Pianist Nan Shannon is an active soloist, chamber musician, and teacher in the Denver
area. As a former member of the Contemporary Music Forum in Washington, D.C., she
gave premieres of numerous pieces by an international group of composers. She has
continued working with living composers in Colorado with the Playground Ensemble and
on the Pendulum Series, and has performed on chamber music series by the Colorado
Chamber Players, Front Range Chamber Players, and Denver Eclectic Concerts. Ms.
Shannon teaches at Regis University and Metropolitan State University of Denver, and is
a frequent adjudicator for competitions in Colorado and Wyoming. She earned her
Doctorate in Piano from the Peabody Conservatory where she studied with Ann Schein,
and her Master’s in Accompanying from the University of Southern California, studying
with Jean Barr and Brooks Smith.
