Travis Horton

Location:

NYC
United States 11231

Contact:

travishorton.pianist@gmail.com
(919)-593-0887

Additional Info:

Professional Profile
Accomplished vocal coach and accompanist has worked with singers, actors, and instrumentalists in groups and privately, beginners to professional levels, ages 8-65. Proficient arranger, choral and instrumental conductor and music director. Has performed on concert tours, in professional theaters and as staff in universities as soloist, accompanist, and ensemble member with varied repertoire including classical, jazz, musical theater, pop, and gospel. Experienced sight reading choral scores, open score, jazz charts and transposing.

Experience
Musical Director, Winston Salem Theater Alliance, NC, 2008 - 09
Organized and directed vocal and orchestral rehearsals
Coached 15+ community thespians to professional level
Arranged scores and cuts with director
Conducted seven-piece orchestra from the piano

Vocal Coach/Staff Accompanist, Winston Salem State University, NC, 2007 - 09
Coached and accompanied 23 vocalists and 7 instrumentalists
Repertoire including all classical genres, musical theater, spirituals, and jazz
Coached technique, interpretation and French, German, Italian and English diction
Pianist for weekly recitals, biweekly outreach programs and student recitals

Staff Pianist, Twin City Choristers, Winston Salem, NC, 2007 - 09
Repertoire of gospel and traditional classical music
Played from chord charts and by ear
Directed rehearsals when director was not available
Sang in a cappella songs - Bass, Baritone, Tenor, and Counter-Tenor

Staff Pianist, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Winston Salem, NC, 2006 - 09
Four part choral and open score sight reading and transposition
Worked under a choral conductor
Repertoire including sacred music, 20th century music, classical and jazz

Freelance Pianist
North Carolina School of the Arts on-call accompanist - staff position for all school musical “West
Side Story” which toured to Ravinia
Founding member of nationally touring original pop band “The B-sides” - keyboards/synth,
vocals and composition
Jazz performances across the East Coast as a solo pianist and in small and large ensembles
Composed, scored, co-directed and performed a musical adaptation of “The Goonies”

Education
New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Master of Music in Collaborative Piano, anticipated 2011
North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston Salem, NC
Bachelor of Music, 2008
Meadowmount Chamber Music Program, 2004
Principal Teachers
Cameron Stowe
Pei-Shan Lee
Eric Larsen

Fees

$ 30.00 Dollars Per Hour
$37/hr rehearsal fee $300 concert fee

$30/hr accompanying lessons

Instruments

Piano, Electronic Keyboard

Specialisms

Jazz, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Musical Direction

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