Alan Huckleberry
Assistant Professor
Piano
Phone: (319) 335-1650
Office: 2740 UCC
alan-huckleberry@uiowa.edu

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Alan Huckleberry

Dr. Alan Huckleberry, assistant professor of piano pedagogy and collaborative arts at The University of Iowa, holds degrees from the conservatories of Karlsruhe and Cologne (Germany), as well as from the University of Michigan (MM, DMA). He has performed both in recitals and as a soloist with orchestras in Germany, England, Czech Rep., Italy, Austria, Spain, France, and the United States. In the upcoming season, he has been invited to give recitals in Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Texas, and Germany. He is also a prizewinner of numerous national and international piano competitions, such as the first prize in the German National Competition and the winner of the University of Michigan Concerto Competition.

Huckleberry is in demand as a chamber musician, with recitals across the United States, Australia, and Europe. He has been the featured pianist at the international flute workshop “Anatomy of Sound” in Ann Arbor, MI since its inception in 2003, which have included collaborations with Amy Porter, Jeanne Baxtresser, Alexa Still, Goran Marcusson, and Jim Walker. A compact disc recording with saxophonist Kenneth Tse was recently released on Crystal Records.

Dr. Huckleberry’s interests in piano pedagogy include historical performance practices, key characteristics, as well as the integration of contemporary music in today’s teaching. As a sought-after clinician, he speaks regularly on pedagogical topics locally, nationally, and internationally. Recent and upcoming appearances include lectures and presentations for the Des Moines Area Piano Teachers, at the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, the World Piano Pedagogy Conference, as well as at the Music Conservatory in Cologne, Germany.

Actively involved in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and the Iowa Music Teachers Association (IMTA), Dr. Huckleberry is currently the faculty advisor to the newly founded collegiate chapter of MTNA, state board and executive committee member, as well as chair of commissioning committee. He was recently named host of the 2006 IMTA State Conference, which will be held at The University of Iowa School of Music in June.

Before his appointment at The University of Iowa, Dr. Huckleberry taught at the Cologne Conservatory at Wuppertal in Germany, the University of Michigan, and at Albion College (MI). His major teachers include Barbara Szczepanska, Naoyuki Taneda, Josef Scherrer, Elizabeth Leonskaya, Martin Katz, and Arthur Greene.

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