[amc] The Amazing Zachariah Stoughton!
- From: Nevitt Reesor <nreesor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Austin Mennonite Church <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:16:02 -0500
... for those who remember Zach:
Zachariah Stoughton has proven himself a versatile musician, artist, educator,
and administrator. He holds degrees in music from the Butler School of Music at
the University of Texas at Austin as well as from Texas Christian University
where he is currently a member of faculty, teaching music history and chamber
music performance in addition to serving as the teaching assistant for Tamás
Ungár.
As a pianist, Mr. Stoughton’s performances of music from the 20th and 21st
centuries have set him apart from his colleagues. His passion for the music of
American composers such as Aaron Copland, Virgil Thompson, Irving Fine, Samuel
Barber, Ross Lee Finney, Leonard Bernstein, Norman Dello Joio, and Roy Harris
is revealed in every concert containing their works. Mr. Stoughton also has an
intense interest in music of living composers, frequently performing works by
Lowell Lieberman, Bright Sheng, Dan Welcher, and many others. These concerts
have opened a new dimension of the piano repertoire to audiences while
establishing that new music is both accessible and enjoyable.
Mr. Stoughton lectures regularly on a wide variety of topics ranging from
musical temperaments, sound theory, medieval counterpoint, and early keyboard
performance practice to keyboard literature, American music, music in
contemporary society, and new music compositional techniques.
As a fierce advocate for the continuation of the arts, Mr. Stoughton’s ultimate
passion is in arts administration. In 2011, he founded the Dallas Chamber
Symphony and served a year as Executive Director. He was also instrumental in
the establishment of the DCS International Piano Competition, forging a
cooperative relationship with the Southern Methodist University Meadows School
of the Arts where the competition is held. He continues to advise the DCS on
artistic and administrative matters. During the same year, Mr. Stoughton was
appointed to lead operations at the PianoTexas International Academy &
Festival, held every summer on the Texas Christian University campus. In
addition to his administrative leadership in these programs, Mr. Stoughton
maintains a busy schedule as a consultant for various music and art
organizations across North Texas.
Nevitt Reesor
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Austin Mennonite Church, (512) 926-3121 www.mennochurch.org
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