Gladys Frisch Harris Piano Festival

Dr. David Brickle serves as Assistant Professor of Music at Milligan University teaching piano and music theory. He has performed widely throughout the continental United States, Puerto Rico, internationally in Spain, and has appeared in a variety of broadcasts including National Public Radio’s “Performance Today,” ETV Radio’s “On the Keys,” and Blue Lake Public Radio. An acclaimed soloist, Brickle has been a featured guest artist in numerous concert series including the Lander University Emerging Keyboard Artist Series, Oklahoma Baptist University’s Digby Bell Memorial Recital, the Festival of Keys, the Southern Exposure Concert Series, and the South Carolina Governor’s School Discovery Summer Music Program Additionally, he performed as a concerto soloist with the Anderson Symphony Orchestra and as a keyboardist for the Chautauqua Music School Festival Orchestra. Brickle won multiple awards in the South Carolina and Southern Division MTNA competitions, FSU Chapman/Neesen piano competition, Roundtop Festival Institute chamber music competition, and was twice a finalist at the Chautauqua International Piano Competition.

As an avid collaborative musician, Brickle frequently performs with his wife, Dr. Marianna Brickle, as a violin and piano duo. Since 2007, they have given numerous recitals throughout the United States, including performances for City University of New York – College of Staten Island, the Alabama Music Teachers Association, the Artist Series at Wallace. Community College in Dothan, Alabama, Florida College, and the annual Concierto de Música Cristiana y Clásica in Levittown, Puerto Rico. Also active in the Brickle/Chan piano duo with Dr. Chia-Ying Chan, Brickle has delivered guest artist recitals and masterclasses at institutions such as Indiana University Bloomington, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Grand Valley State University, Butler University, and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.

Committed to advancing arts education in the broader community, Brickle frequently offers performances, lectures, lessons, and masterclasses for other community organizations such as Classical Conversations, Chautauqua Music Festival Open Enrollment program, and numerous community arts academies. He often serves as an adjudicator for state, regional, and international piano competitions and festivals. During the summer months, he regularly teaches as a faculty member at the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, the FSU Summer Piano Institute, and previously at the MasterWorks Festival.

Brickle completed his Doctor and Master of Music degrees in piano performance at Florida State University studying with Read Gainsford and Heidi Louise Williams, and a Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from the University of South Carolina where he studied with Marina Lomazov and Judit Gábos. While at FSU, he also completed the Specialized Study Program in Pedagogy of Music Theory.