Laura Kargul, USM professor of Music and director of Keyboard Studies, will perform some of the most dazzling works written for piano by the hallowed “Three Bs.” Thrilling and enthralling, Beethoven’s “Waldstein Sonata” and Brahms’ “Variations on a Theme by Handel” incorporate pyrotechnical techniques that rival those of Chopin and Liszt.

“I haven’t played Bach in public in many years,” Kargul said. “I’ve always adored Bach and it is with great joy that I return to his work. By the same token I haven’t played much Beethoven or Brahms in the recent past. I may be known more as a Liszt player, but I do have eclectic tastes, and Beethoven and Brahms are very close to my heart.”

Rounding out the Bs, Kargul will delight with two preludes and fugues from Bach’s “Well Tempered Clavier,” Book I. This performance is sponsored by Dr. Dahlia and Arthur L. Handman.

Tickets: $15, general admission; $10, seniors, USM employees and alumni; $5, students. Visit www.usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice or call 207-780-5555.