Stephen Buck, pianist(212) 927-5668 home(646) 522-7992 cellsteve @ stephenbuck . comEducation: * May 2007: Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance, Yale University * May 2001: Master of Musical Arts in Piano Performance, Yale University * May 1998: Master of Music in Piano Performance, University of Michigan * May 1995: Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins University

Employment: * 2006-present: Theory Faculty, SUNY Purchase * Courses: Theory III and IV (Form and Analysis); Solfeggio I; 20th Century Harmony and Counterpoint; Vocal Musicianship I-VI * 2004-present: Piano Faculty, Hoff-Barthelson Music School, Scarsdale, NY * 2004-2006: Piano, Chamber Music, and Theory Faculty, Music Conservatory of Westchester, White Plains, NY * 2002-2004: Piano and Music History Faculty, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities * Responsibilities: teach music history, piano, piano literature, piano masterclass, coach chamber music; serve on Humanities Committee * 1999-2002: Instructor, Undergraduate Piano, Yale University * 1999-present: Faculty, Adriatic Chamber Music Festival, Bonefro, Italy * 1999-2002: Instrumental and Vocal Accompanist, Yale University * 1999-2000: Teaching Assistant, Yale University * 1997-1999: Piano teacher, Orchard Lake School of Music, West Bloomfield, MI * 1996-1999: Private piano teacher, Ann Arbor, MI * 1995-1999: Private instrumental and vocal accompanist, Ann Arbor, MI
Current Projects: * AlpenKammerMusik Festival: Founding faculty member * Perform in faculty concerts * Coach and play in amateur ensembles * Grants: won grant from Amateur Chamber Music Players Inc. * Camerata Pangaea: Faculty ensemble of AlpenkammerMusik Festival * Adriatic Chamber Music Festival: Guiding through 501(c)(3) application process * Working with Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, New York Foundation for the Arts * Initiating US-based fund-raising * Serving as Vice-President for Corporate Affairs on inaugural board * Debut recording: complete works of Virgil Thomson
Publications:Â * CD Liner Notes for Vanessa Perez, pianist (VAI Audio, VAIA 1243)Â * Program Notes: for Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall (London), Westchester Philharmonic (New York)
Major Teachers: * 1999-2002: Peter Frankl * 1995-1999: Anton Nel * 1991-1995: Ann Schein
Awards: * 2004: Selected by Artists International for Weill Hall debut, April 2005 * 2001: Winner, Woolsey Hall Concerto Competition, Yale School of Music * 1998: Second Prize, Isabel Scionti Solo Piano Competition, Kingsville, TX * 1996: Winner, University of Michigan Concerto Competition * 1999: Accompanist’s Prize, Michigan Musicale Brass Competition
Professional Honors:Â * Inclusion in 2004-2005 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
Academic Honors: * 1997: Recipient, Stockwell Memorial Scholarship, University of Michigan * 1995: Phi Beta Kappa, Johns Hopkins University * 1995: Golden Key National Honor Society, Johns Hopkins University
Summer Festivals: * 2001: Master Classes of Boris Berman, Briosco, Italy * 1999: Adriatic Chamber Music Festival, Bonefro, Italy * 1998, 1992: Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO * 1996: Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA * 1995: Sessione Senese per la Musica e l’Arte, Siena, Italy * 1993-1994: Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, Blue Hill, ME
Master Classes: * Boris Berman * Christoph Eschenbach * Claude Frank * Seymour Lipkin * Jerome Lowenthal * Nelita True * Peter Serkin