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Alys Terrien-Queen has demonstrated her versatility
and wide musical interests in solo and chamber recitals throughout
the United States and on live broadcast. A well-known Boston
performer, she has given recitals at Jordan Hall, Sanders Theatre,
the Boston Public library, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner
and Danforth museums. Her versatility and depth of focus are
demonstrated in a wide range of repertoire. She is a founding
member of the ONYX chamber ensemble, with whom she toured for
ten years. With soprano Maria Ferrante, she formed the duo FireStar
and recently released their first CD, Sea Tides & Time,
hailed by The Boston Globe as “superb”.
In addition to her performing career, Terrien-Queen teaches
pedagogy at the New England Conservatory of Music and maintains
a thriving private piano studio. She has taught courses in music
learning at the Longy School of Music and was an assistant professor
at Wheaton College for ten years. She is the recipient of grants
from the Mellon Foundation and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest
Fund in support her artistic and scholarly pursuits. She has
been a member of the Cognitive Development Research Group and
of Project Zero at Harvard University and a music research group
at New England Conservatory; and creator of the Arts Propel
practice project at the Brookline Music School. Terrien-Queen
has written articles on music learning for Keyboard Companion
and American Music Teacher; and lectured for such groups as
the Massachusetts Music Teachers Association and New England
Piano Teachers' Association. She received her training at Juilliard,
Barnard College, New England Conservatory of Music, the University
of Nice in France, and was a fellow at Tanglewood.
Donna Gross Javel was a teenager when she was
selected by the Leschetisky Association to perform at Carnegie
Recital Hall under its auspices. Subsequent performances of
solo and chamber music have occurred in such diverse venues
as the Esterhazy Palace in Austria, the Frank Lloyd Wright Zimmerman
House in New Hampshire and Ventfort Hall in Lenox, Massachusetts.
A frequent Boston area performer, shel has appeared on many
local concert series such as the Brookline Library Recital Series,
the First Sundays Concert Series in Chelmsford, and the Classical
Piano Concert Series at the Parish Center for the Arts in Westford.
Her performance on "Morning Pro Musica" was broadcast
live from WGBH radio in Boston and hosted by Robert J. Lurtsema.
She has also performed on piano and celeste with the Boston
University and Indiana University percussion ensembles.
Having received an M.M in piano performance from Indiana University,
Gross Javel is also strongly committed to sharing her broad
experiences with her students. She has served on the faculty
of the Dana Hall Music School and the Brookline Music School
where she was awarded the special status of "gifted teacher"
by the school's memorable director, Larry Zukof. The school
additionally supported her efforts by awarding her two faculty
enrichment grants, one of which enabled her to study at the
Moscow Conservatory Summer Piano Institute. Other achievements
in the area of music education include co-founding and directing
the Summer Chamber Music Program in West Chester, Pennsylvania,
a program which evolved into the Community Music Program; a
cooperative effort between West Chester University and the community.
She also served as Assistant to the Director of the Young Artists
Piano Program at the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.
Donna Gross Javel serves as an adjudicator for local piano competitions
and festivals and maintains a private piano studio in Waltham,
MA.