DMA, MM Boston University

Pianist Paul Carlson has dedicated his performance career to presenting concerts with unique, dynamic programming. Freshness characterizes his programs, which strike a careful balance between the familiarity of great music of the standard repertoire, and the exciting discovery of new or neglected works. He performs frequently with the Lexington Symphony (MA), with whom he has played solo concertos by Amy Beach and Darius Milhaud under the batons of Jonathan McPhee and Anthony Princiotti. Dr Carlson received a Bachelor of Music degree from Gordon College, and Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Boston University. His teachers include Tong-II Han, Raymond Hanson, Maria-Clodes Jaguaribe, Boris Berman, Fred Broer, Saul Skersky and Marjorie Richie. He has taught at Gordon College and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. He also serves as President of the Chromatic Club of Boston, a 125 year old club dedicated to presenting some of the most talented emerging musicians in the Boston area .