Within the confines of the elegantly appointed Carnegie Room at the Nyack Library, a full house made up of the curious and the cognoscenti, came to listen and feel the music of a modern pianistic virtuoso by the name of Jason Moran.
The library was originally formed in 1879, but in 1901 the trustees of the library petitioned the steel magnate Andrew Carnegie for funds to build a new building and with his donation of fifteen thousand dollars the new library was completed four years later and opened in January of 1904.
With the beaming bearded portrait of the wry Scotsman Carnegie, watching over the room, the space is a welcoming place to both perform and enjoy the music.
On this special evening the pianist Jason Moran mesmerized the packed house with his joyful countenance, his respect for the tradition and his marvelous technique.