Born in Hollywood, California, of English and Honduran parentage, Richard Lopez spent his early years traveling between England, Central America and the United States. He has worked with Lili Kraus, Karl Ulrich Schnabel, Edith Oppens, Richard Tetley-Kardos and Earl Wild. He has appeared as a soloist and with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and Columbus Jazz Orchestra, and as a guest artist with the Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra. Lopez has performed in Mexico under the auspices of the United States Information Service, and has presented numerous solo recitals of traditional classical repertoire in addition to his schedule of jazz performances.

Currently a faculty member at Otterbein College and Denison University, Lopez has also taught at the University of Akron, Ohio State University and at Capital University. Lopez recently spent a year living and performing in Los Angeles where he appeared in jazz venues at several clubs in the city. He has produced two CDs “The Richard Lopez Trio: Live at Rigsby’s” and “Too Far North,” a jazz quartet that performs Lopez’s original compositions in clubs and jazz festivals.

Lopez has composed soundtracks for a variety of commercial, educational, corporate and children’s video projects. His original composition, “Blues and Variations” for piano, was commissioned for Capital University’s “Grand Piano Series,” where it received its premiere.

WEBSITE: www.richardlopezpianist.com

DATE/TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2012

LOCATION: American Electric Power Stage presented by ABC 6
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