience of students and older folks. He put together a program and provided a commentary that was both enlightening and very entertaining. His enthusiasm was contagious, but his skill and talent drew us all in to an evening that was truly a gift.

After the concert he spent another 90 minutes talking with students, he is extremely personable and concerned to spread the message of the music.

James Mahoney, Professor of Philosophy

Chair of the Humanities Program Cultural Advisory Committee, St. Anselm College

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My brother and I (both of us are lousy but enthusiastic piano players) couldn't have enjoyed the Mayorga concert more. There were no high points, since the whole concert couldn't have been improved upon. For me, however, there were two moments of revelation: How very early the "rag" sound began (the Gottschalk piece was stunning) and how huge was the influence of French impressionist music (tremendous that Lincoln just sat down and gave us "Clair de lune"). Talk of ninth and sixths don't mean much to most; it does to me, and I could follow that thread through the rest of the pieces.

In retrospect, the feature of the concert that stands out is Mayorga's talent for letting entertaining and educating flow back and forth into one another. For both musicians and non-musicians alike, his script was aimed just right at an audience of students, fans of rag and Gershwin, and general public.

I expected to love the Gershwin medleys, and I did. But it was the individual pieces that stood out, and it was Mayorga's commentary and palpable enthusiasm for the music--and for the composers--that made the event unique. How often do we get a chance to learn about something and enjoy it at the same time?

Brother Andrew Thornton

Organist for the Benedictine Monastery, St. Anselm