Drake’s Keys to Excellence Piano Series will open its fourth season with a performance by Lori Sims, professor of piano at Western Michigan University. The free concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24, in Sheslow Auditorium and will feature the following selections:

• Claude Debussy: “Clair de Lune” from Suite bergamasque
• David Colson: Transcendental Preludes
• Olivier Messiaen: “Regard de l’ Esprit de Joie” from Vingt Regards
• Claude Debussy: Twelve Preludes (Book II)

No tickets are required. Sims will also present a public masterclass at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23, in Harmon Fine Arts Center, Room 204. The masterclass is free and open to the public.

Visit the Drake Newsroom to see the full 2016-2017 schedule for the Keys to Excellence Series.