Dr. Diane Earle is a Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Communication and Fine Arts at Kentucky Wesleyan College. She has performed in eight countries and twenty-seven states.  Recent  performances have included Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, KET (Kentucky Educational Television), Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, Kentucky Arts Council, the Kaufman Center (NYC), Canton Cultural Center (OH), Lafayette Symphony Guild (IN), Henderson Fine Arts Center (KY), St. Meinrad Archabbey (IN), Tippecanoe Chamber Music Society (IN), Pennyrile Piano Teachers Association (KY), WUOL-FM’s “Lunchtime Classics” (KY), Asheville Symphony Guild (NC), and Glema Mahr Center for the Arts (KY). She played many performances celebrating the piano’s 300th birthday in 2009, culminating with her program on the piano produced by KET for “Kentucky Muse”, airing statewide. Diane is featured on several CDs and DVDs.   In 2008, she performed nine concerts in China, and then returned for ten engagements in 2009.  A Wuxi, China newspaper wrote, “When the beautiful music notes cascaded from her fingertips, all the people in the audience were mesmerized.” Diane also taught and performed at Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Guangxi Arts Institute, Shaoyang University, Jiangnan University, Concordia International School, as well as several public schools in Shanghai and Wuxi. Dr. Earle has been honored with a Kentucky Music Educators Association “College/University Teacher of the Year” Award, and “Friend of Music” Award. She received the Kentucky Wesleyan College President’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership in 2009. Diane presents many educational programs for area schools. She is a music instructor for RiverPark Center’s “Arts in the A.M.”   Diane enjoys collaborating with Kentucky Wesleyan College’s Visiting Artist in Violin, Alfred Abel. In addition to being Director of the Owensboro Symphony Chorus, she is also Accompanist for the Kentucky Wesleyan Singers, and a Kentucky Performing Arts on Tour Directory Artist. Diane received a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance, magna cum laude, from University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music. Her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in Piano Performance and Literature were from The Ohio State University.  While a doctoral student there, Diane received the Outstanding Teaching Associate Award and won the doctoral concerto competition. She did additional doctoral and post-doctoral study at Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, Music Academy of the West, Blossom Festival School, and New York City.  Diane has also done extensive study in organ and voice.