Mohawk Valley Living 80 JULY 2020

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Anita Humer

Hometown: Sherburne, New York Instrument: Piano Began piano lessons at age 5 with Mother and then by age 9 studied with Helen M. Lang, a pupil of Theresa Carreno, Venezuelan pianist and wife of Eugene d’Albert, famous European pianist and teacher. Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Education from Wilkes University, Masters of Music Degree in Piano Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. Position: Currently, Staff Pianist at Colgate University for the past 4 years. Experience: Performed at Carnegie Recital Hall, Avery Fischer Hall at Lincoln Center, New York City Donnell Public Library, William Munson Proctor Museum. Formerly; vocal and instrumental music teacher in private schools in and around New York City for twenty-one years. Private piano teacher, choral director for 18 years for “Voices of Tabernacle,” piano adjudicator and accompanist. On the board of the Chamber Music Society of Utica, Monday Evening Music Club of Norwich, and the Leschetizky Piano Association of New York City. Pianist lineage can be traced through Leschetizky back to Liszt, Czerny, and Beethoven.

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“Of her playing it has been said that Anita Humer….displays excellent musicianship….she can make the piano sing… beautiful, transparent tonal quality…fine facility and fluid poetic playing… it is a pleasure to see and hear her play.” -Adament Music School


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