Pianist Dr. Lauren Reed has captivated audiences across the globe, garnering top prizes at The Muse Competition in Greece, Golden Classical Music Awards in New York City, and IBLA Grand Prize in Sicily, including a Bach Special Mention for her rendition of J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations. Lauren has enjoyed the honor of performing in such prestigious venues as the Tbilisi State Conservatoire in Georgia, Green School in Bali, Indonesia, Kioi Hall in Tokyo, and Carnegie Hall. She embarked on an international concert tour of seven southeast Asian countries and numerable American cities as a winner of the IBLA Grand Prize.
Under the tutelage of Paul Rutman, Lauren received a Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance at The Hartt School, where she also served as a teaching fellow. Her doctoral thesis, “J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations in the Context of Bach's Forerunners and Contemporaries: Influences and Keyboard Techniques,” examines the innovative virtuosity of one of keyboard literature's seminal masterpieces.
Lauren cultivated her interest in early music while at the University of Michigan, receiving a Bachelor of Music with highest honors in piano performance. She studied piano with Arthur Greene and Christopher Harding and historical performance on harpsichord with Edward Parmentier. Subsequently, she received a Master of Music from Boston University, as a pupil of Jonathan Bass. Lauren has played in masterclasses for renowned pianists, such as Rebecca Penneys, Alexander Gavrylyuk, John Damgaard, and Martin Katz, and performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Chautauqua Music Festival, and the Baroque Performance Institute of Oberlin Conservatory.
Lauren has served on the distinguished juries of Connecticut Bach Festival, Renée B. Fisher Competition, Virtuoso Pianists Competition, and more. In addition, her piano students have won top prizes at various international competitions including the American Protegé International Piano Competition, and AADGT International Young Musicians Festival.
Lauren currently serves as the artistic director of the Frank J. Natale Concert Series and Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Quinnipiac University, teaching courses in musicology, theory, and applied piano.
Under the tutelage of Paul Rutman, Lauren received a Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance at The Hartt School, where she also served as a teaching fellow. Her doctoral thesis, “J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations in the Context of Bach's Forerunners and Contemporaries: Influences and Keyboard Techniques,” examines the innovative virtuosity of one of keyboard literature's seminal masterpieces.
Lauren cultivated her interest in early music while at the University of Michigan, receiving a Bachelor of Music with highest honors in piano performance. She studied piano with Arthur Greene and Christopher Harding and historical performance on harpsichord with Edward Parmentier. Subsequently, she received a Master of Music from Boston University, as a pupil of Jonathan Bass. Lauren has played in masterclasses for renowned pianists, such as Rebecca Penneys, Alexander Gavrylyuk, John Damgaard, and Martin Katz, and performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Chautauqua Music Festival, and the Baroque Performance Institute of Oberlin Conservatory.
Lauren has served on the distinguished juries of Connecticut Bach Festival, Renée B. Fisher Competition, Virtuoso Pianists Competition, and more. In addition, her piano students have won top prizes at various international competitions including the American Protegé International Piano Competition, and AADGT International Young Musicians Festival.
Lauren currently serves as the artistic director of the Frank J. Natale Concert Series and Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Quinnipiac University, teaching courses in musicology, theory, and applied piano.
Education
- BM, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- CERT, Quinnipiac University
- MM, Boston University
- DMA, University of Hartford
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- Music
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