Istituto Musicale “Nicola Vaccaj”

Dr. JULIE JORDAN ha conseguito in Pianoforte i Diplomi DMA, MM, MFA e BM magna cum laude alla Juilliard School, al MSM, all’ UCLA e alla Dominican University di San Rafael sotto la guida dei M.i  Aube Tzerko, Adolph Beller, Tanya Ury ed Abbey Simon pupilli dei leggendari pianisti  Artur Schnabel, Edwin Fishere, David Saperton facendo tesoro dei loro insegnamenti. Infatti ha sviluppato un considerevole seguito come concertista e come Docente all’ UCLA e alla Juilliard  School, dove insegna tuttora, dove ha ricevuto i prestigiosi premi Atwater-Kent e Knafel e dove è nota per le sue masterclasses serali sia a New York che all’ estero, trasmesse anche dalle maggiori stazioni Radio newyorkesi e di S. Francisco. Ha ricevuto numerose onorificenze, premi e borse di studio dalle più rinomate e famose Orchestre statunitensi per la sua partecipazione a performances e Festival. Si è esibita con pieni successi in recitals, musica da camera e concerti pianistici sui palcoscenici delle Sale e dei Teatri più prestigiosi in U.S.A. in Giappone, in Italia, in Grecia tanto che molti dei maggiori Giornali le hanno dedicato delle entusiastiche recensioni. Ha creatoo la famosa Piano Concerto Class: corso effettivo di preparazione a concerti, concorsi, audizioni ed ha un grande studio privato a NYC. Il fine del suo insegnamento è quello di portare i suoi allievi a diventare i migliori insegnanti di se stessi, guidandoli a captare i colori, il senso armonico, l’ equilibrio di un qualsiasi brano musicale, che, nella sua esecuzione, ne raccontano la storia con una interpretazione del tutto personale. A tal fine riconosce le vitali opportunità che offrono i Corsi di Perfezionamento come quello di “Musica e Arte” di Tolentino.      

Dr. JULIE JORDAN. American pianist, has developed a considerable following as both performer and teacher.  Dr. Jordan teaches at The Juilliard School Evening Division where she is known for her masterclasses in New York as well as abroad.  Julie Jordan’s goal is to inspire her students to become their own best teacher. A graduate of The Juilliard School, MSM, UCLA, and Dominican University of San Rafael, Dr. Jordan has earned her DMA, MFA, MM, and BM magna cum Laude.  Julie Jordan was the recipient of numerous honors and scholarships as a piano performance major and acknowledges the vital opportunities such programs as the summer Musica e Arte Festival 2009 provide for students of all instruments.  Dr. Jordan was recently named the Artistic Director of the U.S. and has introduced prestigious venues for debuts in Italy, Carnegie’s Weill Hall,  as well as the Artist-Apprentice Awards given to  outstanding performers,  July 23-August 3, 2009.  www.musicaeartetolentino.com .

Most recently, Julie Jordan’s Spring  Workshop, April 26, 2009 and December 17^,,2008, her NYC Winter Workshop for Pianists at Carnegie Hall in Weill Recital Hall , celebrated gifted students from the tri-state area as well as from abroad.

Julie Jordan’s first prize awards including scholarships and performances: the Marin Symphony, Music Academy of the West Festival Orchestra, Orchestra Piccola, Contra Costa Symphony, the Dominican Orchestra, Burbank Symphony, Berkeley Bach Festival, Aspen Music Festival and UCLA’s Frank Sinatra’s Classical Music Award.  Dr. Jordan held teaching fellowships at UCLA and The Juilliard School where she was also awarded the Atwater-Kent and Knafel prizes. 

Julie Jordan has performed recitals, chamber music and piano concerti on the concert platforms of UCLA’s Royce Hall, UC Berkeley’ Hertz Hall, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Marin Civic Center, Santa Barbara’s Lobero Theater, Alice Tully Hall, in addition to salon settings throughout the US and in Stratford, Ontario, the isles of Capri and Cloisters of San Nicola, Italy Japan, Greece, and Manhattan. Dr. Jordan created the popular Piano Concerto Class.  New York City’s ’upper west side’  is the home of Julie’s teaching studio, filled with two pianos and often, students who travel from some distance.

It is clear that Dr. Jordan thrives on teaching which has added a significant dimension to her own playing. Guiding pianists towards an independent point of view, Julie Jordan encourages her students to listen with their own ears for color, harmonic understanding and balance that makes the structure whole, while they tell a story through their own playing.  Blessed with extraordinary teachers, who were pupils of the legendary pianists Artur Schnabel, Edwin Fischer and David Saperton, Dr. Jordan savors the riches from her pedagogues: Aube Tzerko, Adolph Baller, Tanya Ury and Abbey Simon. Julie Jordan’s performances have been broadcast on the radio stations of WQXR, and WNYC in Manhattan and KDFC and KKHI in San Francisco.

“…Miss Jordan was completely in charge of things, executing the ornamental runs and trills with precision and polish and bringing out all the formal elegance of the work.  Her manner at the keyboard was irreproachable.” (Kenneth Brown of Santa Babara’s Newspress) 

Julie Jordan’s upcoming chamber music evening with internationally acclaimed performing artists:  Berit Cardas, violin; Patrick Cardas, viola; Emery Cardas, cello; Lisa Lee, violin; Melanie Lee Mazur, piano at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, is on June 3, 2009, Wednesday at 8 PM.  www.juliejordan.us dr.juliejordan1@gmail.com