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Richard Crosby
Richard A. Crosby was born in Ashland, Ohio and raised in Largo, Florida. He holds the Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education, the Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Wind Conducting, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance, all from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He has been at Eastern Kentucky University since 1986 where he serves as Professor of Music, teaching piano and music history and is the director of the Stephen Collins Foster High School Piano Camp. In 2014 he was elected to the EKU Society of Foundation Professors, the University’s highest honor.

As a performer he has released a CD through Capstone Records entitled, “An American Portrait,” containing works by Charles Griffes, Amy Beach, William Grant Still, Lee Hoiby, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, David Guion and George Gershwin. This CD is now available through PARMA Records.

Richard has devoted most of his adult life to Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, serving in many leadership roles. Initiated into the Eta-Omicron chapter in the Fall of 1975, he was first elected to the National Executive Committee in 1988, and served three terms as National President (1994-97, 2003-09). He has also served for 16 years as a trustee on the Sinfonia Educational Foundation.

Richard began composing seriously after suffering hand injuries in the late 1990s.

His published works include:

 * Sonata for Trombone and Piano, Op. 1 (Published by I.T.A. Manuscript Press)
 * Appalachian Variations, Op. 2 for symphonic band (Published by TRN Music Publisher, Inc.)
 * Flourish, Op. 3 for Organ (Published by Prairie Dawg Press)
 * Flourish, Op. 3 for Organ (Published by Prairie Dawg Press)
 * Flourish, Op. 3 for Organ (Published by Prairie Dawg Press)
 * Songs on Poems by Robert Burns, Op. 4 (coming soon from Prairie Dawg Press)


 * Misc. Songs, Op. 5, including love songs (coming soon from Prairie Dawg Press)


 * Songs on Poems by Edgar Allan Poe, Op. 6 (coming soon from Prairie Dawg Press)


 * Marudvina, Op. 7 for Violin and Piano (Published by Prairie Dawg Press)


 * “By the Waters of Memory,” Op. 8 for Piano solo (Published by Prairie Dawg Press)


 * A Walt Whitman Portrait, Op. 9 for mixed chorus and symphonic band (Published by Northeastern Music Publications, Inc.)


 * Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 10 (Published by Prairie Dawg Press)
 * Tribute Op. 11 for Grade II band (Published by Northeastern Music Publications)


 * Trumpet Concerto Op. 12 available with band, string orchestra, or piano accompaniment (Published by Prairie Dawg Press)
 * Variations Op. 13 for piano solo (Published by Prairie Dawg Press)

Many of these works are available on YouTube.

He is available for commissions. If interested, please contact him at Crosby1898@Roadrunner.com