Goldstein

Tamara Goldstein, D.M.A. University of Colorado/Boulder, M.M. The Juilliard School, B.M. Indiana University/Bloomington, enjoys a diverse career as a chamber musician, teacher, and soloist. She is currently Associate Professor and Director of Keyboard Studies at Metropolitan State University of Denver and Founder/Director of the annual festival, Piano Celebration. Since 1999, Tamara has been assisting violin pedagogue Paul Kantor at the Aspen Music Festival during the summer seasons.

Recognized especially for her collaborative work, Tamara has performed in recitals with renowned flutists including Carol Wincenc, Bonita Boyd, Leone Buyse, Paula Robison, Karl Kraber and Elizabeth Buck, string recitals with Jesse Levine (Yale), Nancy Hair (NEC), and members of the Atlanta, Cleveland, Baltimore, and Colorado Symphonies. She has received high praise for the 2008 CD It’s All Relative with members of Denver Brass and the Cleveland Symphony. International engagements include an upcoming tour of China and recent teaching/performing in Japan, Singapore, and Italy. Tamara has been concerto soloist with many Denver-area orchestras, including Littleton, Lakewood, Jefferson, and Aurora Symphony Orchestras, and the Denver and Centennial Philharmonic Orchestras.

Tamara has served as guest recitalist, workshop presenter, and official accompanist at the '04-06-08 Suzuki Association (SAA) National Conferences in Minneapolis, as well as at the '06 Suzuki Method World Convention in Italy. Tamara, a certified Suzuki Piano instructor, was recognized as a National Certified Teacher of Music in Piano by MTNA and presented lectures at the 50th National Conference of the College Music Society and at the annual CSMTA Conference. She has taught as Instructor of Music Theory at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and served as accompanist for Central City Opera, Colorado Opera Troupe, Colorado Children’s Chorale, and the Colorado Symphony Chorus.  Tamara was pianist for the Colorado Chamber Players from 1995-2005. Principle piano teachers have included Angela Cheng, German Diez, and Abbey Simon.