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Dr. Vincent de VriesAssistant Professor of Piano VINCENT DE VRIES is Assistant Professor of Piano and Director of Collaborative Piano at Baylor University. He is an active performer, presenting recitals as a soloist, duo pianist, accompanist, and organist. Prior to his appointment at Baylor University he was serving as an Assistant Instructor at The University of Texas at Austin-teaching instrumental accompanying to undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. de Vries received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from The University of Texas at Austin. He also holds a Performer's Diploma from The Royal Conservatory in The Hague, The Netherlands and a Master's degree from Bowling Green State University. His principal teachers have included Nancy Garrett, Edward Auer, Jerome Rose, and Theo Bruins. He has performed in the master classes of such pianists as Earl Wild, Vladimir Tropp, Lev Vlasenko, Arnaldo Cohen, Claude Frank, and Jerome Rose. He is the recipient of many scholarships and has won awards in several competitions, among them first prize in the National Young Artist Competition in The Netherlands and first prize in the Sydney Wright Accompanying Competition at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to his piano performances, Dr. de Vries is a highly regarded concert organist, with over three hundred solo recitals and seven solo CD releases to his credit. In 2003 he received the silver medal from the "Arts, Sciences, et Lettres" in Paris for his contributions to the French organ literature. His recent CD releases include "Into the 21st Century: music for horn and piano" with Jeffrey Powers and a recital featuring the works of Brahms, Poulenc, Rachmaninoff, and Milhaud with duo pianist Dr. Bradley Bolen. Both recordings will be released on the MSR Classics label in the Spring of 2007. |
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