LARNED — Award-winning pianist Patrick Orr will present a recital Tuesday, March 7 at the Jordaan Room of the Larned Chamber of Commerce, 502 Broadway.

The free recital is being sponsored by the Larned Music Club, beginning at 7 p.m. The public is invited; refreshments will be served.

Orr has planned a repertoire with something for everyone, including a classical Beethoven piece, a modern number by Scriabin, and the familiar “Claire de Lune” by Debussy. With dazzling technique, he approaches big bravura passages with polish and plays the more poetic parts with artistry and sensitivity. His opener is “Mayon,” a concert fantasy by Philippine composer Francisco Buencamino, Sr. Utilizing a Filipino folksong as the main theme, it depicts the disruption of a tranquil village by a volcanic eruption.

About Patrick Orr

A native of Kingman, Orr began his piano journey at age 10 with local teacher Joan Robinson. By 15, Orr began studying professionally with Dr. Julie Bees at Wichita State University. In 2020, Orr graduated with his Bachelor of Music degree in Piano from WSU.

In the past few years, Orr has won several prizes including a gold medal at the International Keyboard Odyssiad and Festival, placing second in the Mu Phi Epsilon International Young Artist Competition, and has appeared as a semifinalist in both the Wideman and Dallas International Piano Competitions.

Some of Orr’s concerto appearances include performances with the Kansas City Symphony, the WSU Symphony, and most recently with the Arapahoe Philharmonic led by Maestro Devin Patrick Hughes on Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini.”

Orr is a private piano instructor and an accompanist at WSU. He is currently applying for graduate programs to continue his musical studies.