Teaching Artists

Praised by the New York Times for his “Lisztian thunder and deft fluidity,” and the San Francisco Chronicle as “ferociously virtuosic,” pianist Paul Barnes has electrified audiences with his intensely expressive playing and cutting-edge programming. He has been featured seven times on APM’s Performance Today, on the cover of Clavier Magazine, and his recordings are streamed worldwide.

Sam Hartley (he/him) is a New York based actor/teaching artist originally from Lincoln, NE. He studied Theater Performance at UNL where he won the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) West Central Singer of the Year, and the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival's Region V Irene Ryan Acting competition. He is currently in the Broadway musical,