Pianist Hannes Dietrich Presents Ragtime Piano Lecture-Recital at Lebanon Valley

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Dr. Hannes Dietrich presents a Ragtime Piano lecture-recital at Lebanon Valley College

ANNVILLE, PA (01/18/2012)(readMedia)-- Dr. Hannes Dietrich, Lebanon Valley College music professor and avid performer, will present a ragtime piano lecture-recital on Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in the Zimmerman Recital Hall of the Suzanne H. Arnold Gallery. The program is free and open to the public.

Dietrich will present historical information about ragtime, as well as perform a number of classic piano rags by Scott Joplin, James Scott, Joseph Lamb, William Bolcolm, and others. He will discuss the "evolution of ragtime as a musical genre, and touch briefly on some of the social issues that accompanied its development."

Dietrich, a native of Bozeman, Montana, joined the LVC faculty in 1995. As the Newton and Adelaide Burgner Professor in Instrumental Music, he directs the LVC Symphony Orchestra, teaches conducting and string methods and applied violin and viola, and conducts chamber music ensembles. He was honored in 2008 with the Pennsylvania/Delaware String Teacher's Association (PADESTA) Outstanding Orchestra Director Award.

He has studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and at Montana State University. Dietrich has a master's in violin performance and a doctorate in violin performance and conducting from the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati. He performs regularly as a solo violin and piano musician, and as part of the Majore Trio and Duo Terlano ensembles. Dietrich will present a violin concert on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at LVC.