Marvin Rosen earned master鈥檚 degrees in musicology from the Manhattan School of Music and Teachers鈥 College, Columbia University; and his doctorate in Music Education from Teachers鈥 College, Columbia University. He has given many recitals and lecture/recitals as well as radio performances.
He has recorded two CD鈥檚 of Alan Hovhaness piano music for Koch International Classics. The Washington Post described 鈥淔red the Cat鈥 as 鈥渄electable.鈥 About 鈥淰ision of a Starry Night,鈥 the British magazine, Tempo stated, 鈥淩osen鈥檚 commitment to, and enthusiasm for, this very exceptional music cannot for a moment be doubted.鈥
Dr. Rosen is the author of liner notes for a number of recordings featuring American music on the Koch International Classics label and has also written for Albany Records and the MMC label. He has also presented lectures at the College Music Society鈥檚 Northeast Chapter meetings.
Since 1997, he has been host of the weekly radio program, 鈥淐lassical Discoveries鈥 on WPRB (103.3 FM). The program won the prestigious ASCAP Deems Taylor Radio Broadcast Award in 2005. In addition he hosts 鈥淐lassical Discoveries Goes Avant-Garde.鈥
In 2011, Dr. Rosen was elected to the media council of New Music USA.
He is a full-time member of the piano faculty at Westminster Conservatory of Music, and teaches music history for the Young Artist Program and musical styles for the Piano Pedagogy Certification Program.
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