Faculty

Faculty members in the piano area have compiled an impressive list of accomplishments and accolades. Members of the piano faculty have recorded numerous CDs on many labels, including Equilibrium, Crystal, CRI, RCA, London, and Ivory Classics; have won first place in the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition and the University of Maryland International Piano Competition; have served as judges in the Van Cliburn and Tchaikovsky competitions and on the artistic advisory board of the Gilmore International Piano Festival; and have received other honors, including Young Musicians Foundation Debut, Naumburg, and Michaels awards.

Faculty Members

• Elena Baksht, instructor of piano
• Panayis Lyras, professor of piano; artist-in-residence
• Ray McLellan, university carillonneur
• Deborah Moriarty, professor of piano; area chair
• Alan Nathan, visiting assistant professor of piano
• Derek Polischuk, assistant professor of piano; director of piano pedagogy
• George Vatchnadze, assistant professor of piano
• Ralph Votapek, professor of piano; artist-in-residence emeritus

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