Piano In College

haon
Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:19:17 +0000

You should definitely seriously consider Williams. I’m also very serious pianist and also played tennis in high school (although I had little interest in continuing it in college). Besides being academically on-par with Swarthmore (ie: one of the best colleges in the country), Williams has a very strong music department (piano is no exception) and one of the best tennis teams in the nation. Williams has an artist in residence in piano, Doris Stevenson, who is a phenomenal performer and takes on the more serious students. There are virtually unlimitted opportunities to perform as a soloist and in ensembles (I performed Carnival of the Animals with a chamber orchestra last spring in a theatre/music production for local children), and a vibrant community of exceptional musicians.

The tennis team, despite being very strong, is not difficult to play on (I believe they accept virtually anyone who’s interested). The coach is also one of the Deans of the college (Dave Johnson) and is uniformly loved by the student body and tennis team.

I hope this helps.