Jane Solose

Dr. Jane Solose, Associate Professor of Piano at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, received her early music training at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and is a graduate of the University of Toronto and University of Western Ontario in Canada, and the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, where she was awarded their prestigious Performer's Certificate. Her active career as a featured concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, duo pianist, and master teacher has taken her to Korea, Japan, Austria, Hungary, and Canada. She has recorded for Capstone Records, Living Artist Recordings, National Public Radio in the Midwest, and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation National Radio. Solose is a past winner of the CBC Canada National Radio Competition and received special commendation at the 1996 International Vienna Modern Masters Performers Recording Award Competition. She is currently recording solo piano works for three upcoming compact discs, to be released next year by Capstone Records and Eroica Classical Recordings. Her articles have been published in the journals 20th Century Music and Clavier. Solose was named the 1998 State Music Teacher of the Year by the North Dakota Music Teachers Association. Duo Solose, a duo-piano collaboration with her sister Kathleen have performed to enthusiastic ovations in Austria, Hungary, Canada, and the U.S.