Dr. Jerome Reed, piano

Dr. Jerome A. Reed, professor of music, provides private piano and composition lessons, coaches the University String Ensemble, and teaches classroom courses in piano literature and pedagogy. He holds the D.M.A. and M.M. in piano performance from the Catholic University of America and the B.M. in music from Middle Tennessee State University.

His performance schedule averages around 20 concerts, lectures, and recitals every year. He has performed extensively in the U.S., South America, and Europe, appearing in such venues as the Mendelssohnhaus in Leipzig, Germany, the Musikhochschule in Graz, Austria, and the Conservatoire Royale in Brussels.  His work has been broadcast over U.S., German, and Australian Public Radio.

Dr. Reed is the director of the music division of the Governor's School for the Arts, past president of the Southern Division of the Music Teachers National Association, and former music critic for the Tennessean. His recordings (on Capstone Records) include an album premiering new music for piano and tape.  In the fall of 2002 Dr. Reed took a group of students overseas in the Lipscomb in Vienna program. During the 2002-03 he performed the Concord Sonata by Charles Ives, together with a multimedia presentation and readings from Ives's writings, in a number of venues in the United States and abroad.  Highlights included performances at the Musikhochschule in Graz, Austria (sponsored by the European Piano Teachers Association), and at Mendelssohnhaus in Leipzig, Germany (sponsored by the American Consulate). In 2003 he was awarded the one of Lipscomb University's most prestigious honors, the Avalon Award for Creative Excellence.  Contact at 615.966.5809 or jerry.reed@lipscomb.edu.