EDUCATION
2010: M.M. Contemporary Performance, Manhattan School of Music. Manhattan NY
2007-2008: Graduate Program, University of Miami. Miami, FL (left in good standing)
2006: B.M. Piano Performance, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Oberlin, OH
ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND RESIDENCIES
2022: Hypatia in the Woods Residency. Shelton, WA
2015, 2019, 2021: Avaloch Farm Music Institute. Boscawen, NH
2016: Blue Mountain Chamber Music Retreat. West Point, CA
2010: Stuart Saunders Smith Intensive. Baltimore, MD
2008: Bang on a Can Summer Institute. North Adams, MA
2006, 07: Aspen Music Festival and School. Aspen, CO
RECORDINGS AND BROADCASTS
2023: Ave Maria: Variations on a Theme by Giancinto Scelsi. Carrier Records. CD and digital release
2023: KWMR interview on Art’s Desire with Julie Motz. Radio
2021: Dharmaland. Subliminal Sounds. Limited vinyl, CD and digital release
2020: Anywhere But Here, featuring the music of Jude Traxler. Traxler Studios. Digital release
2020: Rob Shelton: Eight Lines/The Seer. Self-release. Digital release
2020: KALX interview on Arts in Review with DJ Greg Scharpen. Radio
2020: KALW interview on Revolutions Per Minute with Sarah Cahill. Radio
2018: Anne Rainwater: Goldberg Variations. Self-release. Limited CD and digital release
2018: The Crossover Cellist with Lewis Patzner. Podcast
2016: Symmetry Series No. 1. Music of Danny Clay and Joseph Columbo. Pinna Records. Limited vinyl and digital release
2016: God…I Love Chamber Music! Music of Mark Vance. CD
2014: Scratch Tracks with percussionist Jude Traxler. Cat Crisis Records. CD
2013: I Care If You Listen. Podcast
2011: Remembered States. Music of Matthew Hough. Original Abstractions Records. CD
2009: KZYX interview on Music in Our Time with Jay Sydeman. Radio
2005: Aural Capacity, Volume 3. Oberlin Conservatory. CD
SELECT LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2023: Haverford College, Haverford, PA. Guest performer:
Undergraduate composition course lecture and student readings
2023: San Francisco State, San Francisco, CA. Guest artist:
Composition Workshop
2023: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Guest presenter:
Undergraduate composition course: The History of the Prepared Piano
2022: University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD. Guest artist:
Creativity Workshop in the MFA Program
2022: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Guest artist:
Music 90: Making Music
2022: Troy University, Troy, AL. Guest pianist:
Piano Masterclass for the piano studio of Dr. Hui-Ting Yang
2021: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Guest artist:
Prepared piano and flute pieces for the Fall 2021 upper-level composition course
2021: San Domenico School Virtuoso Program, San Anselmo, CA. Guest artist:
Virtuoso Program Alumni Panel and Masterclass
2019: California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA. Lecture recital:
Exploring the Goldberg Variations in Our 21st-Century World
2019: MTAC 2019 Convention, Santa Clara, CA. Presentation:
The Evolution of Polyrhythms and Metric Modulations in Piano Literature
2018: University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Guest critic:
The Piano in Pieces: A Journey Through 20th & 21st Century Music
2016: Maybeck High School, Berkeley, CA. Guest lecturer:
The Goldberg Variations
2014: Wichita State University, Wichita, KS. Guest lecturer:
Polyrhythms in Contemporary Solo Piano Literature
2011: San Domenico High School, San Anselmo, CA. Guest presentation:
Interpreting Modern Scores
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2019: InterMusic SF Musical Grant Recipient. San Francisco, CA
2010: Kraeuter Musical Foundation Award. New York, NY
2009-2010: Performing Arts Fellow, International House. New York, NY
2008-2009: Performing Artist in Residence, International House. New York, NY
SELECT PERFORMANCE VENUES
Areté Gallery and Venue (Brooklyn, NY)
Bargemusic (New York, NY)
BLUEPRINTS Piano Series (New York, NY)
Center for New Music (San Francisco, CA)
CNMAT (Berkeley, CA)
Donau Festival (Krems, Austria)
Galapagos Art Space (Brooklyn, NY)
Gray Area Theatre (San Francisco, CA)
Haverford College (Haverford, PA)
Kampnagel (Hamburg, Germany)
Le Poisson Rouge (New York, NY)
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)
Mass MoCA (North Adams, MA)
Mendocino Music Festival (Mendocino, CA)
Merce Cunningham Dance Studio (New York, NY)
Old First Concert Series (San Francisco, CA)
Paramount Theatre (Oakland, CA)
Princeton University (Princeton, NJ)
Severance Hall (Cleveland, OH)
St. Joseph’s University (Philadelphia, PA)
Switchboard Music Festival (San Francisco, CA)
Tenri Cultural Institute (New York, NY)
The Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.)
Troy University (Troy, AL)
Tuesday’s Music Live (Augusta, GA)
Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
University of Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)
University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
University of California, San Diego (San Diego, CA)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA)
Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)
Z Space (San Francisco, CA)
SELECT TEACHING POSITIONS
2010-present: Anne Rainwater Piano Studio. Private lessons in the East Bay and South Bay, CA and New York, NY
2017-2019: San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College. Chamber music coaching. San Francisco, CA
2015-2018: International High School. San Francisco, CA
2012-2014: Marin Academy High School. San Rafael, CA
2010-2012: Riverdale Music Studio. Riverdale, NY
2007-2008: University of Miami. Miami, FL
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Beyond Artists
Keymore Festival Advisory Board
MusicLink Foundation
Music Teachers’ Association of California