Collaboration. Communication. Poetry. Language.
Based in Charlotte NC, Erin Palmer is a staff pianist at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She also plays for the American Institute for Musical Studies (AIMS) each summer in Austria.
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A Georgia native, Erin taught high school for six years in Atlanta, followed by two years as a staff pianist and vocal coach at Georgia State University. She has worked with many regional organizations including the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, the Marcello Giordani International Voice Competition, Atlanta Opera, Charlotte Symphony, Charlotte Opera Guild, and Opera Carolina.
Her training includes numerous festivals and language programs such as the Roger Vignoles Mentoring Program for Vocal Coaches, Alliance Française d’Atlanta, ActiLingua Academy (Vienna), SongFest, AIMS, and the Eastern Music Festival. Erin holds two performance degrees from Valdosta State University, and is in the midst of a DMA in Collaborative Piano from University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She grew up in Douglas, Georgia, where she was a Torchbearer for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. Aside from music, her favorite things to do are travel and eat.
You can follow Erin on Instagram @travelingpianist.