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Quynh T. Nguyen

250 West 88th Street, Apt. 504
New York, NY 10024
212.362.0146
quynh@quynhnguyen.com

EDUCATION

City University of New York, Doctor of Musical Arts, 2009
Fulbright Fellowship, Yvonne Loriod Messiaen, Paris, France 2004 – 2005
Mannes College of Music, Master of Music, 1999
The Juilliard School, Bachelor of Music, 1997

DISSERTATION

“An analysis of Olivier Messiaen’s Last Piano Solo Work: Les Petites Esquisses d’Oiseaux – A Discussion of Its Significance and An Analysis of Performance Issues.”

Advisor:  Dr. Ruth DeFord
Committee:  Dr. Norman Carey, Dr. Sylvia Kahan, Dr. Joseph Straus, Dr. Poundie Burstein, Prof. Peter Basquin

Dissertation Awards:  Barry Brook Dissertation Award, 2009

Presidential Travel Award Grant, Hunter College, CUNY, 2008
Doctoral Student Research Grant, Graduate Center, CUNY, 2008
Fulbright Fellowship, France, 2004-2005

SCHOLARSHIPS

Fulbright Fellowship, 2004-2005    
Fontainebleau (France) Festival Scholarship, 2004
International Keyboard Institute and Festival Scholarships, 2000-2003  
Bowdoin International Music Festival Scholarship, 2003
Mannes College of Music Scholarship Awards, 1997-1999  
Sommerakademie Mozarteum Scholarship (Salzburg, Austria), 1999            
Verbier Music Festival in Switzerland Scholarship, 1995           
The Juilliard School Scholarship Awards, 1993-1997  
Presidential Academic Fitness Scholarship (US, President Clinton), 1993             
Los Angeles Maestro Foundation Scholarship, 1993           
Robert Turner Foundation Scholarships, 1993           
The Herb Alpert Foundation Scholarship, 1993           
Music Etude Club Scholarships, 1992           
Gnessin School of Music Full Scholarship (Moscow), 1990           
Presidential Award for Achievement in Musical Excellence (Vietnam), 1989           

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Mannes College/International Keyboard Institute & Festival 

Adjunct Faculty. Give private lessons and conduct master classes to students from renowned conservatories and educational institutions, such as Mannes College of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Shanghai Conservatory, New England Conservatory, Boston University, L'Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, and the Hochschule for Music and Theater of Munich. Students range from preparatory to doctoral levels. Perform in faculty concerts. Duties also include assisting in the organization of festival, supervising class assignments, scheduling rehearsal and practice times for faculty and artists, and coordinating events. 

CUNY/Hunter College                                                                                   2006 - Present

Adjunct Assistant Professor. Teach individual piano lessons for Masters level piano performance students. Teach class piano from Elementary to Levels I and II, to music and non-music majors. Introduce the fundamentals and cultivate intermediate musical and theoretical concepts. Develop curricular and course materials, and appropriate grading methods. Teach Introduction to Music History 101 Courses, provide an overview of musical elements, forms, and stylistic periods. Lecture about composers' lives, individual styles, and analyzed representative works. Assisted in the coordination and planning of a department-wide music festival to take place in the Spring of 2011. 

Mannes College                                                                                              2006 - Present

Assistant Teacher.  Serve as Teaching Assistant to Professor Jerome Rose, Mannes College piano faculty.  Substitute for Mr. Rose when he is away on concert tours.  Give lessons to undergraduate and graduate students. Prepare students for competition, performance and recital.     

CUNY/Hunter College                                                                                       2000 - 2002

Teacher of Secondary Piano.  Taught piano lessons to Hunter students as a part of the DMA program.  Provided private instruction to music majors studying piano towards a proficiency exam, non-music and music majors taking secondary piano on an elective basis. 

Private Lessons                                                                                                   1993 - present
Teach piano, theory, and music appreciation to students ranging from beginner to advanced levels. Mentor and nurture students' artistic growth and musical progress. Coach and prepare students for competitions, entrance exams, concerts, and performances. 

AWARDS AND HONORS

Academic Achievements:
Barry Brook Dissertation Award, 2009
Presidential Travel Award Grant, Hunter College, CUNY, 2008
Doctoral Student Research Grant, Graduate Center, CUNY, 2008
Fulbright Award, 2004-2005
Presidential Academic Fitness Scholarship (US, President Clinton) 1993

Musical Achievements:
Named one of 19 “stars of tomorrow” by Musical America 2004
Winner, Artists International Presentation Competition
Winner, Artists International's Outstanding Alumni Series Award
Laureate, International Keyboard Institute and Festival 2003 Competition
Winner, Fontainebleau (France) Festival Chamber Music Award
Winner, Artists of Tomorrow Competition, Brentwood-Westwood Symphony Orchestra    
Third Prize, Bellflower Orchestra Competition
First Prize, Chopin Competition Southwestern Youth Music Festival
First Prize, Music Teacher's Association of California Statewide Competition
First Prize, Southwestern Youth Music Festival,  chamber music category
First Prize, Music Etude Club Competition, Los Angeles
Third Prize, International Piano Concerto Competition San Francisco
Third Prize: Young Pianist Beethoven Competition

PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE                                                 (a representative list)

Concerti with Orchestra:

Humboldt University Orchestra, Berlin Konzerthause, Germany                                           
Regional Wind Orchestra of Paris, National Conservatory, France                 
San Francisco Concerto Orchestra, CA, USA
Brentwood-Westwood Symphony Orchestra, CA, USA           
Bellflower Symphony Orchestra, CA, USA
Hanoi Symphony Orchestra, Hanoi, Vietnam  

Solo Recital: 

Carnegie Hall Recital Hall, Weill Hall, New York, NY
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
Smithsonian American Art Museum, McEvoy Theater, Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian Freer and Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Berlin Konzerthause, Berlin, Germany
Verbier Festival & Academy, Switzerland
Weiner Saal Concert Hall in Salzburg, Austria.
Conservatoire National de Region de Paris, France
Grand Opera House, Hanoi, Vietnam
International Institute and Festival, New York, NY
Bowdoin International Music Festival
Andrew Mellon Auditorium, Washington, D.C.
Konzertsaals Hardenbergstraße, Berlin, Germany
Ambassador Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Merkin Concert Hall, NY
Mozarteum, Radstadt, Austria
Rockport Chamber Music Festival, Rockport, MA
Salle de Colonnes, Chateau Fontainebleau, France
Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA
William Bristol Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
Barge Music Concert Series, New York, NY
Berliner Ensemble Theater, Germany
Colden Center of the Performing Arts, NY
Norris Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Consulate of Germany, NY
Fulbright Gala, the Plaza Hotel, NY
Gnessin Music School, Moscow, Russia
Hanoi Grand Theater, Hanoi, Vietnam
Polish Institute, Berlin, Germany
Maison de Mexique, CIUP, France
Steinway Concert Hall, New York, NY
Odeon Chamber Music Series, VA
Town Hall, Wadern, Germany
American Church in Paris, France

Chamber: 

Smithsonian American Art Museum, McEvoy Auditorium
Rockport Chamber Music Festival
Salle de Colonnes, Chateau Fontainebleau, France
Ambassador Theater, Los Angeles, CA
German Consulate, New York, NY
American Church of Paris, France
Bowdoin Chamber Music Festival

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