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Houle holds degrees from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, New England Conservatory and the University of Iowa. His lifelong enthusiasm for chamber music has led to collaborations with artists such as Louis Lowenstein, Dennis Parker, Benny Kim and Paul Olefsky. He has performed extensively with the New England-based Copley Chamber Players and the Langroise Trio. His Carnegie Recital Hall debut with cellist Dennis Parker was critically acclaimed. Houle was the only pianist to be invited to perform twice for El Paso's premiere International Chopin Music Festival in 1995 ("...Houle played with the ease and aplomb of a pianist...polishing every sharp and flat in Chopin's repertory..."). He has given coast-to-coast lecture/recitals and master classes at institutions such as Eastman School of Music, Dartmouth College, New England Conservatory and Longy School of Music. Houle presented a lecture/recital, moderated an open forum discussion (report), and helped provide career services at the 2004 national conference of the College Music Society, where he also presented in 2002. He also presented for Music Teachers National Association conferences in 2005 and 2006 (recording #926 available). He was featured clinician for the 2002 Kansas Music Teachers Association conference and presented for the CMS South Central Chapter conference in 2006. Since 2002, Houle has also presented at seven other CMS regional conferences (see representative abstract, 2nd from top) and for several MTNA state chapters. In 1991, he performed original jazz trio music live on NPR's "Eklektikos" (KUT-Austin) and was invited back to perform and discuss the music of Chopin in a two-hour live interview in 1995. Cowboy Jazz, Dr. Houle's collection of original piano solos
for intermediate level students, was recently issued locally by the
Letterpress Musical Library and is scheduled for publication by the Hal Leonard
Corporation. His "Chopin
Nocturnes" CD features
performances with authentic variants along with original variants as
Chopin might have done. Another CD
features jazz and classical music of contemporary composer Marjorie Burgess. Both CD's
have earned critical acclaim. Houle has also recorded
music of James
Fry for CRS. Houle studied piano with Leonard Shure, Maria Clodes-Jaguaribe, Kenneth Amada and Gladys Ondricek. His chamber music coaches included Eugene Lehner, Colin Carr, Benjamin Zander and Victor Rosenbaum. A private teacher since the age of 13, Houle has taught at New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, the Dana Hall School of Music (MA), the Universities of Iowa, North Dakota and Texas-Austin, Albertson College, and the Idaho Music Academy. Houle is Associate Professor of Music and Director of Keyboard Studies at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado. Full Houle vita Download _____ Please note: All terms of this festival are contingent on fund-raising and subject to change. Problems with this site? webmaster |
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Arthur Houle
is in frequent demand as a