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Dr. Pierce Dickens performs Chopin, Bach in community piano recital

By Hayley Boisseau

BPC News and Public Information staff writer

MOUNT VERNON—Brewton-Parker’s associate professor of music and the Quinelle McRae Sikes Professor of Piano, Dr. Pierce Dickens, gave a piano recital in Gilder Recital Hall Sept. 28. It was the first faculty recital of the 2006-2007 academic year.

Dr. Pierce Dickens performs in first faculty recital of the 2006-2007 academic year.

Dr. Dickens performed works of J.S. Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, and Louise Talma.

“The recital serves as a wonderful example for our students and inspiration for all of us who serve as Dr. Dickens’s colleagues,” says Dr. Glenn Eernisse, associate professor of music and chair of BPC’s Music Division.

Dr. Dickens became part of Brewton-Parker’s faculty in 1984. After leaving to pursue his doctoral degree in 1993, Dr. Dickens returned to and has remained at BPC since 1996. 

Dr. Glen Eernisse also reminds the college and community to make plans to attend the concert featuring the Jubal Chorus Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Saliba Chapel. The Music Division will also host a student recital Friday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. in Gilder Hall. Both events are free and open to the public. More information about the college’s performance schedule and the Jubal Chorus concert can be found on Brewton-Parker’s website, www.bpc.edu.

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