Keyboard Faculty
Artina McCain
Associate Professor of Piano
Area Coordinator of Keyboard Studies
ajmccain@memphis.edu
Kevin Richmond
Associate Professor of Class Piano
kdrchmnd@memphis.edu
Jonathan Tsay
Assistant Professor of Piano
jtsay@memphis.edu
Recent Research & Creative Activity
2021
- Artina McCain was a concerto soloist for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra performing
Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement (1932-32), a virtuosic piece.
- Artina McCain (McCain Duo) was a conference headliner invited to speak to young professionals
about recording and concertizing for the Music Teachers National Association 2021
Virtual Conference.
- Artina McCain won a Gold Global Music Award for her album Heritage: An American Musical Legacy.
- McCain, A.(2021). 24 African American Traditional Folk Songs arr. Artina McCain, Hall Leonard, 2021.
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2020
- Jonathan Tsay performed a virtual recording of Shostakovich’s Five Pieces for Two Violins and Piano with Jing Wang, Concertmaster for Hong Kong Philharmonic and Chee-Yun Kim, an internationally
recognized concert violinist.
- Artina McCain was a guest lecturer at several institutions, such as the University
of Oklahoma, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Missouri State University, and Belmont
University.
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2019
- Jonathan Tsay was named master of ceremonies and guest panel speaker for the Cliburn
Junior International Piano Competition and Festival.
- Artina McCain formed a significant pedagogical partnership with Chinese University
Hong Kong (CUHK). UofM students and CUHK students had online forums to discuss pedagogical
similarities and differences between Hong Kong/China and the US.
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