Laura Childress (pianist) earned her Bachelors degree in Music from Tufts University and her Masters degree in Piano Performance from Temple University. While at Temple she studied with Charles Abramovic and Alexander Fiorillo, a pupil of the legendary Vladimir Horowitz. She also received a diploma from the Conservatoire Americain in Fontainebleau, France, where she has received advanced training every summer since 2003. Laura also received Suzuki Teacher training levels 1,2,3, with emphasis on early childhood music education. She has given numerous solo recitals in Philadelphia and Boston. She is the director of the Art Piano School and teaches private piano and theory lessons to students of all ages. Laura released her first CD in 2005, “A Celebration of Marriage” which contains some of her own arrangements.