Former resident solos with orchestra
James Pannabecker formerly of Bluffton, will perform Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto Op. 54 with the Rockbridge Community Symphony Orchestra, March 6 at Lexington, Va., Presbyterian Church.
Pannabecker of Natural Bridge, Va., is a 1970 Bluffton High School graduate and 1974 Bluffton College graduate. He earned his Juris Doctor and Master of Regional Planning degrees from the University of North Carolina. He is the author or co-author of 23 books related to banking and mortgage lending, as well as numerous articles, poems, short stories and more.
A music and math major at Bluffton College, he continues to play piano regularly with a violinist and cellist, performing as the Commonwealth Piano Trio. He is the son of Wanda Pannabecker and the late Richard Pannabecker of Bluffton.