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Greg Kostraba with Anthony Philip Pattin
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Anthony Philip Pattin, piano
February 28, 2003
Anthony Philip Pattin
Pianist Anthony Pattin gave his New York debut concert at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in the spring of 1998. In a review of that concert, the critic for the New York Concert Review called Pattin, "a pianist of definite skills and strength."
Dr. Pattin has performed concerts throughout the United States, as well as on tour in Central America. Performing on the Dame Myra Hess Concert Series in Chicago, one critic said this pianist demonstrated a "surety of playing...a beauty of phrasing...and an inner confidence." Said of his most recent New York recital, "Dr. Pattin is a solid presence onstage, confident and gracious. His music making speaks of great involvement and erudition. With the ear and ability to vary tone color with constancy, his palette is a good one." (Darrell Rosenbluth, New York Concert Review).
As an orchestral soloist, Dr. Pattin has performed with the Arkansas Symphony, Alabama Symphony, Temple Symphony (Texas), Toledo Symphony, and the Tuscaloosa Symphony. He is a featured pianist on National Public Radio and has appeared more than a dozen times on Alabama Public Television's Pianist at Work, a weekly program highlighting piano performance.
Anthony Philip Pattin's intense enthusiasm for music and the piano began at an early age in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio, where he received his first piano lessons. In high school, when he was singled out to perform as a concerto soloist, his career was decided. He subsequently earned the Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Toledo, and the Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan, where he was a student of Theodore Lettvin and winner of the annual Concerto Competition. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Alabama in 1994. While a student at UA he studied with Professor Amanda Penick and performed with the University Orchestra as the Concerto-Aria Competition winner.
As the 2001 DeBose Artist at the Annual DeBose National Piano Competition and Festival in Baton Rouge, Dr. Pattin performed in recital, presented a master class, and was a competition judge. He has twice judged the Gladys Norris Perry Competition held in Jackson, MS. He received the 2001 Artist for the New Millennium Award bestowed by the University of Alabama for outstanding achievement in the area of performance.
In addition to his concert career, Dr. Pattin is Professor of Music at the University of Montevallo, where he received the 2001-2002 Distinguished Teacher Award for the College of Fine Arts. He was also named the University of Montevallo University Scholar for 2002-2003.