# Judith Gordon > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Judith_Gordon > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Judith_Gordon.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Gordon > Source revision: 1277644521 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American classical pianist and teacher}} '''Judith Gordon''' (born 1963, [Baltimore, Maryland](/source/Baltimore%2C_Maryland)) is a concert pianist and educator. ==Education== Gordon studied at [Oberlin Conservatory](/source/Oberlin_Conservatory) and at [New England Conservatory](/source/New_England_Conservatory) where she studied with Patricia Zander.{{cite news | first=Richard | last=Dyer | title=Judith Gordon Makes Musical Connections | date=1998-05-03 | url =http://www.boston.com | work =Boston Globe | access-date = 2008-08-03 }} ==New York debut== Gordon gave her New York recital debut on May 27, 1990 at the [Metropolitan Museum of Art](/source/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art) as part of the museum’s Introductions series. [Bernard Holland](/source/Bernard_Holland), reviewing for [The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times), wrote, "… Ms. Gordon does not have the dominating technique associated with major virtuosos, but she has character and she thinks."{{cite news | first=Bernard | last=Holland | title=Review/Piano; Judith Gordon in Her Debut | date=1990-05-28| work =The New York Times}} In 1996, Gordon was named the [Boston Globe](/source/Boston_Globe) Musician of the Year.{{cite news | first = Richard | last = Dyer | title = Looking back in gratitude at a great year for music | date = December 29, 1996 | work = The Boston Globe | pages = N.2 }} The [Celebrity Series of Boston](/source/Celebrity_Series_of_Boston) has presented Gordon frequently and she has performed regularly with [Emmanuel Music](/source/Emmanuel_Music).{{cite news | first=Richard | last=Dyer | title=A PIANIST'S PAEAN TO A COLLEAGUE| date=2002-11-08 | url =http://www.boston.com | work =Boston Globe | pages = C.15| access-date = 2014-01-02 }} Her first Celebrity Series performance was part of the BankBoston Emerging Artist Series at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall in a program which featured the world premiere of composer Martin Brody's eight-minute piece, ''(G) Corona'', which was composed for the recital.{{cite news | first=Peter | last=Catalano | title=Boston--Judith Gordon, piano | date=1998| work=American Record Guide}} Volume 61, Issue 6 With [Rob Kapilow](/source/Rob_Kapilow) she explored music of Beethoven and Debussy in his ''What Makes It Great?'' programs in Boston, Los Angeles, and New York. Gordon has performed as a soloist with the Boston Pops,{{cite news | first=Richard | last=Dyer | title=Judith Gordon as soloist: a great idea: [City Edition] | date=June 29, 1995| work =The Boston Globe}} 67. the [Boston Modern Orchestra Project](/source/Boston_Modern_Orchestra_Project),{{cite news | first=Richard | last=Buell| title=Composers get a zestful workout: [City Edition] | date=May 11, 1999| work=Boston Globe}} E. 5 the [Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra](/source/Pro_Arte_Chamber_Orchestra), and the MIT Symphony. ==Chamber music performance== Gordon has performed with a variety of musicians, including soprano [Lisa Saffer](/source/Lisa_Saffer), mezzo-soprano Janice Felty, mezzo-soprano [Lorraine Hunt Lieberson](/source/Lorraine_Hunt_Lieberson), tenor William Hite, and baritone James Maddalena; cellists [Andrés Díaz](/source/Andr%C3%A9s_D%C3%ADaz_(cellist)), Rhonda Rider, and [Yo-Yo Ma](/source/Yo-Yo_Ma); violists James Dunham, [Cynthia Phelps](/source/Cynthia_Phelps), Marcus Thompson, and Roger Tapping; violinists Rose Mary Harbison and Andrew Kohji Taylor; and oboist Douglas Boyd.{{cite news | first=Richard | last=Dyer | title=Even in company, Judith Gordon doesn't play it safe | date=1998-05-05 | url =http://www.boston.com | work =Boston Globe | pages = E.8| access-date = 2014-01-02 }}{{cite news | first=Richard | last=Dyer | title=GORDON OPENS SERIES ADEPTLY| date=2001-01-15 | url =http://www.boston.com | work =Boston Globe | pages = B.6| access-date = 2014-01-02 }} She has also performed with the following ensembles: [Imani Winds](/source/Imani_Winds); the Jacques Thibaud String Trio; the [Arianna String Quartet](/source/Arianna_String_Quartet), [Borromeo String Quartet](/source/Borromeo_String_Quartet), Lydian String Quartet, and [St. Lawrence String Quartet](/source/St._Lawrence_String_Quartet); the [Boston Chamber Music Society](/source/Boston_Chamber_Music_Society), [Collage New Music](/source/Collage_New_Music), and Santa Fe New Music. In a 1998 profile, Boston Globe classical music critic [Richard Dyer](/source/Richard_Dyer_(music_critic)) quoted Gordon as saying, "Some of the most beautiful colors and textures on the piano emerge when you're not playing alone." ==Collaborations with composers== Gordon has worked with or had music written for her by Martin Brody, [Peter Child](/source/Peter_Child), [Alan Fletcher](/source/Alan_Fletcher_(composer)), [John Harbison](/source/John_Harbison), [David Horne](/source/David_Horne_(composer)), [Lee Hyla](/source/Lee_Hyla),{{cite news | first=David | last=Weininger | title=A fitting farewell to local composer| date=2007-02-02 | url =http://www.boston.com | work =Boston Globe | pages = D.7| access-date = 2014-01-02 }} [Libby Larsen](/source/Libby_Larsen), and [Peter Lieberson](/source/Peter_Lieberson). ==Teaching== Gordon has taught piano at the [Massachusetts Institute of Technology](/source/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology), and served on the jury at the [Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition](/source/Fischoff_National_Chamber_Music_Competition). She performs and teaches at chamber music festivals including the Cape Cod (Massachusetts), [http://www.cvillechambermusic.org/ Charlottesville] (Virginia), Innsbrook (Missouri), [http://www.rcmf.org/ Rockport] (Massachusetts), Portland (Maine), Santa Fe (New Mexico), Spoleto USA (South Carolina), and Token Creek (Wisconsin) Festivals and [Music from Salem](/source/Music_from_Salem) (New York), where she is a co-artistic director. Gordon is a former Associate Professor of Music at [Smith College](/source/Smith_College) in [Northampton, Massachusetts](/source/Northampton%2C_Massachusetts).{{cite news | first=| last=| title=SMITH COLLEGE APPOINTS VERSATILE BOSTON PIANIST TO MUSIC FACULTY | date=January 5, 2006| work=US Fed News Service, Including US State News}} Washington, D.C. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://streams.wgbh.org/online/play.php?xml=clas/cmd081015tapping.xml&template=wgbh_audio/ Hear Judith Gordon live in concert] from WGBH Radio Boston * [http://www.smith.edu/music/faculty_gordon.php/ Judith Gordon's faculty page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103203528/http://www.smith.edu/music/faculty_gordon.php/ |date=2014-01-03 }} at Smith College * [http://www.musicfromsalem.org/ Music from Salem] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Judith}} Category:1963 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Baltimore Category:New England Conservatory alumni Category:Oberlin Conservatory of Music alumni Category:Smith College faculty Category:20th-century American pianists Category:20th-century American women pianists Category:21st-century American pianists Category:21st-century American women pianists Category:American women academics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Judith Gordon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Gordon) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Gordon?action=history)). 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