{"id":4812,"date":"2023-12-14T10:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/?p=4812"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T20:32:15","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/2023\/12\/14\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Upcoming Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8 May 2026: Improvised Concert, Ad Libitum Concert Series, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Postponed to next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recent Events:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>27-28 February 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/296adc6a5e1b\/improv-planet-news-8346346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First International Piano Improvisation Festival<\/a>, Bad Ischl, Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13 February 2026: Improvisation Lecture, Peabody Institute (via Zoom).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>15-16 November 2025: Improvised Concert and Masterclass, <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-seligmann.de\/product\/improvision-tages-und-festivalpaesse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ImproVision Festival<\/a>. Villa Seligmann, Hannover, Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop_ImproVision-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop_ImproVision-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop_ImproVision-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop_ImproVision-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop_ImproVision-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop_ImproVision-1448x2048.jpg 1448w, https:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop_ImproVision-1200x1697.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop_ImproVision-400x566.jpg 400w, https:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Workshop_ImproVision-scaled.jpg 1810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fall 2025: The Curtis Institute of Music. Historical Improvisation Lessons and Studio Classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming Events: 8 May 2026: Improvised Concert, Ad Libitum Concert Series, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Postponed to next season. Recent Events: 27-28 February 2026: First International Piano Improvisation Festival, Bad Ischl, Austria. 13 February 2026: Improvisation Lecture, Peabody Institute (via Zoom). 15-16 November 2025: Improvised Concert and Masterclass, ImproVision Festival. Villa Seligmann, Hannover, Germany. Fall 2025: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/2023\/12\/14\/news\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;News&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>News &raquo; John Mortensen<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/johnmortensen.com\/site\/2023\/12\/14\/news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"News &raquo; John Mortensen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Upcoming Events: 8 May 2026: Improvised Concert, Ad Libitum Concert Series, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 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