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Educational Background

Carnegie Mellon University, BFA in Piano Performance

Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University, MM in Music Education

Major Piano Teachers

Viven Rivkin, Adele Marcus, Blanche Abrams, Harry Franklin, Robert Hopkins

Composition Teacher

David Stock, past composer in residence with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Erberk Eryilmaz

Awards

Winner of the Pittsburgh Concert Society

Chosen by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for a reading of her piece “Changes” for Orchestra

Chosen by The College Music Society to have her piece “Motions” for Piano Duet performed in Buenos Aires, Argentina and SUNY, Pottsdam, NY.

Chosen to have her piano concerto “Celebration” performed with the Renova Festival Orchestra in New Castle, Pa

The violin, piano piece Tecate, performed in Sydney Australia in 2017 chosen by The College Music Society

The piano piece “The Linden Tree” chosen to be performed by College Music Society at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington in 2018

 The piano duet “Comin’ Home” performed at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA in 2018 chosen by The Society of Composers

The flute, piano, and soprano piece “Aussie Echoes” chosen to be performed in 2019 in Brussels, Belgium by the College Music Society

Professional Affiliations

College Music Society

American Composer’s Forum

International Alliance for Women in Music

Society of Composers, Inc.

Boston New Music Initiative