Pianist and composer Cecile Clement Grobe received her formal training at the Juilliard School of Music, where she was a student of Lonny Epstein, Mozart specialist, and Carl Friedberg, the last surviving student of Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms.

After completing her studies, she went on to pursue a career as a concert pianist, performing at recital halls such as Carnegie and Julliard. She has been hailed by critics as a pianist of 'unerring sensitivity' with 'disciplined romanticism,' the keynote of her style.

In the early 1990s, she began composing, something she'd always enjoyed but had always thought of as a personal interest rather than a professional one. That was to change, however, as she began performing her works and meeting with audiences' responses.

In her own words:
'My work comes from my experiences and I always learn something about myself. But from the overwhelming response of audiences, I realize that this personal experience is not personal at all. It is part of all of us, not mine, but ours.'

Now she has completed eight volumes of original piano compositions. She travels extensively performing her original works.

More about Cecile:

Concerts:
Carnegie Hall (NY)
Juilliard Recital Hall (NY)
Indiana University
University of Massachusetts
Belcourt Castle (Newport, RI)
Castleton State College
Writers' Club (Brown University)
First Night Newport 2003, 2004, and 2005 (Newport Art Museum)
Soloist with Northeast Orchestras
Fleet Bank (Providence, RI)
'Hear In RI' (outdoor performance)
First Night Providence '95 and '96
Bright Night Providence 2007
Bell Gallery - List Center, Brown University
Music at Redwood, Newport, RI
Big Noise Song Slam 1999, 2000, and 2001 showcases

Places Cecile Has Taught:
Carnegie School of Music (NJ)
University of Massachusetts
Juilliard School of Music (as assistant to Jane Carlson)

Awards:
The National Academy of
Recording Arts & Sciences
placed Cecile Clement Grobe on the
Official Ballot for the 2006 Grammy Awards:
Record Of the Year - 'Rhapsody'
Album of the Year - 'Transformation'
Best Classical Album - 'Transformation'
Best Instrumentalist Soloist Performance - 'Jeanine's Song'
Best Classical Contemporary Composition - 'Tears & Rain'

The National Academy of
Recording Arts & Sciences
placed Cecile Clement Grobe on the
Official Ballot for the 2005 Grammy Awards:
Song Of the Year - 'Trees'
Best Classical Album - 'In This Moment'
Best Instrumentalist Soloist Performance - 'Trees'
Best Classical Contemporary Composition - 'Trees'

Discography:
Christmasland (2007) CD
Transformation (2005) CD
In This Moment (2004) CD
Rhapsody (2002) CD
Mirrors (1999) CD
Wildflowers (1997) cassette
Return To The Hearth (1996) cassette
First Night Providence (1995) CD
(featuring 'Trees')
Personal Nature (1994) cassette

Miscellaneous:
Debuted her original compositions at
the University of Massachusetts
Member of RISA
'Trees' chosen for First Night Providence 10th Anniversary CD
All compositions recorded and produced at Normandy Sound
(Phil Greene and Robert Pemberton, engineers)
and at Celebration Sound (Christine Lilley, engineer)