Harlem Speaks: Pianist/Educator Dr Valerie Capers October 25, 2007

Dr. Valerie Capers is a pianist, educator, composer and performer of superior acumen. Despite the fact that throughout her career she has been recognized for her innovative approach to education, received critical acclaim from peers about her composing and arranging skills, Capers has not received the kind of notoriety that her talent truly deserves. Capers lost her sight at the age of six and attended the New York Institute for the Education of The Blind as a youngster. She went on to study classical music at the Juilliard School of Music and became the first blind person to graduate (B.S., M.S.). She will discuss her life's work with executive director Loren Schoenberg.