CONTACT
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VIDEO PROFILE
This "Pianist Profile" was shot during my work with "Broadway or Bust," a PBS Special on the National High School Musical Theater Competition. Because of copyrighted music, I can't embed the video here, but click the link and enjoy!
BIOGRAPHY
Pianist Travis Horton made his performance debut at age fifteen with the Five Platters of international renown at the Dorton Arena to a crowd of over 7,500 people. Mr. Horton is currently a staff pianist at NYU's Steinhardt and Tisch Schools, the National Dance Instute, and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.
Mr. Horton, collaborating with four peers, started the B-sides original pop group. He performed over 400 shows with this group, going on several tours across America, playing the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles and CBGB’s in New York City, the South-by-Southwest indy music festival in Austin, Texas, and other shows, clubs and festivals all across the country. He arranged a version of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” for this five piece band–including five part vocal harmony. The B-sides recorded three full length albums and a handful of short albums, landing a record deal with the upstart label Trekky Records.
Mr. Horton has been involved with musical theatre from his high school years onward. Starting in the pit orchestra for productions such as "Fame", "Once on this Island", and "The Apple Tree", he was soon musical directing community theater shows including "Beehive", "Grease", "Light in the Piazza", and "Little Shop of Horrors." With collaborator Matt Lauria, he wrote, scored, directed, and performed an adaptation of THE GOONIES. As Timberlake Playhouse's resident Music Director, Mr. Horton music directed "Chicago", "Oklahoma", "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", "Sweet Charity", "Sunset Boulevard", and others.
Travis Horton received his Master's in Collaborative Piano from the New England Conservatory in 2011, studying with Dr. Cameron Stowe, and his Bachelor's degree in piano performance from the North Carolina School of the Arts in 2008. He attended the Meadowmount Chamber Music Summer Program in the summer of 2004 and the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Music for high school from 1999 to 2001. At Meadowmount he studied with acclaimed pianist Eric Larsen of the American Chamber Trio, and performed the first Rachmaninoff Piano Trio with Mark Djokic and Victor Wu. He also attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, studying classical music with Dr. Thomas Otten and jazz with Dr. Edmund Paolantonio.
RÉSUMÉ
Accomplished vocal coach and accompanist has worked with singers, actors and instrumentalists in groups and privately, beginners to professional levels, ages 6-65. 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
Vocal Coach/Staff Pianist, New York University, New York, NY, 2011 – present
• Coached and accompanied classical and musical theater vocalists
• Repertoire including all classical genres, musical theater, spirituals and jazz
• Coached technique, interpretation and French, German, Italian and English diction
Staff Pianist, National Dance Institute, New York, NY, 2012 – present
• Accompanied in-school dance classes across Manhattan
• Taught music to students kindergarten through high school
• Collaborated with dance instructors to create unique performances for each school
Staff Pianist, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Brooklyn, NY, 2011 – present
• Accompanied 40+ 6-12 year olds in two choruses
• Repertoire including new music, classical and popular
• Assisted collaboration with orchestral rehearsals
Musical Director, Timberlake Playhouse, Mount Carroll, IL, 2010 – 2011
• Organized and directed vocal, orchestral and dramatic rehearsals
• Coached professional actors in vocal technique and musicianship
• Arranged scores and cuts with director
• Conducted 12 piece orchestra from the piano
Freelance Pianist
• Music Director for Triple Arts Intensive led by Terrence Mann
• 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, 2011
North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston Salem, NC
Bachelor of Music, 2008
Meadowmount Chamber Music Program, 2004
RATES
Collaboration Rates and Policies
Standard Rate: $50/hr for Vocalists, $60/hr for Instrumentalists
Recital Rates:
Vocalists: $500, Instrumentalists: $700
Includes:
Recital Performance (Plus 1.5 hours before the recital)
Dress Rehearsal
24/7 Emotional Support for Recital Related Stress
Jury Rates:
Vocalists: $35 ($25 for non-majors)
Instrumentalists: $50
Cancellation:
At least 24 Hours Notice: Full Refund
Referrals:
Referrals that stay at least one Month: Voucher for One Free Lesson accompaniment
Referrals that stay a full Semester: Voucher for One Free Month of accompaniment
Extra charge for vexatious personalities or poor communication skills.
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