[NEohioPAL] PIANO LESSONS NOW AVAILABLE!

[Mark Greer]

 Hello, 

  My name is Mark Greer and I am currently accepting
new and transfer students from beginning to advanced. 
My studio is located in the Stow/Kent/Hudson area.    

 For more information and to set up an audition,
please contact me directly at 330-388-0981. Below is a
copy of my biography for further information to
inquiring students.  

Thank you, 
   Mark Greer  

     A native of Akron, Ohio, Mark Greer began his
piano studies at age twelve and completed his Bachelor
of Music Degree, magna cum laude, in piano performance
at Bowling Green State University where he studied
with Dr. Laura Melton. He is currently an M.M.
candidate in Piano Performance at Kent State
University under Dr. Jerry Wong. Prizes and honors
include 1st prize in the state finals of the 2005 OMTA
Collegiate Buckeye Competition, 2nd prize at the 2003
Tuesday Musical Competition, Honors in the 2004 and
2006 OMTA Graves Young Artist Competitions, was one of
two piano finalists in the 2004 Bowling Green
University Concerto Competition, and was the 2005
recipient of the college’s Steve Vun Cannon Memorial
Award.  He recently made his Carnegie Hall debut at
Weill Recital Hall (NYC) in March of 2006.  In
November of 2004, Greer was the only American pianist
to perform on the Dorothy MacKenzie Price Dedication
Concert.   During the summer of 2004, he was featured
live on Vermont Public Radio performing music by
Samuel Barber.   He has participated in masterclasses
with Nelita True, Lambis Vassiliadis, and Virginia
Marks.  As a student at the Adamant Music School, he
has worked with pianists Paul Alberts and Gwen Beamish
for the past two summers.  Other teachers include Dr.
Jane Solose and Mary Ann Griebling.	
     In addition to piano, Greer is an accomplished
composer, having been a two-time national prizewinner
in the NFMC Composers Contest where he received the
Olga Klein Nelson Chamber Music Award for his piece
Trois Spectacles. Other awards include a prizewinner
in the 2001 OMTA Collegiate Composers contest, honors
in the Cleveland Chamber Symphony’s High School
Composers Contest, a two-time winner of the Ralph
Gilman Composers Award, and a four-time winner of
Akron’s Scholastic Composers Contest.  His piece
entitled Aspect of a Mood was premiered by the Akron
Youth Symphony under Eric Benjamin, an orchestra in
which he served as principal bassist.  During his
undergraduate studies at BGSU, Greer was twice
President of the collegiate MTNA chapter and taught
private and group piano lessons in the Creative Arts
Program for area children and adults.  A graduate of
Harvey S. Firestone High School and the Miller South
School for the Visual & Performing Arts, Mark enjoys
writing, reading, poetry, artwork, and history.







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