Richard Deal, concert pianist and recording artist, will be presenting a sacred piano concert at Wheatland Baptist Church on Sunday, June 12 at 10:30 a.m.

Mr. Deal is originally from the Chicago, Illinois area and now lives in the San Diego, California area. He has presented over 2,700 sacred and classical piano concerts in Europe, Asia, North and South America. He has presented numerous solo concerts in the United States. Mr. Deal has performed with symphony orchestras including an appearance at Chicago’s historic Orchestra Hall.

Deal is a graduate of the American Conservatory of Music, the Moody Bible Institute, and the Sherwood Conservatory of Music, all of Chicago. He was a faculty member of the Sacred Music Dept. of the Moody Bible Institute.

Mr. Deal has been a participant in several international piano competitions including the prestigious Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, Russia. He arranges his own sacred piano arrangements and has released six professional recordings. The most recent is entitled Majestic Piano Praise, a collection of favorite hymns and praise music.