***Press Release***
NJC alumni is
internationally known pianist
International pianist Richard
Steinbach, a Sterling native, will return to his home town to debut his latest
solo recording, "Christmas Spirit," in an afternoon concert at the Dorothy
Corsberg Theatre on the Northeastern Junior College (NJC) campus, Sunday,
November 18, at 2:00 p.m. A CD signing reception will follow the concert
sponsored by the Bank of Colorado.
Dr. Steinbach’s third solo CD,
“Christmas Spirit” will feature classic arrangements of seasonal favorites by
some of America's leading composers. Steinbach is the son of Joe and Rosemary
Steinbach. He graduated from St. Anthony's School, Sterling High, and
Northeastern Jr. College where he studied piano with D. Eugene Evans. He is
currently a professor of music at Briar Cliff University and is the grand prize
winner in the France Piano International Competition (Paris, 1995). He has
performed extensively as both soloist and collaborative artist in concerts
throughout the United States, Canada, Peru, Ecuador, France, Italy, Great
Britain, New Zealand, Jamaica, Japan, South Korea and The People’s Republic of
China.
The Gazetta del
Mezzogiorno (Bari, Italy) hailed Steinbach’s performance stating, “The
gifted American pianist performed with sonorous expressivity, consummate clarity
and insightful sensitivity.”
“There are so many wonderful
piano arrangements by contemporary American composers such as Mark Hayes, Joseph
Martin and Howard Helvey,” said Steinbach. “This latest CD is a compilation of
their finest works.”
At Dr. Steinbach’s request, a
portion of proceeds from this debut performance will be donated to the growing
Music Program at Northeastern Junior College.
Richard Steinbach is a Sterling
native and a graduate of Northeastern Junior College.
Among his previous solo albums
are “Richard Steinbach Live" and "Rhapsody in Blues and Other American
Favorites", both released on the Towerhill Record label.
Tickets for this one-of-a-kind
concert are available by contacting Celeste Delgado-Pelton, Director of Music
and Recording at NJC at 970-521-6754 or
celeste.delgado@njc.edu or at KC’s
Music and Electronics at 322 Main Street in Sterling. Adults will pay $10 and
students may attend the performance for $2.
