Amanda VirellesPiano

Soloist Accompanist

Collaborative Artist

www.amandavirelles.com

Dr. Amanda VirellesPiano

Curriculum Vitae

www.amandavirelles.comwww.duoguitiano.com

E-mail: info@amandavirelles.com

Educational Background

●Doctor of Musical Arts University of Southern MississippiPiano Performance and Hattiesburg, MS. 2008.Pedagogy

●Master of Music University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS. 2006.

●Master of Fine Arts Russian State Academy of Music Moscow, Russia, 1993

●Bachelor, Piano Instructor Professional School of MusicHolguin, Cuba. 1986.

Additional Studies at Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, Russia. 1988.Additional Studies at Instituto Superior de Artes, Havana, Cuba, 1987

Principal TeachersSerguei Leschenko, Margarita Feodorova, Inna Malinina, Lois Leventhal.

Professional Experience as Pianist

●Solo Pianist, accompanist, collaborative artist, 1986- present.●Pianist Asociación Musical Renacimiento, Lima, Peru, 1994-97.●Pianist Sociedad Filarmónica de Lima, Peru, 1994-2001.●Pianist Sociedad Filarmónica de Barranquilla, Colombia, 2002-04●Duo with violinist Evgeni Bushkov, 1995-2001.●Pianist Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra 2005-07●Pianist Southern Miss Opera/Theater 2005-2007.●Duo Guitiano, 2001 – present. www.duoguitiano.com●Staff Accompanist Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music, Nashville, TN. Present

Professional Organizations and Affiliations

●MTNA, TMTA, College Music Society, Duo Guitiano

Teaching Experience

● Belmont University School of Music (2010-present)Piano Instructor (Applied Piano, class piano, specialty courses)

●Vanderbilt University, Blair School of Music (2010-present)Artist Teacher of Piano, Chamber Music and Accompanying instructor, staff

accompanist.●Associate Professor of Music. Lane College, Jackson, TN. Applied piano, class piano, Music Appreciation, counterpoint, Concert Choir

accompanist (2008-10)●Piano Instructor. University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS (2005-08)●Associate Professor of Music. Universidad del Atlantico,Barranquilla, Colombia. Applied piano, class piano, chamber music. (1997-03)●Piano Instructor. Colegio Hebreo, Barranquilla, Colombia. Applied piano, Music Appreciation. (2002-03)●Piano Instructor. Conservatorio Nacional de Lima, Peru. Preparatory section. (1995-97)

Awards● Cuban National Piano competition “Amadeo Roldan”, Cuba, 1986. First Prize and Special Prize for best performance of a Cuban and Latin American composers.●Scholarship Russian Academy of Music, “Gnessins”, Moscow, Russia 1989-93, to pursue the degree of Master of Fine Arts●“Mozart” Competition winner “Gnessins” Academy, Moscow, Russia 1992.●Scholarship from the USM Symphony Orchestra Spring/2005.●Graduate Assistantship, University of Southern Mississippi, 2005-07●William T. Gower Award, (Concerto Competition) University of Southern Mississippi, 2007●University Doctoral Fellowship, 2007- 08●2010 Faculty Leadership Award, Lane College.

International Festival and Concert Series●International Festival “Salud America”, 1990. Samara, Russia●Festival Internacional de la Camerata de Lima, 1990. Perú●Festival Internacional de Flautistas, accompanist, 1994,1995,1996. Lima, Perú.●Concert Series at UNCUYO, Argentina●Concert Series at EAFIT, Colombia●Concert Series at Chillen, Chile●Temporada Internacional de la Sociedad Filarmónica de Lima, Perú.1995,1996, 1997, 1998, 2001●Temporada Internacional, SOFIBA, Barranquilla, Colombia, 2003.●Second Sunday Concert Series, Lauren Rogers Museum. Laurel, MS●Concert Series at North Greenville College, South Carolina, 2008.

Orchestra Performances●Soloist with the Samara Philharmonic Orchestra, Russia. Rachmaninoff # 2, 1990. Conductor: Mikhail Shchervakov.●Soloist with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Lima, Peru, Gershwin Concerto in F, 1994. Conductor Miguel Harth- Bedoya.●Soloist with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Lima, Peru, Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, 1995. Conductor Miguel Harth- Bedoya.●Soloist with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Lima, Peru, Rachmaninoff # 2. Conductor: Kimbo Ishi Eto.●Soloist with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Lima, Peru, Grieg a minor. Conductor Guillermo Salvador.●Soloist with the Orquesta del Teatro Municipal, Lima Peru, 1997. Schumann a minor. Conductor: Yosikatzu Fukumura.●Soloist with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Bogota, Colombia, Beethoven Triple concerto, 1998. Conductor: Fillipo Zigante.●Soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Santiago de Cuba. Tchaikovsky # 1. Conductor: R. Garcia●Soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad EAFIT. Medellin, Colombia. 1998. Mozart # 23. Conductor: Cecilia Espinosa●Soloist with the Orquesta Filarmonica de Barranquilla, Colombia, Shostakovich #1, 2000. Conductor: Roberto Valdez●Soloist with the University of Southern Mississippi Chamber Orchestra. Shostakovich # 1. 2006. Conductor: Alejandro Drago●Soloist with the Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Rachmaninoff # 2. 2007. Conductor: Jay Dean.●Soloist with the Southern Mississippi Chamber Orchestra. Mozart # 23. Conductor Darryl Harris. 2008.●Soloist with the Southern Mississippi Chamber Orchestra. Mozart two piano concerto in Bb Major. Conductor Darryl Harris. Second Piano, Mary Chung.

●Concert Series in Golf Port, Mississippi 2008●Concert Series at NSULA, Louisiana 2007●Concert Series at USM, “Integrales” 2007●Concert Series at USM 2006-08●Concert Artists/Faculty Series at Lane College, TN 2008, 2009.●Tour with Lane College Concert Choir in Memphis, Tupelo, Detroit, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Chicago, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Louisville. 2009.●NOLA Concert Series. New Orleans, LA. 2009.●Tennessee Guitar Festival, 2010 with Duo Guitiano●CMS Southern Conference, 2010●Lane College Concert Series, 2010 Duo Guitiano●Multiple recitals at Blair School of Music as Accompanist●Blair School of Music Concert Series 2011 “Music of Latin-America”●Blair School of Music, 2011 Nightcap Concert Series●Concerts and Recitals in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and abroad. 2011-2012

Language ExpertiseSpanish: nativeRussian: fluentEnglish: fluentPortuguese: fluentItalian: moderate knowledgeFrench: moderate knowledge

Recordings Souvenir de Cuba (2011) Tradicion Hispana (2002) Cuban Dances of the XIX century (2001) In progress: Works by Falla, Granados, Albéniz Duo Guitiano: works by Weber,

Giuliani, and Tedesco

The Center for Latin American Studies and

Blair School of Music

Present

An evening of Latin-American Music

Featuring

Alejandro Drago, violinCarlos Castilla, guitar

Amanda Virelles, piano

Works byLecuona, Lauro, Montaña, Piazzolla

Vanderbilt UniversityBlair School of MusicChoral HallMarch 18, 20117:00 pm

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