UW Music to Host Pianist Andrew Harley in Residence March 7th – 10th

The University of Wyoming Department of Music will host English pianist Andrew Harley in residence from March 7 through 10.

Public events include a vocal collaboration masterclass on March 9 from 4:15-5:30 p.m. and a collaborative recital on Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m.  Both events are free and take place in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall.

Harley enjoys an internationally recognized performing and teaching career. Specializing in instrumental chamber music and song literature, he has been heard in live broadcasts on national radio and television, as well as on numerous recordings.

Harley began his musical studies at the famous Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, England and continued his education at Oxford University, the Royal Northern College of Music and the University of Southern California.

Since immigrating to the United States, he has held positions at the University of California (Los Angeles), Thornton School of Music (University of Southern California), the University of California Santa Barbara, the University of North Carolina, (Greensboro), and The Juilliard School. Currently, Harley is Director of Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music Degree Program at the Eastman School of Music.

Harley has held a variety of posts teaching in summer programs, including the Aspen Music Festival and School, where he served for two years as Associate Director of the Collaborative Piano Program, and the International Institute for Young Musicians, for which he was Director of Chamber Music for five years. As a guest artist, he has taught and given master classes at The New England Conservatory, the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, England, Indiana University Bloomington, and the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany.

As a performing artist, Harley concertizes across the globe, collaborating with such distinguished recital partners as international opera stars J’Nai Bridges, Denyce Graves, Susanna Phillips, Eric Owens, as well as the legendary American cellist Lynn Harrell, and members of The Cleveland Quartet, The Juilliard Quartet, and the Talich Quartet. He has appeared on many of the world’s great stages including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall, The South Bank Center (London), the Robert-Schumann-Saal (Düsseldorf), and The Library of Congress. He has appeared in recital with Denyce Graves at The Supreme Court of The United States, honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Harley was formerly a member of the Garth Newel Piano Quartet, and for the last two decades has been a member of the Kamp-Lintfort International Chamber Music Festival, collaborating with many of Europe’s finest musicians.