Jan Grimes
Accompanying
Jan
Grimes (Professional-in-Residence, Piano and Coordinator of Collaborative
Activities). Grimes holds degrees from the University
of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Louisiana
State University. Her collaborative performances have taken her to
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and Constitution
Hall, as well as concert stages at universities and community centers
across the United States and Canada. She has served as accompanist for
clinics and master classes of world renowned teachers such as Josef Gingold,
Philip Farkas, Bonita Boyd, and Camilla Wickes. As an official conference
pianist of the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference, the International
Clarinet Association, and the North American Saxophone Alliance, she has
performed with artists from around the world.
Grimes specializes in contemporary solo and chamber music and has performed the Schnitkke Piano Concerto (U.S. premier), Takamitsu's Riverrun, and John Cage's Concerto for Prepared Piano and Orchestra. As a recording artist, her work can be heard on the Centaur, Mark, Vestige Worldwinds, and Capstone labels.
Jan Grimes, Professional-in-Residence
School of Music
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2504
Voice: 225/578-2643
Fax: 225/578-2562
E-mail: jgrimes1@lsu.edu
