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Between performances in converted warehouses, basements, art museums, sculpture gardens and traditional concert halls, wearing tuxedos with tails or jeans and sock feet, playing old music and new, Jeff Manchur is committed to creating diverse and challenging musical experiences for audiences across the United States and Canada.
He has performed Morton Feldman’s iconic 4 hour and 45 minute-long “For Philip Guston” (the subject of his doctoral dissertation) with Chamber Cartel in Atlanta and regularly performs on the toy piano (he owns two), appearing across the USA at the inaugural Omaha Under the Radar, and the BGSU, Studio 300, and Tutti New Music festivals. Equally dedicated to the classical canon, and contemporary music of the 20th and 21st centuries, Jeff will embark on a 2-year project, Mozart in a Month. He endeavors to learn and perform all 18 of |
Mozart's Piano Sonatas, chronicling his journey on social media, and through written and audio/video updates.
The husband of a breast cancer survivor, Jeff has taken a keen interest in using music to tell stories and connect audiences. In 2018, he began performing the narrative recital Choosing Joy, a program celebrating his wife's recent victory over the disease. Using a variety of repertoire, the program shares the love, fear, and struggles of fighting cancer so early in their marriage. He will be using the program to raise awareness, support and funds for breast cancer victims, caregivers, and cancer support organization throughout the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 seasons.
His early piano studies were with Sandra Dowhan in Dauphin, Manitoba before completing undergraduate and graduate degrees in piano performance, studying with Joan Miller, Paul Barnes, Thomas Rosenkranz and Louis Nagel. His love and respect of traditional music has led him into the world of new music, searching for fresh ways of musical expression beyond the conventional boundaries imposed by current customs of classical music. Jeff is dedicated to sharing his love of music through performing, blogging and teaching. He has served on the faculties of Marietta College, Heidelberg University, and Bowling Green State University. Presently, Jeff continues to freelance as a solo and collaborative pianist, as well as serving on the Suzuki piano faculty of the Toledo Symphony School of Music.
Join Jeff's mailing list for updates on his activities as a performer, blogger, and teacher. For a limited time, he is offering a free E-Book, "Pianists Guide to Practicing" which details the transformative practice techniques he used to grow as a performer, and uses every day in his own practicing and teaching. Click here to join the list!
The husband of a breast cancer survivor, Jeff has taken a keen interest in using music to tell stories and connect audiences. In 2018, he began performing the narrative recital Choosing Joy, a program celebrating his wife's recent victory over the disease. Using a variety of repertoire, the program shares the love, fear, and struggles of fighting cancer so early in their marriage. He will be using the program to raise awareness, support and funds for breast cancer victims, caregivers, and cancer support organization throughout the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 seasons.
His early piano studies were with Sandra Dowhan in Dauphin, Manitoba before completing undergraduate and graduate degrees in piano performance, studying with Joan Miller, Paul Barnes, Thomas Rosenkranz and Louis Nagel. His love and respect of traditional music has led him into the world of new music, searching for fresh ways of musical expression beyond the conventional boundaries imposed by current customs of classical music. Jeff is dedicated to sharing his love of music through performing, blogging and teaching. He has served on the faculties of Marietta College, Heidelberg University, and Bowling Green State University. Presently, Jeff continues to freelance as a solo and collaborative pianist, as well as serving on the Suzuki piano faculty of the Toledo Symphony School of Music.
Join Jeff's mailing list for updates on his activities as a performer, blogger, and teacher. For a limited time, he is offering a free E-Book, "Pianists Guide to Practicing" which details the transformative practice techniques he used to grow as a performer, and uses every day in his own practicing and teaching. Click here to join the list!