Dr. Kate Boyd
Dr. Kate Boyd
September 6
10 a.m. — Noon
Steinway
Joint Meeting with SLAMTA
The Piano Works of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel
Dr. Kate Boyd
As a faculty member at Butler University, she has appeared as a soloist with each of the University’s large ensembles.
Her most recent solo CD, Sonatas and Interludes by John Cage, was met with critical acclaim.
Dr. Boyd was a founding member of the New York-based Oracle Trio, which performed works from the 18th century to the present. She has performed dozens of chamber music works, including a televised performance of George Crumb’s Music for a Summer Evening, for two pianos and two percussionists; and John Corigliano’s Chiaroscuro, for two pianos tuned a quarter tone apart. Boyd also has performed in multimedia collaborations with other disciplines, including the Orbit Dance Centre dance troupe in Northern Ireland and live performances with the dance program at Butler University.
As an educator, Boyd has presented lectures and workshops at state, regional and international conferences. As an adjudicator, she has judged for several competitions. Dr. Boyd has served on the national Fulbright screening committee for piano applicants. She regularly gives invited masterclasses and workshops to students of all ages.
Boyd received the 2019 Teacher of the Year award from the Indiana Music Teachers Association and the 2017 Outstanding Professor of the Year award from Butler University, a Creative Renewal Fellowship from the Arts Council of Indianapolis (2009) and an Indiana Arts Commission Grant. Other awards and prizes include a Fulbright scholarship and fellowships at the Tanglewood Center, Blossom Music Center, the Banff Centre for the Arts and Prussia Cove (England).
Boyd received her bachelor of music degree from Oberlin Conservatory, her master of music and doctor of musical arts from Stony Brook University, and a Diploma from the Hannover (Germany) Academy of Music. She also received a Fulbright Grant to attend the Cologne (Germany) Academy of Music.
For 11 summers she taught at the Interlochen Arts Camp in northern Michigan and has been on the faculty of Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio, and for 10 summers taught at Kinhaven Music School, in Weston, Vermont.
Dr. Boyd has a YouTube Channel, The Piano Prof, where she uploads instructional videos geared toward high school, collegiate, graduate and adult amateur pianists, as well as piano teachers. Her weekly newsletter, Notes from the Piano Prof, (https://thepianoprof.com/newsletter), provides practice tips and updates on her performance schedule.