Pianolist Bob Berkman will present a pianola concert of music from
around the world on Monday, May 23, 2011, at the UCLA Westwood campus
in Los Angeles.  Admission is free.  The press announcement says

  Ethnickelodeon: A Pianola Concert with Robert Berkman
  Monday, May 23, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
  Schoenberg Music Building - Jan Popper Theater

  Hear melodies of love and lament, dance tunes, jazz, and topical
  songs from the early 20th century and beyond performed on pianola
  (player piano) by Robert Berkman, one of a handful of performing
  pianolists in the world today.  Instead of the purely mechanical
  renditions often associated with the player piano, Berkman's
  performances sparkle with life and emotion through his expert
  manipulation of the pianolas subtle controls.  In addition to his
  performance expertise, Berkman worked at one of the last companies
  that produced piano rolls, and is a well-known collector of piano
  rolls and expert in the subject.  He has donated an important
  collection of piano rolls to the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive.

Location and concert details are given at
  http://www.arts.ucla.edu/component/eventlist/details/42 

See also Berkman's performance at the AMICA 2010 convention in
Buffalo, New York:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjx4rmzsNhs
 

Robbie Rhodes, MMD