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Kansas Native & PSU Professor of Music, Lydia Bechtel on Cultivating a Passion for Music

KRPS | By Matthew Witt,
Fred Fletcher-Fierro
Published April 26, 2024 at 6:53 AM CDT

Dr. Bechtel knew early that music would become an integral part of her identity. She grew up singing and playing piano in her church in Eureka, KS two hours west of Pittsburg on a cattle ranch listening to a lot of country western music.

This week on the Crimson & Gold Connection KRPS’s Matthew Witt speaks with Pittsburg State Associate Professor of Music Dr. Lydia Bechtel. They touch on numerous subjects including how music has been a constant influence in Betchtel’s life and she became interested in opera.

PSU Professor Lydia Bechtel
PSU Professor Lydia Bechtel

This June, the music faculty of Pittsburg State, including Bechtel will hold a two-day summer Vocal camp for music teachers and best practices for how to teach young musicians. The event will be held at the Bicknell Family Center for the Arts at PSU from Sunday, June 19 through Monday, June 20.

The camp is one of several being held at Pittsburg State this summer. Click this link to learn more about all of the camps being held at PSU later this year.

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Fred Fletcher-Fierro
Since 2017 Fred Fletcher-Fierro has driven up Highway 171 through thunderstorms, downpours, snow, and ice storms to host KRPS’s Morning Edition. He’s also a daily reporter for the station, covering city government, elections, public safety, arts, entertainment, culture, sports and more. Fred has also spearheaded and overseen a sea change in programming for KRPS from a legacy classical station to one that airs a balance of classical, news, jazz, and cultural programming that better reflects the diverse audience of the Four States. For over two months in the fall of 2022 he worked remotely with NPR staff to relaunch krps.org to an NPR style news and information website.

In the fall of 2023 Fred was promoted to Interim General Manager and was appointed GM in Feburary of 2024.
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