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Jeannine Romer Morrison. Born March 26, 1930, Atlanta native Jeannine Romer Morrison maintains a versatile career as teacher, adjudicator, lecturer, soloist, duo-pianist, recording artist and chamber musician. Having made distinguished solo debuts with rave reviews in New York City's Town Hall (1958), The National Gallery in Washington, DC, and with The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, The Florida Symphony and numerous others, she has had an equally active career with her duo-piano partner Joanne Rogers (wife of the late Mister Rogers of the Neighborhood fame) since their college days at Rollins College Conservatory in Winter Park, FL. Together they have performed hundreds of recitals throughout the United States as well as numerous orchestral appearances performing concerti by Bach, Mozart, Poulenc and Saint-Saens. Together they have made two compact discs of major two piano repertoire on the ACA Digital label. After graduating from Rollins, Jeannine continued her studies in New York City at Columbia University with the late Edwin Hughes and later earned the Licentiate Diploma in Piano Performance from The Royal Academy of Music in London, England. Other teachers/coaches include Earl Wild, Daniel Ericourt and the late great Lili Kraus, whose home she played the last recital on the Music in the Mountains series. She is Professor Emerita of Music of Clayton State University near Atlanta, GA (home of Spivey Hall) where she taught for 20 years. A teacher in much demand, she was awarded the coveted Teacher of the Year Award by the Georgia Music Teachers Association in 2003. She has also served several terms on the national Fulbright awards selection committee in NYC. Her numerous articles have been published along with video tapes pertaining to various aspects of piano playing and teaching. Jeannine and her son, Alan Morrison, have performed numerous organ/piano duo recitals in the USA, including the 2006 National Convention of The American Guild of Organists. They premiered a new work written for them “Between Mother and Son” by Brent Weaver at the GMTA State Convention in 1997. Their CD, Festive Duo was recorded live from a 1995 performance at the notable Spivey Hall in Morrow, GA. They have also performed as duo-pianists playing the Mozart Two Piano Concerto with The Atlanta Chamber Symphony as well as the (Mozart) Concerto for Three Pianos along with Don Morrison (Jeannine’s husband and Alan’s father). Jeannine continues to reside in Decatur, Georgia with her husband, Don. She is the mother of three children; George, Julie, and Alan.

Recordings

Jeannine Morrison, piano

Festive Duo

A Virtuoso Duo-Piano Showcase

Duo-Piano Favorites