Presentation:
"Since Jesus Came into My Heart:
Ten Stylish Arrangements for Solo Piano"​

​EMU piano professor David Berry will talk about arranging and publishing his book of original piano hymn arrangements Since Jesus Came Into My Heart: Ten Stylish Arrangements for Solo Piano published by the Lorenz Publishing Company. This presentation will include performances of a selection of the arrangements as well as discussion of the process of creating and publishing the arrangements from start to finish.

Dr. David Berry
Interim Associate Dean of the PATH School
Music Department Director
Artistic Director of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival
Associate Professor of Music (Piano)
Eastern Mennonite University
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​Bio:  A truly versatile artist, pianist David Berry has established a multi-faceted career as a concert performer, arranger, educator, and speaker.  Berry’s performances as a concert pianist have been featured in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Kimmel Center, and in live broadcasts of WQXR radio (New York). He is a resident member of the Harlem Chamber Players, Ritz Chamber Players, and the Core Ensemble.

A sought after and talented arranger, Berry’s virtuoso concert piano arrangements of spirituals such as Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho, have been performed across the United States, including in the Untold Stories Piano Competition at Brigham Young University and by the Massachusetts-based Tiny Glass Tavern Ensemble. In addition to his concert arrangements, Berry recently published a book of solo piano hymn arrangements in 2024 with the Lorenz Corporation.  A frequent adjudicator, masterclass clinician, and presenter whose presentations often focuses on utilizing multi-style improvisation and creating original piano arrangements, his work in these areas has been featured at institutions and organizations such as the University of Georgia, the University of Memphis, Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, and the Virginia, Utah, and Dallas Music Teacher Associations. 
 
...Berry is Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Music Department at Eastern Mennonite University, where he also serves as Interim Associate Dean for the School of Theology, Humanities, and the …United States. Berry received his Bachelor of Music with High Distinction from the Eastman School of Music, and Masters and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in piano performance from the Juilliard School.