Limestone To Host Guest Piano Recital With Dr. Leonidas Lagrimas On October 15

Limestone University will host guest artist Dr. Leonidas Lagrimas for a solo piano recital on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m., inside Fullerton Auditorium.

Admission to the recital is free and the general public is invited to attend.

Lagrimas’ program, “Journeys,” will include classical works by Mozart, Scarlatti, and Debussy, as well as an arrangement of music by the rock band Radiohead.

Limestone Assistant Professor of Piano Dr. Michael Langer will join Lagrimas for a two piano presentation of John Adams’ “Hallelujah Junction.”

Lagrimas will also give a presentation to Limestone music majors earlier the same day.

“Leo is nationally known as a superb artist and teacher. We are truly fortunate to have a pianist of his caliber visit our campus to perform and work with our music students,” said Langer, who teaches music courses, directs the Jazz Ensemble, and serves as Music Program accompanist for Limestone.

Lagrimas is an Assistant Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy for the Western Carolina University School of Music, where his main duties include Applied Piano and coordinating the Class Piano program.

He is active throughout the region as a solo and collaborative performer. Recent and upcoming performances include guest artist recitals at the University of Florida, Appalachian State University, University of Alabama, Mars Hill University, and numerous faculty recitals at WCU.

Past collaborative piano highlights include performances with Grammy-winning soprano Hila Plitmann, country music star Lorrie Morgan, and multiple Carnegie Hall appearances. Active as a musical theatre pianist, a conductor, and a music director, Lagrimas’ recent regional credits include “The Sondheim Tribute Revue” at Waynesville's HART Theatre, “Rock of Ages” and “9 to 5: The Musical” for Theatre Tallahassee, “In the Heights” and “American Idiot” for New Stage Theatreworks, and “Little Shop of Horrors” for Starring Buffalo! at Shea's 710 Theatre.

Lagrimas holds a National Certification in piano from the Music Teachers National Association and a doctorate in Music Education and Piano Pedagogy from Florida State University. In addition to his teaching at Western Carolina, Lagrimas maintains a private piano studio. His previous full-time faculty appointments include State University of New York-Fredonia and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, and prior to his doctoral studies he served as a music teacher in the New York City public schools for ten years.