Vincent Lam
Part-Time Assistant Professor of Applied Music
Areas of expertise
Piano
Vincent Lam joined the piano faculty of Southwestern University in
2006 where he teaches applied piano. Dr. Lam received the Bachelor of
Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music, the Master of Music
from the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Doctor of Musical Arts
degree from the University of Minnesota all in piano performance. His
teachers included Nina Lelchuk, Phillip Kawin and Paul Schenly. Dr.
Lam has performed solo and chamber music recitals throughout the
United States and in South Korea including Brigham Young University,
University of Houston, Texas Tech University and the Chosan
University. Performances in music festivals include the Georgetown
Festival of the Arts and the Interlochen Center for the Arts. He has
also recorded music of the French composer Charles Dancla with Eri
Lee Lam. Dr. Lam participated in a presentation at the Texas Music
Educators Association of UIL music in 2008. He also serves frequently
as an adjudicator for the Pearl Amster Competition sponsored by the
Austin Civic Orchestra. Some prizes and awards include the first
prize at the James Tatem Piano competition and the fourth prize at
Young Keyboard Artist Association International Piano competition.
Prior to coming to Southwestern University, Dr. Lam was a member of
the piano faculty at the St. Joseph's School of Music in St. Paul, MN
and a teaching assistant at the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis, MN where he taught applied and class piano.
Education
Bachelor of Music, Manhattan School of Music
Master of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music
Doctor of Musical Arts , University of Minnesota
Interests
Running, coffee, music, movies, family, Bible, Jesus
