Piano Masterpieces & Favorites
Ayesh received his Bachelor of Music degree with highest honors from the University of Texas at Austin; his master’s and doctorate degrees are from the University ofMaryland. His teachers were Elinor Aiken, William Race, and Nelita True. For nearly three decades, he served as head of the music department and Artistic Director of the Concert Series at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, NC (an All-Steinway School). He currently teaches applied piano at Spartanburg Methodist College in South Carolina. Ayesh has presented concerts and master classes throughout the United States as well as Canada, much of Europe, and Hong Kong. He has appeared as featured guest artist and clinician at the Lindlar International Piano Festival in Germany, the Star Valley Junior Music Festival in Wyoming, the Gene Marcus Piano Festival at Purdue University-Fort Wayne, the USA Piano Camp at the University of South Alabama, and the Dr. Sharyn Edwards Piano Festival in North Carolina. He is the recipient of numerous awards, and he has adjudicated for several Music Teachers National Association auditions for state conventions.