Maxey is the son of Jerry and Cindy Maxey. Basavilbaso, a family friend of Russ and Jean Speidel of Wenatchee, has been staying with that family since Jan. 14 and has played in several local churches. He was born in the north of Spain in 1982, the son of a painter and a guitarist. He was accepted at the Zaragoza conservatory in 1996 as a student of pianist Ruben Lorenzo, one of Spain's most prominent piano masters. Russ Speidel said Basavilbaso has practiced in piano facilities at the Woods House Conservatory of Music, the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center and Sleeping Lady Conference and Retreat Center.
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For more information, call 548-6344. Upper Valley Arts to hold public meeting Upper Valley Arts, the association of Leavenworth-area artists, will hold a planning meeting April 25 to discuss the direction of local arts efforts. The meeting, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the third-floor conference room of the Rodeway Inn on Highway 2 in Leavenworth, is part of an effort to coordinate local art events. All Upper Valley residents with an interest in the performing and visual arts are invited to attend. For more information, call acting UVA president Chris Rader at 548-4073.