Lora Kolean · Piano

Lora Clark Kolean, piano, has performed solo and chamber works recently at the Herrick District Library Concert Series, All Saints’ Episcopal Church Recital Series in Saugatuck, Hope College Faculty Recital Series, Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck, and with the Hope College Symphonette. She is a member of Holland’s Amici Trio, is part-time faculty at Hope College, and maintains a private studio in her home. Lora studied with Joan Conway at Hope College, Lori Sims at Western Michigan University, Fabio Bidini at Accademia Musicale Umbra in Perugia, Italy, and various well-known artists in master classes and summer festivals. She has been a finalist in Kalamazoo’s Bach Competition and won twice the Hope College Concerto Competition, along with receiving the Kate Garrod Post Education Fund Scholarship through the Women’s Literary Club of Holland and achieving Summa cum Laude at Hope College. She also won first place at the Michigan Music Teacher’s Association competition.