<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;"><table style="white-space: normal;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td height="10"> $16 a half hour<br><br></td></tr><tr><td><font style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 127);" color="#00007f" face="Verdana,Arial,sans-serif" size="2"><div style="">Dorian Wallace (b. November 17, 1985) is an American composer of modern
and avante-garde music, pianist, keyboardist, and teacher. Wallace
writes orchestral, chamber, big band, ballet, experimental, computer,
rock, jazz, electronic, and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1286340418_0">free improvisation</span>. Wallace is Artistic
Director and founder of Trystero, a new music group based out of <span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1286340418_1">Kent,
Ohio</span>. He runs The Aeolian Art Ensemble and The Dorian Wallace Big Band,
two groups dedicated to playing his music. He is also one of the
founding members of the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1286340418_2">progressive rock fusion band</span> Apogee 13 and
principal keyboardist in the 122nd US ARMY BAND. <br><br>As a teacher, Dorian brings many aspects to the table. He teaches many
styles of piano, from classical and jazz, to free improvisation and
avante-garde techniques, and rock and pop music. His knowledge of
synthesizers, <span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1286340418_3">electronic keyboard technique</span>, and electronic music is
dense. He also teaches composition lessons and music theory. He is able
to give traditional teaching for the traditional student, but he is
also quite capable of teaching in an unorthodox manner for students of
a less traditional mind.<br><br>He began playing piano at the age of 4 and writing classical music by
the age of 7. Originally a self-taught composer and performer, he
continued his studies at <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1286340418_4">Kent State University</span> under Sebastian Birch,
Pat Pace, Tom Janson, Frank Wiley, and Chas Baker.
He has had pieces performed and worked with such prestigious artists as
The <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1286340418_5">Cleveland Orchestra Piano Trio</span>, The Aeolian Art Ensemble, TrioDance
Collective, The Dorian Wallace Big Band, Emily Jeffries, Sharon Kriz,
and Bobby Selvaggio. </div></font></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div>~<span style="font-family: garamond,new york,times,serif;"> <font size="4"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dorian Wallace</span></font></span><br>Composer ~ Piano ~ Synthesizer ~ Teacher<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">website</span><span> ~ <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dorianwallacemusic.webs.com">www.dorianwallacemusic.webs.com</a></span><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">email</span> ~ moonstruckdorian@yahoo.com<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">booking</span> ~ (330) 592 5264<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">record label</span> ~ Bioacoustic Records<div><br></div>
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