Richard Fountain

Praised for his “clear, expressive playing,” “mature display of pyrotechnics,” and “seasoned artistry,” pianist Richard Fountain has steadily garnered recognition for his versatile abilities as soloist, collaborator, and teacher.

Fountain’s unusually diverse repertoire ranges from concertos by Bernstein, Glass, and MacDowell to the complete cycle of Franz Liszt’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s symphonies. His solo album “American Ivory” received joint Third Prize in the 2013 American Prize for Solo Piano.

Fountain is full Professor of Piano at Wayland Baptist University, and also holds the positions of Principal Keyboard with Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra and the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.

Fountain is an accomplished traveler, having traveled to forty-four of the fifty United States and nine other countries. He particularly loves long road trips on the open highways of America and possesses a strangely comprehensive knowledge of the U.S. Interstate Highway system.