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The El Paso Chopin Music Festival is proud to announce its Seventeenth Encore Season!  The Festival continues its tradition of bringing superb talent from around the world to the El Paso area. 

Featuring pianists from Mexico, England, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Canada, Russia, China, Taiwan, Yugoslavia, Moldova, and the United States, the festival has received rave reviews, with every concert playing to a full house.

The Festival's founder and artistic director, Dr. Lucy Scarbrough, was inspired to establish the Festival because of the great influence that Chopin's music has around the world. 

"Frederic Chopin was one of the great world ambassadors." Dr. Scarbrough  has said.  "His music is truly a universal language of beauty that knows no barriers of nation or culture."

Chopin is the master of the piano.  He is credited with originating the modern piano style, and that style is Chopin's own, readily recognizable and distinctive style.  

The music of this fine romantic composer is featured in the Festival to provide an opportunity for residents and visitors to the tri-city region to hear the piano played with unsurpassed elegance, power, and expression.

From the Vatican:  His holiness the Pope sends  prayerful good wishes for the El Paso Chopin Music Festival and he invokes God's abundant blessings upon you and upon all taking part.

From Rick Perry,  Governor of Texas:  The El Paso Chopin Music Festival is one of those rare events, where you will have the opportunity to listen to masterpieces considered to be among the most beautiful and revered the world over.

From the Webmaster:  This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Paul Scarbrough, whose loving encouragement and support helped to make the festival a success.