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Programs
Patron of the Arts
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Associate Professor,
Piano, Music Theory,
Composition, Counterpoint,
Orchestration, Accompanist, Director of Patron of the Arts Office: Eidman Hall 120-D
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Pianist-composer
Richard Urbis holds degrees from the
prestigious Juilliard School of Music. An
internationally renowned pianist, he has
successfully competed and performed in
numerous national and international
competitions, including the Tchaikovsky
Competition (Moscow), the Chopin competition
(Warsaw), the Beethoven Competition (Vienna),
and was a finalist in the International New
York Chopin Association Competition. His
playing has been featured on numerous national
and international radio shows, and he has
performed concerts throughout the United
States, the Czech Republic, Austria, Germany,
Slovakia, Italy, Mexico, Poland, and Russia.
In Monterrey, Mexico, he recently performed
the Mozart Concerto
in C Major, K.467 with the State Orchestra
of Nuevo Leon.
Other recent concerts include Pro
Musica of Detroit, Michigan; orchestral
performances in Puebla, Mexico;
and recitals in Houston, the Czech
Embassy in Washington, D.C., and Prague and
Marianske Lazne in the Czech Republic.
As a composer, Mr. Urbis has received
world premieres by many notable ensembles. The
Dallas Symphony premiered his "Suite for
Chamber Orchestra" and the Catalina
Chamber Orchestra of Tucson, Arizona,
premiered his symphony, "St. Joan of
Arc."
Professor Urbis teaches advanced music
theory, orchestration, counterpoint and
analysis, and applied piano.
His recently released CD titled Music
from Prague:
200 Years of Czech Piano Music is a
critically acclaimed success.
" . . .a
world-class virtuoso.." –Zemske
Noviny and Sobotni Slovo (Prague)
"
. . .made
for an outstanding performance before the
listeners of this nation," –Informacni
Bulletin Ceskoslovenskeho Ustavu Zahranichino
(Prague) “. . .a fine pianist …” –El Porvenir (Monterrey, Mexico)
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