Dr. David Murray

Assistant Professor of Piano
Piano Chair
Office Phone: (912) 478-5019

E-Mail: dsmurray@georgiasouthern.edu

Education:
D.M.A., Arizona State University
M.M., University of Kentucky
B.M., Southwest Baptist University

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About Dr. Murray:

Pianist David Murray, a native of Missouri, has become a highly sought after solo and collaborative performer, described as "the perfect collaborator" ( New York Concert Review ) and as a "nimble, expressive, hand-in-glove accompanist" ( Arizona Republic ).   His work as a solo artist has included both solo recitals and concerto performances, including a highly praised performance of George Gershwin's Concerto in F and the world premiere of Richard Wall's Four Short Studies for Piano .   He began training as a pianist at the age of 9, receiving a Bachelor of Music degree from Southwest Baptist University in 1993 and a Master of Music degree from the University of Kentucky in 1995.   In 2002 he received a Doctor of Musical Arts from Arizona State University where he studied with Robert Hamilton before further training with Stewart Gordon in Los Angeles.  

Recent performances include appearances at Steinway Hall, Scottsdale, AZ; performances of George Gershwin's Concerto in F with the University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra; the world premiere of Richard Wall's Four Short Studies for Piano ; and, with his wife, soprano Michelle Murray, the southwestern premieres of two major twentieth-century American song cycles:   Jake Heggie's Evesong and William Bolcom's Cabaret Songs .

Murray has been featured as a soloist on two recordings:   Kentucky Kaleidoscope (1997) and Destination MCC (2001).   In June 2003, Murray and his wife Michelle released their first collaborative album, Blue: The Complete Cabaret Songs of William Bolcom and Arnold Weinstein (Summit Records), described as "exemplary" by BBC Music Magazine and "effortlessly musical" by the Arizona Republic .   In 2005 the husband and wife team made their New York debut at Carnegie Hall, a performance described as "first-rate" and "perfect" by the New York Concert Review .   They released a second album, The Juliet Letters , in 2006.  

In 2007 Murray joined the faculty of Georgia Southern University as an Assistant Professor and Piano Chair.