 Jonathan Mann |
Jonathan Mann, assistant professor of Piano in the School of Music, will make his Carnegie Hall debut on Sunday, Oct. 31 at 1:30 p.m. Dr. Mann will perform in the New York City landmark’s Weill Concert Hall.
Mann was awarded this prestigious honor after being selected as a finalist in the Todd-Davis Germaine Classical Fellows Competition in 2009. He will premiere a piece written for him by a SUNY Fredonia colleague, Dr. Robert Deemer, assistant professor of Composition.
Mann received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance under Dr. Karen Shaw from Indiana University-Bloomington, where he was an associate instructor and faculty member within the Young Pianist's Program. He earned his doctorate in piano performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music where he served as a teaching assistant to James Tocco and faculty member of the College-Conservatory’s Preparatory Department.
Mann has given master classes at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Chautauqua Institution, University of Washington, Oregon State University, Boise State University, Western Washington University, Indiana University, Central Washington University, Whitworth University, University of Louisville, and the University of North Florida. In 2011, he intends to record a solo disc of piano preludes for Albany Records.
