Artina McCain: Preludes at the Piano, Rachmaninov & Debussy; Kairoi Music KM 102 (2012)
An expressive and
colorful pianist,
Artina McCain enjoys an active career as a solo and chamber
performer, adjudicator, teacher, and presenter. Dr. McCain has
performed nationally and internationally in Italy, San Antonio,
Dallas, Cleveland, and the Czech Republic. This summer, Dr. McCain
and soprano Icy Simpson released a debut CD of Black Art Songs and
Spirituals through University of Texas at Austin's Longhorn Records.
She also regularly tours with her husband Martin McCain, bass
trombonist and Texas State University professor. Dr. McCain's
performances have been broadcast on Austin's KMFA
89.5
Pianoforte
program as both a soloist and chamber musician. Excited about
bringing classical music to a broader audience, McCain has performed
in many chamber concert series across Texas.
As a teacher, she
served on the keyboard faculty at Baldwin Wallace College
Conservatory of Music, University of the Incarnate Word and currently
on faculty at Huston-Tillotson University. Dr. McCain is also an
enthusiastic supporter of young musicians. She has coached at the
Austin Chamber Music Center, Cleveland Institute of Music Summer
Chamber festival and appeared as guest artist at the Ennis Arts
Commission summer concert series and maintains a private studio of
students.
McCain's research interests are in audience
building and performance injury. A strong advocate of performance
injury prevention. She has presented various lecture/performances at
universities and music teacher associations conferences on Muscle
Activation Techniques.
Her research presentation "Classical Music: The Silent Hall",
was a top prize winner among multidisciplinary presenters at the
national black graduate students conference.
Dr. McCain
graduated cum laude from Southern Methodist University with a
Bachelor of Music with Dr.
Carol Leone. At the Cleveland Institute of Music she obtained a
Masters degree where she was awarded the Lecture Recital Club
Scholarship. She completed her Doctorate degree at the University of
Texas at Austin with renowned pianist Anton Nel.
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