Ruthanne Schempf, Ph.D.

About Ruthanne

Ruthanne Schempf is an active chamber and solo musician and has performed throughout the United States. She is on the faculties of SUNY-New Paltz and Interlochen Arts Camp, and is a member of the Pon̩ Ensemble for New Music. She has also taught at Marist College and was the pianist for the Cadet Glee Club at West Point. She earned undergraduate degrees from Michigan State University and a D.M.A. from the Manhattan School of Music. Her teachers include Ralph Votapek, Robert Goldsand, Constance Keene, and Marc Silverman. Her solo piano recording, An American Mirage: Exotic Piano Images, was released on the MSR Classics label.