(PRINCETON, NJ) -- Westminster Conservatory at Nassau will present a recital for solo piano on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 12:15pm. The soloist, Theodore Hendricks-Verdejo, is a member of the teaching faculty of Westminster Conservatory of Music. The recital will take place in the Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church. It is open to the public free of charge.

The program comprises Waldszenen, opus 82, by Robert Schumann; two selections from Enrique Granados' Goyescas, El Fandango de Candil and Quejas Ó La Maja y el Ruiseñor; and Sergei Rachmaninoff's arrangement for piano of Fritz Kreisler’s song, Liebesfreud.

A native of Trenton, New Jersey, Hendricks-Verdejo received his early musical training at the Escuela Libre de Musica in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in piano performance at Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Maryland, before pursuing postgraduate studies at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Hendricks-Verdejo has performed live as a soloist and chamber musician across the United States, Japan and the Caribbean, as well as on television and radio broadcasts worldwide. A former music teacher in the Westfield, New Jersey School District, he currently teaches piano at Westminster Conservatory in Princeton, New Jersey.

Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church is located at  61 Nassau Street in Princeton, New Jersey.

This program is made possible in part by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

The next Westminster Conservatory at Nassau event will take place on March 21, featuring violist Dennis Krasnokutsky and pianist Larissa Korkina.

Established in 1970, Westminster Conservatory of Music is the community music school of Rider University. Welcoming young musicians of all ages, skill levels, instrument preferences and economic backgrounds, Westminster Conservatory provides focused one-on-one lessons. In addition, the Conservatory offers a wide range of classes and performing ensembles to engage every student, from the beginner to young maestros, regardless of age. Westminster Conservatory of Music is a nationally recognized institution, maintaining active membership in the National Guild for Community Arts Education.