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Ellen Schinnerer Deffner began specializing in piano accompaniment in
London, where she was a student at the Guildhall. While in Europe she
was an accompanist and coach for master classes given by Pierre Bernac
and Gerard Souzay at the Academie Internationale de Musique de Maurice
Ravel in France. While at the Guildhall, Ellen studied harpsichord with
the late Christopher Kite. She has also studied here with Phoebe
Craig. Since returning to the USA, she has been on the faculties of UC
Santa Barbara, Reed College, and the University of Portland in Oregon.
Broadcast performances have included appearances on British and French
television as well as Minnesota Public Radio. |
