Barbara Lister-Sink
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January 18, 1947 Lexington, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Classical |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Website | lister-sinkinstitute |
Barbara Lister-Sink (born January 18, 1947) is an American classical pianist, music educator, and global leader in injury-preventive keyboard technique.
As a child and teenager, Lister-Sink studied piano at the Preparatory School of Salem College with Margaret Meuller and Clemens Sandresky. Lister-Sink graduated with a BA in Music in 1969 from Smith College, where she studied with the American composer and pianist John Duke. After suffering from tendinitis, she worked with Edith Grosz in Amsterdam and successfully overcame her injury. In the early 1970s, Lister-Sink also became interested in incorporating the Alexander Technique into a model of well-coordinated piano technique. In 1974, she studied with Guido Agosti at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena, Italy, and received a Certificate in Piano Performance. In 1977, she received a Soloist Diploma and Prix d'Excellence from the Utrecht Conservatory in Utrecht, Netherlands. In 2015, Lister-Sink received a Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) from the Teachers College of Columbia University.
From 1971-1975, Lister-Sink gave recitals and was a keyboardist with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. From 1975-1976, she was a visiting lecturer at Duke University. From 1976-1979, she was a keyboardist with the North Carolina Symphony. From 1979-1986, Lister-Sink taught at the Eastman School of Music on the Artist Faculty as an Associate Professor of Piano. Since 1986, she has held numerous positions at Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, including Dean of the School of Music (1986-1992), Artist-in-Residence and Professor of Piano (1992-2009), Director of the School of Music (2009–present), and Salem Distinguished Professor (2013–present). She developed and currently directs the first Professional Certificate Program in Injury-Preventive Keyboard Technique (for pianists and organists) in the United States. She has also taught at Brevard Music Center, Chautauqua, and the Amsterdam Muziek Lyceum.
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