Our October First Friday Concert, scheduled for 12:10pm on Friday October 6th, will feature piano duets from Donovan Diedrich and his teacher Joan Davis. Donovan is a LaPorte native who has been playing for 13 years, with his same instructor!

Joan Davis grew up learning piano from her grandmother in Colorado. A graduate of the University of Wyoming with a bachelor’s degree in Vocal Music Education and Theatre Arts, Joan moved to this area in 1985, and began teaching voice and piano to all ages in 1991. She joined the sales and teaching staff at Roxy Music in LaPorte in 2006. In addition to teaching, Joan has played, directed choirs, and sung at area churches and on praise teams since 1998. She has been on the LaPorte County Symphony Board of Directors since 2019. However, her principal passion remains getting youngsters excited about studying music, so she is truly thrilled to be playing with Donovan Diedrich, a student who has far surpassed her in his ability to play piano, and yet still allows her to play with him regularly!

They will play the Music of Leroy Anderson on One Piano/Four Hands:

Jazz Pizzicato - Anderson/Merkur
Jazz Legato - Anderson/Merkur
Promenade - Anderson
The Syncopated Clock - Anderson/Edwards
Fiddle Faddle - Anderson
Sleigh Ride - Anderson/Edwards
The Waltzing Cat - Anderson/Yamaha Music Media
Belle of the Ball - Anderson/Yamaha Music Media
Plink, Plank, Plunk! - Anderson/Yamaha Music Media
Blue Tango - Anderson/Yamaha Music Media
The Typewriter - Anderson/Yamaha Music Media