Current Students: Collaborative Piano

Welcome to the collaborative piano program in the ASU Herberger Institute School of Music. We are among the oldest and most comprehensive programs in the country, offering degrees from BM through DMA. Collaboration at the School of Music means having an impact in all performance areas, including duo recitals with instrumental and voice colleagues, performances of the great chamber music literature on our Showcase series, work as rehearsal and pit pianists for the Lyric Opera Theater, and concerts with the large ensembles and choirs. 

Classes in Art Song and Chamber Music literature, along with seminar classes exploring a variety of advanced topics such as lyric diction, vocal chamber music, Baroque and Bel Canto ornamentation, and orchestration at the piano enhance the performance aspects of the curriculum.

In addition to the wide variety of performance opportunities on campus, the collaborative piano program is dedicated to making an impact in the community. The faculty and students of the program collaborate with virtually every important artistic organization in the greater Phoenix area, including the Phoenix Symphony, the Arizona Opera, the Phoenix Bach Choir, the Phoenix Boys Choir, the Phoenix Chamber Music society, the Phoenix Early Music Society and several community colleges.

Graduates of the Collaborative Piano program have achieved great levels of professional success, including faculty positions at the Eastman School of Music, Loyola University in New Orleans, Boston University, University of Wyoming and Truman State University, vocal coaches at Boston Lyric Opera, the AIMS festival in Graz, Austria and the Brevard Music Center, and busy freelance pianists in major cities throughout the world. Students have also participated in numerous summer programs, including AIMS, Banff, Music Academy of the West, Tanglewood, SongFest, Canta in Italia, and Kent/Blossom.