Biography
Pianist John Norigian is a multifaceted performer and educator whose work spans solo, chamber, operatic, choral, and liturgical music. His most recent performances have been in collaborations with his sister, soprano Kate Norigian including concerts with Encore Opera and Music on the Hill Chamber Music Festival in Rhode Island. Other notable performances include musical direction for L’elisir d’amor with Opera Providence, Ned Rorem’s Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters with The Contemporary Theater Company of Wakefield, and concert adaptations of La Boheme and Turandot with Coffee Milk Opera. Equally at home with instrumental repertoire, John was a semi-finalist with his trio representing the Cleveland Institute of Music in the Plowman Competition in Columbia, Missouri and was a prize winner in the Darius Milhaud Chamber Music Competition in Cleveland, Ohio.
Chorale and liturgical music have also been an important part of John’s career. He has served as assistant music director and pianist for the South County Chamber Singers, and the music director and organist for St. Catherine Catholic Church and Holy Apostles Catholic Church in RI. As an educator, John has served on the piano faculty of the RI Philharmonic Music School, Suzuki School of Newton, MA and the Community College of Rhode Island. He looks forward to joining the vibrant musical community at the University of Mississippi, where he aims to bring passion and dedication to his teaching and engage in meaningful collaborations with students and faculty.
Education
Master's Piano, Cleveland Institute of Music