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:''For other people with this name, see Richard Egan (disambiguation).'' Richard Allen Egan Jr. (born 2 October 1959) is a ragtime pianist, composer, transcriber, and arranger. ==Bio== Born in St. Louis, Missouri, from the ages of 8 to 12 Egan took rudimentary piano lessons from a local church organist, reaching the second year level of studies by his fourth year. He quit lessons, avoided the piano for two years, until he was introduced to Scott Joplin's music through the film The Sting in January 1974. 〔Meador, Mitch. “Book brings Old West brand of ragtime to life.” Lawton Constitution 26 June, 1993: p. B1.〕 He subsequently began to teach himself to play ragtime. He is considered to be one of the foremost musicians in the subgenre of Folk Ragtime. 〔Roberts, David Thomas. “Rich Egan’s Lowland Forest.” Sacramento Ragtime Society Newsletter October 2006: p. 7.〕〔Williams, Sandy. “Richard Egan, Composer.” Lake Superior Ragtimer March-September 2005: p. 5, 7-11.〕 Egan's first public performance occurred on 28 April 1985 as a contestant in the Rosebud Ragtime Piano Competition at Fontbonne College in St. Louis. 〔Auble, John. “Auble at Large.” St. Louis Globe-Democrat 15 January, 1985: p. C1.〕 Facing a single competitor, he won the Age 19-25 division. With the support of Trebor Jay Tichenor and daughter, Virginia Tichenor, he performed at ragtime festivals on the Goldenrod Showboat on the St. Louis levee from 1985 to 1989. 〔Meador, “Book brings Old West brand of ragtime to life.”〕 Egan joined the board of directors of The Friends of Scott Joplin House in March 1989 〔“Upcoming Events.” Euphony Review Vol. 1 No. 1, August 1989: p. 1. http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/fsjoplin/euphony/8901.htm〕 and assisted in opening the Scott Joplin House State Historic Site in October 1991. He served as president of The Friends of Scott Joplin House from 1996 to 1999, directing the change in the organizational name to The Friends of Scott Joplin in 1997. As president, he oversaw the establishment of St. Louis’ monthly Ragtime Rendezvous on 2 November 1997, 〔“Ragtime Rendezvous Report.” Euphony Review November 1997. http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/fsjoplin/euphony/9711rendez.htm〕 the commencement of an annual youth piano competition on 15 May 1999, 〔 “Ragtime Piano Competition Results!!!!!” Euphony Review May 2000. http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/fsjoplin/euphony/9905young.htm〕 and the erection of a monument on the grave of ragtime patriarch Tom Turpin on 12 September 1999. 〔“Tom Turpin Monument Dedication Ceremony.” Euphony Review November 1999. http://stlouis.missouri.org/501c/fsjoplin/euphony/turpin.html〕 From 2006 to 2010, he served as chairman of the Friends of Scott Joplin competition committee. St. Louis Magazine's music issue listed him among "the 100 greatest musicians in St. Louis history." 〔"From Ragtime to Rock'n'Roll, These Artists Shaped Music in St. Louis---and Everywhere Else, Too." St. Louis Magazine. April 2012: p. 71.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Egan (composer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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