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| KERRY BAHAM |
Kerry Baham, a native of Hammond, Louisiana, received his early musical training from David
Evenson, a student of the acclaimed virtuoso, Jorge Bolet. Baham holds advanced degrees in piano
performance from the University of North Texas, where he was a Teaching Fellow, and
Southeastern Louisiana University. Additionally, Baham has received scholarships to study in
Europe, and has presented concerts in Vienna and Salzburg at the Hochschule für Musik and the
Mozarteum, respectively. Mr. Baham’s principal teachers have included David Evenson and Jack
Roberts. He has also performed in masterclasses under the tutelage of such artists as Santiago
Rodriguez, Ralph Votapek, Horst Stein, Vladimir Viardo, Grant Johannesen, and Joseph Banowetz.
As an artist on the Eroica classical recordings label, Baham is currently involved in recording the
complete sonatas of Mozart. Additionally, possessing a repertoire of music from Bach to Corigliano,
Baham has presented numerous solo recitals at colleges and universities in the United States and
Europe. Baham has been featured as a guest artist with the Monroe, Louisiana and Jackson,
Mississippi Symphony Orchestras. As a soloist, Mr. Baham has been awarded top prizes in
competitions on regional and national levels. Among these are the Collegiate Artist and Wideman
International Piano Competitions.
Along with his solo work, Baham has, as an accomplished accompanist, collaborated with winners
of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions on concerts in the United States as well as Europe. His
accompanying teachers have included such brilliant artists as Harold Heiberg and Robert Evans. In
addition to performance awards, Mr. Baham has also garnered academic awards, among which is
his being named a Doctoral Scholar at the University of North Texas.
As a teacher, Baham has greatly enjoyed the successes of his students. Not content to limit his
teaching to college students, Baham teaches pre-college students as well. Many of these students
have received scholarships at such prestigious institutions as the Royal Academy of Music in
London and the College of Music at the University of North Texas, among others.
Currently, Baham is presenting a series of all Liszt recitals for concerts at universities across the
south in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday. Baham’s professional affiliations include the
Texas Music Teachers’ Association, the Music Teachers’ National Association, the American Liszt
Society, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Evenson, a student of the acclaimed virtuoso, Jorge Bolet. Baham holds advanced degrees in piano
performance from the University of North Texas, where he was a Teaching Fellow, and
Southeastern Louisiana University. Additionally, Baham has received scholarships to study in
Europe, and has presented concerts in Vienna and Salzburg at the Hochschule für Musik and the
Mozarteum, respectively. Mr. Baham’s principal teachers have included David Evenson and Jack
Roberts. He has also performed in masterclasses under the tutelage of such artists as Santiago
Rodriguez, Ralph Votapek, Horst Stein, Vladimir Viardo, Grant Johannesen, and Joseph Banowetz.
As an artist on the Eroica classical recordings label, Baham is currently involved in recording the
complete sonatas of Mozart. Additionally, possessing a repertoire of music from Bach to Corigliano,
Baham has presented numerous solo recitals at colleges and universities in the United States and
Europe. Baham has been featured as a guest artist with the Monroe, Louisiana and Jackson,
Mississippi Symphony Orchestras. As a soloist, Mr. Baham has been awarded top prizes in
competitions on regional and national levels. Among these are the Collegiate Artist and Wideman
International Piano Competitions.
Along with his solo work, Baham has, as an accomplished accompanist, collaborated with winners
of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions on concerts in the United States as well as Europe. His
accompanying teachers have included such brilliant artists as Harold Heiberg and Robert Evans. In
addition to performance awards, Mr. Baham has also garnered academic awards, among which is
his being named a Doctoral Scholar at the University of North Texas.
As a teacher, Baham has greatly enjoyed the successes of his students. Not content to limit his
teaching to college students, Baham teaches pre-college students as well. Many of these students
have received scholarships at such prestigious institutions as the Royal Academy of Music in
London and the College of Music at the University of North Texas, among others.
Currently, Baham is presenting a series of all Liszt recitals for concerts at universities across the
south in celebration of the composer’s 200th birthday. Baham’s professional affiliations include the
Texas Music Teachers’ Association, the Music Teachers’ National Association, the American Liszt
Society, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.