World-class master pianist Ronald Rathbun to perform in Abilene
For Immediate Release Oct. 24, 2000 Contact: Tom Craig, Director of Media and Community Relations Dr. James Ronald Rathbun, pianist and professor emeritus of music at Abilene Christian University, will perform a piano recital Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. in the Roxy Neal Recital Hall on campus at ACU. All are invited to attend. Rathbun has presented recitals, piano workshops and master classes in the United States and Asia. In June and July, he presented solo recitals, lecture recitals and master classes in Bangkok, Thailand; Penang and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; and Kunming, China. His Kunming recital was rebroadcast on China Educational TV. He also has played at:
He was professor of piano and director of the piano division at ACU for 28 years, and he has held teaching positions in Texas, West Virginia, Iowa and Missouri. He is an authority on the piano works of Robert Schumann, and in 1986 he visited Schumann's birthplace in Zwickau, East Germany, where he was able to examine original Schumann manuscripts and editions. Rathbun is also a conductor, having conducted the Abilene Christian Symphony Orchestra, operas for the Abilene Opera Association, the Abilene Philharmonic and the Angelo State University Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Ensemble. He is founder of the Abilene Chamber Players. He earned his bachelor's degree in piano from Southwest Missouri State University, a master's degree from Indiana University and a doctoral degree with a focus on piano performance and pedagogy from the University of Iowa. -30- Archived News Releases - Current ACU News and Events
If you are a member of the media who would like more information about this release, please contact Tom Craig, director of media and community relations, at craigt@acu.edu or call 915-674-2692 (cell phone: 665-5469).
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