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Faculty
Faculty members have:

  • Served as judges in the Van Cliburn and Tchaikovsky Competitions
  • Performed in the Grand Teton Music Festival
  • Served on the artistic advisory board of Gilmore International Piano Festival
  • Presented at the World Piano Pedagogy Conference and the Music Teachers National Association convention
  • Performed and taught at the Aria International Summer Academy in London, Canada
  • Received many honors and awards, including: Young Musicians Foundation Debut, Naumburg, and Michaels Awards, to name a few
  • Won first place in the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition and the University of Maryland International Piano Competition
  • Recorded numerous CDs on labels including: Equilibrium, Crystal, CRI, RCA, London and Ivory Classics, to name a few

Keyboard faculty members:

Elena Baksht, Instructor of Piano

Marie-France Lefebvre, Assistant Professor of Piano
Panayis Lyras, Professor of Piano and Artist-In-Residence

Ray McLellan, University Carillonneur
Deborah Moriarty, Professor of Keyboard, Area Chair

George Vatchnadze, Assistant Professor of Piano

Ralph Votapek, Professor of Piano and Artist-In-Residence Emeritus

Graduates of the Program
Graduates are teaching on the faculties of prestigious institutions such as the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Seoul National University (CA) School of the Arts. Many have won competitions such as the San Antonio International Keyboard and Shopan Competitions, and the Gilmore Young Artist Award.


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