A collaborative pianist is a professional accompanist
Collaborative Pianists Guild of Utah
Utah's association of professional accompanists
Collaborative Pianists Guild of Utah
Utah's association of professional accompanists
Meet Our New Vice President - Mat Stokes
Mat Stokes is an avid pianist, string-player, and academic. His passion for mental health care and helping others led him to earn an Honors Baccalaureate Degree in Psychology from Utah Valley University. However, his lifelong love for music was prominent throughout his undergraduate study and continues to be an integral part of his life. Under the tutelage of Dr. Gerta Wiemer, and earned a Certificate of Proficiency for Collaborative Piano with an emphasis in chamber music. His studies included working with brass, woodwind, and string players. Mat is a current student in a clinical Master’s program at UVU where he studies Marriage and Family Therapy and is working towards licensure as a future mental health clinician.
Mat has an extensive background in classical performance. As an undergraduate student in 2021, he was a selected winner of Utah Valley University’s student solo competition. In July of 2022, he made his first international debut as a piano soloist with the Sinfonietta Vidin in Bulgaria and also collaborated with some of its members in performing chamber music. As a string musician, he has performed as a violist with the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall and was previously selected to play with highly competitive ensembles such as the Utah All State Symphony Orchestra. Mat is grateful to be serving as Vice President on the executive board for the Collaborative Pianists Guild of Utah, to continue collaborating with exceptional musicians, and to pursue his engagement in a shared love of music and artistry with his peers and community.
Membership in Action - New Instagram account
Apply to be a Member!
*The CPGU website membership application had some technical issues over the past few months. If you applied but did not get a response, please apply again with the link below. Thank you for your patience!
We offer great support for fellow collaborative pianists and students who want to gain further experience in this field. Our bi-monthly meetings bring in professionals in the music field to enhance the discussion about what is Excellence in collaborative piano. We offer membership to college students and non-students (professionals).
Summer Social 2023
The Summer Social was hosted by Beata Navratil in her lovely home in Draper where she cooked many wonderful foods. We discussed ways to be more present at local public schools and devised a list of "10 Tips for Working with an Accompanist", which will be hand delivered to local band and choir teachers. New postcards will be created with a QR code that links to the website, and an Instagram account will be set up. Members are encouraged to submit photos of themselves accompanying to Samantha Adair or post directly to Facebook or Instagram.
ABOUT US
WHO WE ARE
Formed in 2019 in Orem, Utah, the Collaborative Pianists Guild of Utah is an L3C trade association (tax-exempt) that supports its members with professional resources and continuing education. We advocate for professionalism in the music field between collaborative pianists and other musicians and their teachers.
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Collaborative Pianists Guild of Utah is to raise awareness, expand vision, and promote excellence in the art of collaborative piano; and to create a liaison between collaborative pianists and the musical community of Utah. We seek to encourage interest in collaborative piano among student pianists through community outreach and education of fellow piano teachers and sponsoring events that recognize outstanding collaborative work among young pianists.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- President - Jayne Galloway
- Vice-President - Heidi Rodeback
- Secretary - Juliet Preston
- Historian - Heidi Rodeback
- Treasurer - Vera Alder
- Social Media - Samantha Adair
- Web Administrator - Paul Kohler