May 28, 2008

BCU’s Richard Steinbach to Perform at International Music Festival in Ecuador

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University professor of music and pianist Richard Steinbach, D.M.A. will perform as a guest pianist in the International Music Festival in Quito, Ecuador on June 2-8, 2008. 

This will be Steinbach's first visit and performance in Ecuador.  In addition to solo performances, Dr. Steinbach will collaborate in concert with flautists Michael Titt of Bergen, Norway, Sami Junnonen of Helsinki, Finland and Wendy Rolf of Boston, Mass. 

This international festival is under the direction of Maestro Luciano Carrera Galarza in conjunction with the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional del Ecuador. Performances will take place in various locations throughout the capital city of Quito including the Salon de la Ciudad, Auditorio Las Camaras, and the Catedral Metropolitana de Quito. 

Steinbach holds degrees in piano performance from the University of Colorado, the Eastman School of Music, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Iowa.  He has performed extensively as both soloist and collaborative artist in concerts throughout the U.S., Canada, South America, France, Italy, Great Britain, New Zealand, Japan, and China.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 26 states and four countries.  Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit www.briarcliff.edu.