My Teacher, Constance Keene❤️🎹

Many of you know that I've been researching my piano teacher, Constance Keene (1921-2005). Here are some of the photos I've discovered. She sure was beautiful and stylish! As I didn't have room in the video to provide descriptions for each photo, I'll list the details below. Should you feel like finding out more about this remarkable lady, then please feel free to join my Facebook group, "Speaking of Constance" where you'll find much more archival content. 1. A young Constance. Pub. in The Standard Union, Brooklyn, NY, Jan. 7, 1932. 2. Constance and Abram Chasins on stage with conductor, Serge Koussevitzky at Tanglewood. Pub. in The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA, Jul. 30, 1945. 3. Constance with Alexander Brailowsky, Abram Chasins, Serge Koussevitzky, Robert Cassadesus and Zino Francescatti after a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert at Tanglewood. (See #2 publication.) 4. Constance and Abram Chasins with Serge Koussevitzky at Tanglewood. Pub. in The New York Times, Aug. 5, 1945. 5. Headshot of Constance. Pub. in The Morning Herald, Uniontown PA, Feb. 15, 1946. 6. Headshot of Constance with hat. Pub. in The Daily News, NYC, Dec. 21, 1947. 7. Constance exercising (3 photos). Pub. in The Evening News, Harrisburg, PA, Nov. 19, 1948. 8. Constance models a mink coat. Pub. in The Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, NE, Oct. 25, 1948. 9. Constance smiling. Pub. in The Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, Canada, Mar. 12, 1948. 10. Constance smiling in a white feathered hat. Pub. in The Province, Vancouver, Canada, Mar. 12, 1948. 11. Constance gazing upwards. Pub. in The Greenville Advocate, Greenville, AL, Nov. 17, 1949. 12. Photo of Constance and Abram Chasins by Otto F. Hess. Pub. in The New York Times, Sept. 25, 1949. 13. Photo of Constance by Bruno of Hollywood. Pub. in The Kilgore News Herald, Kilgore, TX, Apr. 1, 1951. 14. Photo of Constance by Bruno of Hollywood. Pub. in The New York Times, Apr. 20, 1952. 15. Photo of Constance by Bruno of Hollywood. Pub. in The New York Times, Aug. 23, 1953. 16. Constance at the piano with Abram Chasins. Pub. in Amica News Bulletin, March/April 1991. 17. Constance with Abram Chasins and Faye Levin. Pub. in Clavier magazine, Jan. 2002. 18. Constance (top row, second from left) pictured on the back cover of the Steinway Centenary program, Oct. 19, 1953. 19. Constance smiling at an adjudicators luncheon. Pub. in The Semi-Weekly Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA, May 9, 1962. 20. Constance with a young student. Pub. in The Semi-Weekly Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA, May 8, 1962. 21. Constance with pearls. Pub. in The Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, PA, May 19, 1963. 22. Constance lunching at the Spokane Country Club. Pub. in The Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA, Dec. 5, 1963. 23. Constance with Abram Chasins and Mrs. Thomas Mannex. Pub. in The Semi-Weekly Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA, Jul. 1, 1963. 24. Headshot of Constance. Pub. in The Semi-Weekly Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA, Dec. 1, 1963. 25. Constance (back row, left) with Dorothy Maynor (back row, right), Mrs. Vladimir Horowitz (seated, left) and Leontyne Price (seated, right). Pub. in The New York Times, Aug. 26, 1966. 26. Constance in white. Pub. in The Record, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 19, 1966. 27. Constance with Seymour Lipkin and Mrs. Koussevitzky (far right) in honour of Mrs. Eleanora Tiedcke, centenarian. Pub. in The Record, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 17, 1966. 28. Constance portrait by Peter Fink. From the album Constance Keene: A Romantic Tradition. 29. Constance (second from right) at a reception for Minor Nojima. With Mrs. William Marshall Fuller, Minoru Nojima and Mrs. Elton M. Hyde Jr. Photo by Jarrold Cabluck. Pub. in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX, May 8, 1970. 30. Constance and Abram Chasins pictured at the 1973 Van Cliburn Piano Competition. Pub. in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX, Sept. 17, 1973. 31. Constance with plaid blouse and pearls. Pub. in The Semi-Weekly Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA, May 8, 1976. 32. Constance pictured at the piano in her Manhattan penthouse. Photo by Jack Manning. Pub. in The New York Times, Feb. 8, 1998. 33. Constance at the piano. Photo by Greg Griffin. Pub. on mvdaily.com. 34. Constance at a celebratory buffet with Craig Doran. Pub. in The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, IA, Apr. 1, 2001. 35. Constance with Van Cliburn. Pub. in Clavier magazine, Oct. 1999. 36. Constance with Evgeny Kissin. Pub. in Clavier magazine, July/ August, 2003. 37. Constance pictured at the New York Piano Competition with Peter Goodrich, Margaret Collins, Lee Muskier and Robert Sherman. Photo by Andrew Lepley. Pub. in Clavier magazine, July/August, 2003. The last two are my own photos, the last one of Ms. Keene and I having been taking in 2003/04 during my doctoral studies at Manhattan School of Music. It's my favourite photo of my teacher and I. If you enjoy this content, then please subscribe. Your comments and likes are also appreciated. Thank you! 💙 pennyjohnsonpiano.com ko-fi.com/pennyjohnson