Composition

Evan Whitfield

Evan Whitfield (piano, composition, improvisation) is a twenty-first century performer, musician, educator, and practitioner-researcher in the field of contemporary classical piano improvisation. Evan specializes in eclectic performances which synthesize virtuosic improvisation with interdisciplinary, compositional forms. A graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music (MM ’01), he has performed at Jordan Hall in Boston, the Knitting Factory in NYC, and Blackheath Halls in London, UK. From 2021 to 2022 he was a doctoral candidate at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance in Greenwich, UK, and his thesis was recently published in The Journal of the Utah Academy of Science, Arts, & Letters (2023). As a liberal arts educator, he has held positions at The Dublin School, East Carolina University, and Southern Utah University. Presently he is engaged

Alex Tkaczevski

Alex Tkaczevski, DMA, (piano, composition) has been teaching piano for more than twelve years.  He is an active performer and organizer of recitals and composes music.  In his lively lessons he focuses on classical literature, good technique, theory, history, and includes other genres as the student progresses.  Earlier in his career, Dr. Tkaczevski created music and sounds for educational software and toys.  His earliest piano training was at the Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Division.  While there he had a rare opportunity to appear in a major motion picture. You can see his hands and elbows playing his own composition in the original “Fame” motion picture. Tkaczevski received his Bachelor’s Degree from Hartt School of Music and earned his Master’s and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from

Romeo Melloni

Romeo Melloni

Romeo Melloni (piano, composition) was born in Milan, Italy, and attended Milan University, where he studied musicology with Francesco Degrada. He received his Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music and his M.M. and honorary Graduate Diploma in composition from New England Conservatory. His teachers include Robert DiDomenica, Theodore Antoniou, and Giacomo Manzoni. Romeo’s compositions include 75 works of symphonic, chamber, and vocal music that have been performed in Europe and in the United States by the Czech Philarmonic Chamber Orchestra, NH Music Festival, Slovak Radio Orchestra, Martinü Quartet, Solati Trio, and many others. Mr. Melloni teaches piano, theory, and composition at the Manchester Community Music School.