Ben Corbin, Piano

Biography

Dr. Ben Corbin maintains an active schedule as a pianist, chamber musician, teacher, and lecturer. Competition prizes include top prize in the Phi Beta Music Competition, 1st place in the OMTA Piano Competition, and 2nd Place in the Coeur d’Alene Symphony Young Artists’ Competition. He has been featured on classical radio KMFA in Austin, TX (2014) and has been described as an “incisive” pianist by the Colorado Springs Gazette (2013). Ben has also been a featured soloist with the Hampton Roads Philharmonic, the Chesapeake Bay Wind Ensemble, the Virginia Symphony Chamber Orchestra, the University of Oregon Symphony Orchestra, and the Christopher Newport University Wind Ensemble.

Ben received the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of Oregon and received a second Master of Music degree as well as the Doctorate in Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano from The University of Texas at Austin. His primary teachers include Dean Kramer, David Riley, and Anne Epperson. Over the summer, he has served as Staff Pianist at the Meadowmount School of Music in New York, as Faculty Artist for the Torggler Summer Vocal Institute, and as Collaborative Pianist for the International Clarinet Festival of Panamá. Dr. Corbin is currently Assistant Professor of Piano and Collaborative Arts at Christopher Newport University, where he also serves as the Director of Keyboard Studies.