Master Violin & Guitar Combo Coming to State College Church

Penn State faculty violinist Max Zorin and guitarist Nadav Lev from New York City will perform at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, as part of the UUFCC Music Series at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County, 780 Waupelani Drive in State College.

The program will feature Spanish and Latin music and will include works by Manuel de Falla, Enrique Granados, and Astor Piazzolla.

Both artists began their musical studies in Israel. Max Zorin began studying the violin at an early age with his father. He won first prize at the Corpus Christi International Competition and later earned music degrees from the Juilliard School, Yale and Stony Brook Universities. In addition to teaching at Penn State, he is concertmaster of the Williamsport Symphony and pursues an active solo career in the U.S. and Europe.

Nadav Lev began playing jazz guitar at age nine and later studied classical guitar in Tel-Aviv and at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. He is an Andres Segovia Award winner and has also won other prestigious prizes. He regularly performs throughout the U.S., Europe and Israel in a variety of styles as a soloist and with orchestras and chamber groups.

The UUFCC Music Series presents outstanding local musicians in chamber music programs that are open to the community. Admission for adults is $10; students and children attend free.

For more information, call (814) 237-7605 or visit www.uufcc.com.