Dr. Christina Wright-Ivanova, hailed by critics as “a brilliant pianist” (Wiener Zeitung, Vienna) and an “ideal partner” (Huffington Post), is an Associate Professor of Music and Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at Keene State College. As a chamber musician, she has been heard in over 25 countries throughout North & South America, UK, Europe, Asia, and Australia, as well as on several recording labels. She frequently performs with singers and instrumentalists in concert series around the US and has previously held faculty appointments at New England Conservatory, UMass Amherst, and the University of Nevada Las Vegas. A passionate advocate for new music performance, she spends summers on faculty at Colorado’s Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice and has premiered over 150 works worldwide by living composers. Degrees: University of Texas at Austin (DMA), New England Conservatory (MM), University of Victoria, Canada (BM). www.christinajwright.com