Spotlight on Penny Lazarus
Back to Discovery Blog Home Penny Lazarus To celebrate Earth Day 2026, we are spotlighting a member of our community known for her fundraising efforts for multiple environmental causes. Lazarus is a piano teacher based in Massachusetts. Her work is well known in her community...
Spotlight on Samuel Holland
Back to Discovery Blog Home Samuel Holland is the Chair of The Frances Clark Center Board of Trustees, Dean of the Meadows School of the Arts, and Algur H. Meadows Chair and Professor of Music at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. He is an...
Spotlight on Jerry Wong
Back to Discovery Blog Home Jerry Wong To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Jerry Wong, we are spotlighting his extensive scholarship and research published by The Frances Clark Center. Jerry Wong is Professor of Piano at the Melbourne Conservatorium of...
Spotlight on Christopher Fisher
Back to Discovery Blog Home Christopher Fisher To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Christopher Fisher, we are spotlighting his extensive scholarship and research published by The Frances Clark Center. Christopher Fisher is Professor of Piano at Ohio University. Author of the...
Spotlight on Frances Clark
Back to Discovery Blog Home Frances Clark In honor of her birthday, we celebrate and remember the legacy of piano pedagogue Frances Clark. A pioneer in the field of piano pedagogy, her vision and extraordinary capacity to inspire great teaching revolutionized the piano world. From...
Spotlight on Tony Caramia
Back to Discovery Blog Home Tony Caramia To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Tony Caramia, we are spotlighting his extensive scholarship and research published by The Frances Clark Center. Tony Caramia is Professor of Piano and Director of the Piano...
Spotlight on Carol Leone
Back to Discovery Blog Home Carol Leone To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Carol Leone, we are spotlighting her extensive scholarship and research published by The Frances Clark Center. Dr. Carol Leone is Professor of Piano and Chair of Piano...
Spotlight on Christopher Norton
Back to Discovery Blog Home Chris Norton To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Christopher Norton, we are spotlighting his extensive scholarship and research published by The Frances Clark Center. Christopher Norton is a composer, arranger, pianist, and producer who has...
Spring 2026: New Music & Materials
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This Month in Piano History: March 2026
Back to Discovery Blog Home In this post remembering important events from piano history in the month of March, learn about the birth of two prominent composers, read about the premiere of one of the greatest oratorios, and remember a pioneering Croatian composer. Frédéric Chopin...
Spotlight on William Westney
Back to Discovery Blog Home William Westney To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring William Westney, we are spotlighting his extensive scholarship and research published by The Frances Clark Center. Westney is internationally known as a prizewinning performer (Geneva Competition), innovative...
Spotlight on Julie Jaffee Nagel
Back to Discovery Blog Home Dr. Julie Jafee Nagel To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Julie Jaffee Nagel, we are spotlighting her extensive scholarship and research published by The Frances Clark Center. Julie Jaffee Nagel, Ph.D. has blended her interdisciplinary...
Spotlight on Wilfred Delphin
Back to Discovery Blog Home Wilfred Delphin To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Wilfred Delphin, we are spotlighting his extensive teaching and performance career. Wilfred Delphin is a pianist and teacher and a member of the piano duo Delphin and...
Spotlight on Louis Nagel
Back to Discovery Blog Home Louis Nagel To celebrate the latest episode of the Piano Inspires Podcast featuring Louis Nagel, we are spotlighting his extensive scholarship and research published by The Frances Clark Center. Louis Nagel is Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of...
This Month in Piano History – January 2026
Back to Discovery Blog Home Happy New Year from The Frances Clark Center! In this post about piano history in the month of January, discover two important pedagogical composers, learn about the premiere of a towering piano concerto, and explore the legacy of one of...