Lincoln, Neb.--Paul Barnes, the Marguerite Scribante Professor of Piano in the Glenn Korff School of Music, will be inducted into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame at the historic Steinway factory in New York on Oct. 20.
The Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame is a prestigious designation recognizing the work of North America’s most committed and passionate piano educators. Every two years, teachers are selected from the United States and Canada to be inducted into the Steinway Teacher Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognizes the talented educators who foster passion, creativity and discipline in the next generation of piano artists.
“I was thrilled when I received this award,” Barnes said. “I was last at the Steinway factory with Emmanuel Ax to select the Lied Center’s new piano a few years ago. I was so impressed with the factory and look forward to seeing it again. It is also very encouraging that our nation’s premier piano builder is also passionately dedicated to recognizing exceptional piano teaching. Along with performing with my dear friend and UNL alumnus Steven Cohen, this will be a memorable trip.”
While in New York, Barnes will be performing a recital with Glenn Korff School of Music horn alumnus Steven Cohen (B.A. 2014; M.M. 2015; M.B.A. 2023) at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music on Oct. 21.
Barnes was recently appointed artistic director of the Lied Center Piano Academy, which welcomes high school pianists to Lincoln each summer for an intensive week of piano, composition, improvisation and collaboration. He also teaches in the summer in Greece at the Piano Plus Summer Institute.
In great demand as a pedagogue and clinician, Barnes has served as convention artist at several state MTNA conventions and was recently named Teacher of the Year by the Nebraska Music Teachers Association.
Celebrating his 25-year collaboration with Philip Glass, Barnes commissioned and gave the world premiere of Glass’s Piano Quintet “Annunciation.” The work is Glass’s first piano quintet and first work based on Greek Orthodox chant.
His recordings are available on Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, Apple Music, YouTube and Amazon.
For more information on Barnes, visit https://go.unl.edu/barnes.
Barnes joins Glenn Korff School of Music Professor of Piano Mark Clinton in the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame. Clinton was inducted in 2023.
