Dr. Audrey K. Kaiser's career in music has included extensive performances as both a solo and collaborative concert pianist.
WARWICK, RI, April 03, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Dr. Audrey K. Kaiser with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Kaiser celebrates many years' experience in her professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes she has accrued in her field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Joining the faculty of the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) in Warwick in 2007. Dr. Kaiser has distinguished herself as a professor of music, a capacity in which she teaches various courses in music theory, class piano, applied piano and music appreciation. In 2009, she likewise began serving as the music program coordinator on campus. Dr. Kaiser is the former music director at Saint Raphael Academy in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and has held teaching assistantships and appointments at the University of Kentucky in Lexington and Marshall University.
Dr. Kaiser's career in music has included extensive performances as both a solo and collaborative concert pianist, including numerous concerts with David Kim, the concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and with Tony Award winning singer and actress Alice Ripley. She also contributed for five years as the resident musical director of the Granite Theatre, beginning in 2004. Throughout this time, she conceived, directed and performed in four original musical revues: 'Our Hearts on Broadway'; 'Lullaby of Broadway I'; 'Lullaby of Broadway II'; and 'Lullaby of Broadway III.' Dr. Kaiser continues to serve as the originator and director of the summer cabaret theatre event at the CCRI, called 'Hello BROADWAY!', which launched in 2009 and features both students and professional casts performing collaboratively. Furthermore, she has been active with the show act 'Two of Hearts' since 1980, in which she tours the U.S. performing, arranging and recording.
Dr. Kaiser also has 15 years of touring full-time with Two of Hearts, including composing and recording original songs, hits through the decades, standards and Broadway tunes under her belt. The act appeared in theatres, supper clubs, colleges, concert series and cruise ships across the United States (www.twoofheartsandfriends.com.)
An alumnus of Rhode Island College in Providence, Dr. Kaiser completed a Bachelor of Arts in piano performance in 1978. She later acquired a Master of Arts in piano performance at Marshall University in 1996 and a Doctor of Music Arts in piano performance at the University of Kentucky in 2000, both summa cum laude. Dr. Kaiser also completed two years of training in piano pedagogy at the Taubman Institute.
Aligned as a member of the National Association for Music Education, Dr. Kaiser is also a representative to the National Association of Schools of Music, where she attends annual conferences on behalf of CCRI. She is a member of several local industry-related organizations as well, including the Chaminade Club in Providence, which has offered classical music performances by its musician members at the Mary K. Hail Music Mansion in Providence for more than 100 years. Likewise, Dr. Kaiser has excelled with the Chopin Club in Providence, which is comprised of approximately 100 members that participate in six annual musicales on Sunday afternoons at the Mary K. Hail Music Mansion.
Dr. Kaiser received her first accolade in 1978, a Jacob Hohenemser Award from the music department at Rhode Island College. She later received an Award of Excellence in Teaching from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development in 2013. A celebrated Marquis listee, Dr. Kaiser has been featured in the 64th and 69th editions of Who's Who in America and the 28th edition of Who's Who of American Women.
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