Biography

Bernadene Blaha, senior lecturer, keyboard studies, has performed in concert and as a soloist with orchestras throughout North America, Europe, Mexico, Bermuda and Jamaica. Recent seasons have included appearances with the Hamilton and Calgary Philharmonic Orchestras; the Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Houston Symphony Orchestras; and a tour of western Canada with the Calgary Philharmonic. Ms. Blaha has been a regular guest on the CBC radio network and has recorded for WQXR radio in New York. She performed the opening orchestra concert and solo recital at the XXIX International Chopin Festival in Czechoslovakia, a solo recital at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, and a United Kingdom solo debut in London. In addition to other significant performance prizes, Ms. Blaha's top prize in the 11th Annual International Piano Competition in New York City resulted in two highly acclaimed recital appearances at Carnegie Recital Hall and the Lincoln Center Library.