Kretzer Piano Music Foundation Welcomes Lynn University's Conservatory of Music Woodwind Department Tonight

Kathi Kretzer-Sayler, founder of the Kretzer Piano Music Foundation (KPMF) announced it would be presenting in concert talented musicians from the only Conservatory of Music in South Florida. Presented as part of KPMF's ongoing Music for the Mind series to benefit music education, the concert will feature professional level students from the Woodwind Department of the Lynn University Conservatory of Music in Boca Raton, who will perform works by Bach, Mozart, Villa-Lobo among others. The student instrumentalists will perform on flute, clarinet, oboe and bassoon, and are from the Studios of Lynn University faculty members Jeffrey Khaner, Joe Manasse, Joe Robinson and Eric Van der Veer Varner.

This Music for the Mind concert will be presented tonight, September 15, at 7 pm at The Harriet Himmel Theater in CityPlace in downtown West Palm Beach. Tickets are only $10 for adults, $5 for students, and may be purchased by calling CTS at 866-449-2489 or at the door.

Says Ms. Kretzer: "100 percent of the ticket sales will benefit the Lynn Conservatory of Music."

About the Kretzer Piano Music Foundation: KPMF is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the gift of music to children and seniors. "We are passionate about music being a part of every child's life and the Foundation provides performance opportunities so young artists can share their talents with others," says founder Kathi Kretzer. In addition to awarding scholarships for music lessons and donating more than 25 pianos to disadvantaged children and local nonprofit organizations, KPMF's popular programs include: + The Kretzer Kids, gifted young people who perform 48 concerts every year in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and children's hospitals. + The Music for the Mind concert series presented the third Tuesday of every month at CityPlace in West Palm Beach. + The headline-grabbing Keys to the Cities campaign that placed 18 whimsically painted pianos in public spots from Jupiter to Delray Beach (and winner of the 2014 Bernays Award for Best Special Event from the Gold Coast PR Council). + The annual PHYSICIANS TALENT SHOWCASE featuring up to 20 talented medical doctors that is presented each August and raises much-needed funds for local children's charities and music education.