THOMAS J. CUFFARI, DIRECTOR OF KEYBOARD DIVISION
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Mr. Cuffari is a member of the Scarborough Trio, an ensemble who performs extensively throughout the United States.  The group recently received the Silver Medal at the 2004 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition.  The trio was also a winner of the Artists International New York Debut Award and gave their New York debut at Carnegie Hall's Weill Hall last February.  They have presented on the “Dame Myra Hess Memorial Concert Series” in Chicago.

Teaching has been a big part of Mr. Cuffari’s career. He is currently on the music faculty at Concordia College Conservatory. He attended Chapman University in Orange, CA where he earned a Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano Performance with honors and received his Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance at Manhattan School of Music as a student of Sarah Davis Buechner. Mr. Cuffari is also an accomplished organist having studied with Dr. Frederick Swann at the Crystal Cathedral and appearing as a featured soloist on the Hour of Power.

Mr. Cuffari Studied piano with Dan-Wen Wei, the founder of International Concert Alliance, and hopes to further Wei’s vision of fostering young musical talent around the world.