Nancy and Randall Faber - Program

Nancy and Randall Faber have combined their backgrounds as composer and performer to become leading supporters of the piano teacher and student. The husband and wife team has authored over 200 publications, including the bestselling PreTime® to BigTime® Piano Supplementary Library and the acclaimed method Piano Adventures®.
The Fabers advocate piano study not only for personal expression and performance success, but also as a vehicle for the student’s creative and cognitive development. Their philosophy is reflected in their writing, their public appearances, and in their own teaching.

For more information on the Fabers, please visit their websites:
www.pianoteaching.com and http://faberinstitute.org

Nancy Faber was named “Distinguished Composer of the Year” by the Music Teachers National Association for her award-winning composition Tennessee Suite for Piano and String Quartet. Her flute quartet, Voices from Between Worlds, was the winning composition for the 1994 National Flute Association's Professional Chamber Music Competition. Nancy Faber's music has been heard on network television and on public radio. Teachers of composition include Joan Tower, William Albright, and British composer Nicholas Maw; piano studies were at the Eastman School and Michigan State University.

Randall Faber has performed extensively as a classical pianist and has lectured on musical artistry and talent development throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He is frequently the convention artist and keynote speaker for music teacher organizations. He holds three degrees from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in education and human development from Vanderbilt University.

Bonnie Kidd is the Director of Choirs at Ann Arbor Tappan Middle School, and Co-Director of Choirs at Ann Arbor Huron High School. Ms. Kidd also directs the Ann Arbor Youth Chorale Concert Choir, and the children's choir at First Baptist Church in Ann Arbor. She trained as an opera singer and has attended the Juilliard School in New York City and Boston University School for the Arts. Ms. Kidd holds a BM degree in Vocal Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music and an MM in Vocal Performance from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Jon Ophoff, winner of BMI's Pete Carpenter Fellowship, is an active composer, conductor, and pianist from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Michigan School of Music where he studied Film Music Composition. Jon is currently the Technical Director and Creative Assistant of the Faber Piano Institute and Dovetree Productions. He is also an assistant conductor of the First Presbyterian Chancel Choir.

Barbara Anderson is a piano instructor for Marshall Music Company and has worked as an editorial assistant for the publisher Little, Brown & Company.