Classical and Jazz Concert Pianist, Piano Teacher and Composer - Jeffrey Chappell

<br> <h1 class="logo"><em>JEFFREY CHAPPELL - PIANIST</em> <img src="images/jefflogo6.gif" alt="classical and jazz pianist logo"> </h1> <hr> <br> <div class="normal"> <br> <p><b>JEFFREY CHAPPELL</b>, pianist, has performed throughout the United States and abroad in recitals and in chamber music. He has been a soloist with the symphony orchestras of Philadelphia, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Houston, Denver, Indianapolis, Oakland, and Key West as well as the Chamber Orchestra of Albuquerque. His frequent appearances with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra include concerts at Carnegie Hall and Wolf Trap Park, as well as a substitution for Claudio Arrau on four hours' notice, playing the Brahms Second Concerto without rehearsal and to critical acclaim.</p> <p>Mr. Chappell has toured South America with recitals in Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Caracas, and Surinam, and has given concerts with orchestras in Mexico City, Quito and San Salvador. In Europe he has performed in France, Belgium, and the Czech Republic, and in Asia he has performed in Japan and Indonesia. He has participated in summer music festivals in the United States, including Marlboro, Chautauqua, Spoleto, Bedford Springs, and Tidewater, and in France at the Music at La Gesse Festival and the Musique d'Ete Festival. Many of his recitals and concerto performances have been heard on nationwide radio broadcasts. A prizewinner in numerous competitions, Mr. Chappell was a recipient of the Solo Recitalist Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.</p> <p>Mr. Chappell made the world premiere recordings of the Piano Concerto by James Grant and "The Dream Wanderer" by Sotireos Vlahopoulos. He has been recorded on the Telarc, Centaur, Albany, and MMC labels.</p> <p>Mr. Chappell is also an award-winning composer. His recent works integrate techniques of classical composition with elements of American popular music. His solo piano composition "American Sonata" won the Keyboard Magazine Soundpage Competition, and "Shadowdance" for piano and wind ensemble was commissioned by the Mid-Atlantic Chamber Orchestra with a grant from the Meet The Composer Foundation.</p> <p>Mr. Chappell was a scholarship student of Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory and Eleanor Sokoloff at the Curtis Institute. Early studies were in St. Louis as the protege of Jane Allen. Mr. Chappell is on the faculties of Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland and the Levine School of Music in Washington, D.C. He was a contributing editor for Piano & Keyboard Magazine.</p> <br> </div> <div class="box1">  <p class=boxschedule style="padding:0; margin: 5px;"><a href="newcd.htm" target="program" onclick="ProgUp(this.href); return false;"><em><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 120%;">Jazz Sonata</span></em></a><br>Original piano compositions by Jeffrey Chappell. </p> <p class=boxschedule style="padding:0; margin: 5px;"><a href="newcd2.htm" target="program" onclick="ProgUp(this.href); return false;"><em><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 120%;">Pick It Up</span></em></a><br> Jazz tune arrangements by Jeffrey Chappell. </p> <hr> <p class=boxschedule style="padding:0; margin: 5px;"><b>UPCOMING CONCERTS</b></p> <p class=boxschedule><b> April 20, 2008</b><br> Sunday, 3:00 p.m.<br> The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts<br> <a href="c_apr202008.htm" target="program" onclick="ProgUp(this.href); return false;">Program Information</a><br> ( <script type="text/JavaScript"> var concert = "April 20, 2008"; countdown() </script> ) </p> <p class=boxschedule><b> April 26, 2008</b><br> Saturday, 8:00 p.m.<br> Montpelier, Vermont <br> <a href="c_apr262008.htm" target="program" onclick="ProgUp(this.href); return false;">Program Information</a><br> ( <script type="text/JavaScript"> var concert = "April 26, 2008"; countdown() </script> ) </p> <p class=boxschedule><b> May 13, 2008</b><br> Tuesday, 8:00 p.m.<br> Baltimore, Maryland<br> <a href="c_may132008.htm" target="program" onclick="ProgUp(this.href); return false;">Program Information</a><br> ( <script type="text/JavaScript"> var concert = "May 13, 2008"; countdown() </script> ) </p> <p class=boxschedule><b> May 22, 2008</b><br> Thursday, 8:00 p.m.<br> Quito, Ecuador<br> <a href="c_may222008.htm" target="program" onclick="ProgUp(this.href); return false;">Program Information</a><br> ( <script type="text/JavaScript"> var concert = "May 22, 2008"; countdown() </script> ) </p> <p class=boxschedule><b> July 7, 2008</b><br> Monday, 7:30 p.m.<br> Baltimore, Maryland<br> <a href="c_jul072008.htm" target="program" onclick="ProgUp(this.href); return false;">Program Information</a><br> ( <script type="text/JavaScript"> var concert = "July 7, 2008"; countdown() </script> ) </p> <p class=boxschedule><b> October 11, 2008</b><br> Saturday, 8:00 p.m.<br> Jackson, Mississippi<br> <a href="c_oct112008.htm" target="program" onclick="ProgUp(this.href); return false;">Program Information</a><br> ( <script type="text/JavaScript"> var concert = "October 11, 2008"; countdown() </script> ) </p> <p class=boxschedule><b> March 29, 2009</b><br> Sunday, 4:00 p.m.<br> Key West, Florida<br> <a href="c_mar292009.htm" target="program" onclick="ProgUp(this.href); return false;">Program Information</a><br> ( <script type="text/JavaScript"> var concert = "March 29, 2009"; countdown() </script> ) </p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="menubox"> <a href="http://www.jeffreychappell.com/jeffstart.htm"> HOME </a> <br> <a href="./resume.htm"> RESUMÉ </a> <br> <a href="./jazzresume.htm"> JAZZ </a> <br> <a href="./recordings.htm"> RECORDINGS </a> <br> <a href="./reviews.htm"> REVIEWS </a> <br> <a href="./orchestras.htm"> ORCHESTRAS </a> <br> <a href="./teach.htm"> TEACHING </a> <br> <a href="./theater.htm"> THEATER </a> <br> <a href="./articles.htm"> ARTICLES </a> <br> <a href="./chronicle.htm"> CHRONICLE </a> <br> <a href="http://www.chlartists.com/orchestraindex.html"> MANAGEMENT </a> <br> <a href="./contact.htm"> CONTACT </a> <br> <a href="./notices.htm"> NOTICES </a> <br> <a href="./links.htm"> LINKS </a> <br> <a href="./answers.htm"> ANSWERS </a> </div> <p class="caption">Webmaster: <a href="http://www.jchap.com">John Chappell</a> </p>