Jeffrey Mumford
http://www.presser.com/composer/mumford-jeffrey/
(Ronald Jantz)
http://www.presser.com/composer/mumford-jeffrey/
(Ronald Jantz)
National Gallery of Art
West Building, West Garden Court
Duo piano works by Leonard Bernstein, Margaret Bonds, Jeffrey Mumford, Richard Rodgers, and Michael Leibowitz
The Cann Duo: Bio (Excerpt)
Sisters Kimberly & Michelle Cann, “the newest darlings of duo
pianists,” are young artists with a deep musical commitment to
performing a wide range of multi-cultural repertoire throughout the US
and to bringing the arts to their local communities.
Though Kimberly is six years older, they have been studying and
performing together ever since Michelle began lessons. They both made
their orchestral debuts around age thirteen (Kimberly performing
Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto and Michelle, Schumann’s Concerto in A
minor). Growing up, they accompanied one another and often won the same
competitions and played with the same orchestras and artists. Kimberly
received her Masters Degree from the Eastman School of Music (studying
with Barry Snyder), and in 2006, she accepted the positions of visiting
Professor of Music and Artist-in-Residence at Northern Caribbean
University (Jamaica). Her students excelled and received national
awards for their work. Michelle received her MM from The Cleveland
Institute (studying with Paul Schenly and Daniel Shapiro) and went on to
study at the Curtis Institute (studying with Robert McDonald),
receiving an Artists Diploma in 2013.
Currently, the sisters both reside within the Eastern U.S. Kimberly
is married to fellow Eastman musician, double bassist Aaron Brown, and
the two live in Asheville, NC, with their 1-yr.-old daughter, Isabella.
Kimberly is the founding director of Piano Lab Studios, and for
the past 5 years, she has served in various capacities as a board member
of the Asheville Symphony, Asheville Piano Forum and others. She is
also the founding director of Keys for Kidz, a program that
provides group piano lessons to under-served children in the area and
partners with local universities to mentor young teachers. She performs
as both soloist and chamber musician, in addition to her duties as a
wife & mother, director, teacher & clinician (in that order, she
says!).
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