Serving as adjunct instructor of piano at Hesston College, pianist J. Bradley Baker will perform a faculty recital at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 24, at Hesston Mennonite Church on the Hesston College campus. The recital is free and open to the public.

Fellow musicians Jen Stephenson and Betul Soykan will join Baker for some pieces. Stephenson, a soprano performance vocalist, will sing some Rachmaninoff songs, while Soykan, assistant professor of violin at Wichita (Kan.) State University, will play the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata and join Baker in playing Rachmaninoff solo piano repertoire.

Baker’s solo performances have taken him throughout the United States and Canada and have been aired on public radio stations in the U.S. and the United Kingdom.

In addition to his role at Hesston, Baker is the collaborative pianist and vocal coach and director of the Music Preparatory School at Tabor College (Hillsboro, Kan.). As the director, he leads a group of expert faculty in the music education of pre-college youth in Central Kansas.

Baker also serves as executive director and music director and coach for Music On Site, Inc., a new opera company based in Central Kansas.

Baker earned a doctorate of musical arts degree in piano performance from the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa), a master of music degree in piano performance from the Cleveland (Ohio) Institute of Music, and a bachelor of music degree in piano performance from North Dakota State University (Fargo).