The Philadelphia Art Alliance celebrates cultural life in Philadelphia at its annual Wetherill Ball.  The event celebrated the jewel of Rittenhouse Square, the Wetherill Mansion, home to the Philadelphia Art Alliance.  The evening included cocktails, dinner and dancing and a silent auction.  Proceeds from the event benefited the preservation and restoration of the Wetherill Mansion.

With a doctorate in piano and a master’s in international business relations from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Carr uses his unique training in both disciplines to offer corporate seminars on creativity to schools of business and to Fortune 500 companies. He has given these seminars at Columbia University, Dartmouth College, the Wharton School, and at more than 30 corporations in the U.S. and abroad. He has also presented at the American Society for Training and Development, the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals, and at the American Creativity Association, a forum that promotes creativity and innovation in a wide range of industries and disciplines.

Carr studied piano at the Juilliard School with Adele Marcus as well as at Temple University, and he earned his doctorate in piano at the Catholic University of America with Marcus. He continued his studies in Vienna and at the Munich Conservatory and the Liszt Conservatory in Germany.  In 2005 he was named a Steinway Artist, a prestigious title that recognizes the most exceptional music performers in the world. He has taught at Immaculata for 20 years, and in 1998, he was honored as the first recipient of the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award. For more information about Carr, visit www.williambcarr.com.

Immaculata University is a Catholic, comprehensive, coeducational institution of higher education, located on the Main Line between Malvern and Exton, 20 miles west of Philadelphia.

Carr studied piano at Temple University and at the Juilliard School with the world-renowned pedagogue Adele Marcus, and he earned his doctorate in piano at the Catholic University of America with Marcus. He earned post-doctoral performance certificates from the Munich Conservatory in Chamber Music and from the Liszt Weimar Conservatory through studies with concert pianist Paul Badura-Skoda inGermanyandAustria. Carr was named a Steinway Artist in 2005, a prestigious title that recognizes the most exceptional music performers. He has taught at Immaculata for 18 years, and in 1998, he became the first recipient of the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award at the University. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, and the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. He holds a master’s in international business relations from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

With his training in music and in business, Carr draws on both disciplines to offer corporate seminars on creativity to schools of business and to Fortune 500 companies. He has given these seminars at Columbia University, Dartmouth College, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and at more than 30 corporations in the U.S. and abroad. He has also presented at the American Society for Training and Development, the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals, and at the American Creativity Association, a forum that promotes creativity and innovation in a wide range of industries and disciplines. For more information on Carr, visit his website at www.williambcarr.com.