Master pianist and music educator Cynthia Huard performs at Middlebury College, Feb. 18, in the Mahaney Center for the Arts.
Middlebury — Accomplished musician and educator Cynthia Huard of Middlebury College developed a passion for music early in life. “I love sound, math and stories,” she said. “Music is all those things.”
Huard has made her mark as a stellar pianist and harpsichordist in the USA and in Europe. Being a true Middlebury internationalist, Huard feels at home here as much as she does across the pond.
“I lived in Austria. The fabric of life in Austria includes all types of music,” she said. “I loved it.”
According to her official college biographical profile, Huard’s musicianship is a significant component of the Rochester Chamber Music Society’s summer concert series; she is the society’s artistic director and also joins its internationally known artists as performer. She has been heard on National Public Radio and recorded a sound album of South American music. She also revels in contemporary music, including performing the Vermont premier of Nico Muhly work. She has also performed works by Vermont composers Erik Nielsen, T. L. Read, and Middlebury College’s Tristan Axelrod.
As a devoted chamber music interpreter, she has credits with the award-winning Lark Quartet, cellist Nathaniel Rosen, and chamber players with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony, the National Symphony, the Colorado Symphony, the Utah Symphony, and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.
But as an educator, she brings her on-stage mastery of music right into the classroom.
“I teach students of all ages,” she said. “The best part of teaching is when the student does exactly what you ask and they sound amazing. I enjoy giving people the tools to discover and express themselves in the music they love. The Middlebury College students who study with me are extraordinary. They work very hard despite all the pressures of academics. This year I have a record breaking five student performances in April. This is a graduating class I will miss very much.”
Cynthia Huard will perform in concert, on piano, Saturday, Feb. 18, at 8 p.m., in Middlebury College’s Mahaney Center for the Arts, Concert Hall. You can bet her students, past and present, will be in the audience.
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