UND Piano Program

The UND piano program is nationally and internationally recognized for it's performance activities and community outreach. 

It prepares students for a professional career in the field of music. The piano faculty have substantial experience in solo, concerto, collaborative piano and chamber music performances with broad knowledge in music literature, music theory, piano pedagogy, music business and entrepreneurship.

Piano Degrees

• Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance
• Bachelor of Musical Arts (Piano)
• Bachelor of Music Education (Piano)
• Master of Music in Piano Performance
• Master of Music in Collaborative Piano
• Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy
• Ph.D. in Music Education (Piano Pedagogy)

Piano Program Benefits

The UND piano program offers:

• Undergraduate scholarships, graduate assistantships and graduate tuition waivers.
• Specialized instruction in solo and collaborative piano performance, piano accompanying, chamber music, piano literature, piano pedagogy, music business and entrepreneurship.
• Opportunities to engage into collaborative piano on and off campus
• Opportunities to engage into teaching through partnership with Popplers Music Inc.
• Opportunities to perform in the Josephine Campbell Recital Hall which features an Imperial Bösendorfer piano with 96 keys.
• A state of the art keyboard piano laboratory with new 15 Clavinova digital pianos.
• Recitals and master classes with world-renowned guest artists.
• Performance opportunities throughout the region supported by the UND Piano Program and Project 88.
• Help on preparing for auditions, festivals, graduate schools, and competitions.

Schedule a Visit

Prospective students can schedule a visit with keyboard faculty and receive a free sample lesson (Skype lesson is available). To schedule a visit, contact the Department of Music at 701.777.2644 or UND.music@UND.edu.

Instructors

Nariaki Sugiura

Associate Professor, Piano

• nariaki.sugiura@UND.edu

• 701.777.2839
• Hughes Fine Arts Center Room 204

Mei-Chuan Lin

Instructor, Piano

• meichuan.lin@UND.edu

• 701.777.2644
• Hughes Fine Arts Center Room 166

UND Student Achievements

Isabella Kumagai

MM Piano Performance 2021 (Goiânia, BRAZIL)

• Winner – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2020)

  Finalist – Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2019)

Anne Marques Catarin

Ph.D. Music Education Piano Emphasis 2022 (Curitiba, BRAZIL)

• Third Prize – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2019)

  Finalist – Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2019)

  1st Prize – UND Piano Concerto Competition College Division (2018)

  1st Prize - MTNA Music Competition ND State Division (2018)

Fangyuan Jack Su

BM Piano Performance 2019 (Anhui, CHINA)

• 1st Prize - MTNA Music Competition ND State Division (2019) 

Jonas Fisher

BM Piano Performance 2019 (Warroad, MN)

• Recipient - UND Music Presser Award (2018)

  6th Prize – 2017 International Solo Piano Competition Piano Division at the 3rd Annual Master Players Festival and School (University of Delaware, Newark – DE)

  Finalist – Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2017)

  Finalist – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2016)

Matthew Sebald

BM Piano Performance 2018 (Shakopee, MN)

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  Recipient – UND Music Presser Award (2017)

  1st Prize – Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2016)

  2nd Prize – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2017)

  1st Prize – MTNA Music Competition ND State Division (2015)

Matthew Lorenz

BM Piano Performance 2017 (Fargo, ND)

• 1st Prize – UND Piano Concerto Competition College Division (2017)

  1st Prize – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2016)

  1st Prize – Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2015)

  Finalist – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2015)

  1st Prize – MTNA Music Competition ND State Division (2016)

  1st Prize – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competiti on (2014)

   

Caleb Faul

BA in Music and Philosophy 2017 (Bismarck, ND)

• 1st Prize – MTNA Music Competition ND State Division (2016)

  1st Prize – Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2014)

UND Piano Ensemble Concerts

China Concert Tour

UND Music Visiting Artists  

The UND Piano Program has invited many renowned musicians from all over the world. 

• Professor Edward Auer (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music)
• Professor Lydia Artymiw (University of Minnesota Twin Cities)
• Professor Guigla Katsarava (Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, FRANCE)
• Professor Mihaela Tomi (Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Mannheim, GERMANY)
• Professors Helen Sim and Ningwu Du (Xinghai Conservatory of Music, CHINA)
• Stefano Greco, Yoonie Han, Hyperion Knight (Steinway Artists)
• Takeo Tchinai (Japanese Left-hand Concert Pianist)
• Professor Emile Naoumoff (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music)
• Dr. Cathal Breslin (Arizona State University)
• Dr. Heidi Williams (Florida State University)
• Dr. Xiao Xue Sun (Capital Normal University, CHINA)
• Dr. Éva Polgár (Azusa Pacific University)

Piano Studio Projects