"Nakamatsu plays with the calm assurance that comes of having both a solid technique and a gentle, introspective, interpretive spirit" -- The New York Times. His appearance is funded through a generous bequest to the college by the late Atsuko Hirai, Kazushige Hirasawa Professor Emerita of History. A reception follows the concert. Admission is $15, available at batestickets.com. A limited number of free tickets for Bates faculty and staff, and students and seniors 65-plus, are available at bit.ly/oacbates. FMI 207-786-6135 or olinarts@bates.edu.