About the ArtistPianist Jennifer Hayghe is sought after as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher throughout the United States and in Central America, Europe, and Asia. She earned bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School, where she was the last student of the legendary artist-teacher Adele Marcus. At Juilliard, Hayghe won every award possible for a pianist, including the William Petschek Debut Award, resulting in her New York City recital debut at Alice Tully Hall. The New York Times stated that Hayghe "displayed a well-schooled technique, a lively and engaging personality and remarkable stamina" in her playing. Hayghe has performed and taught at universities and colleges across the country. She has appeared as a concerto soloist with orchestras throughout the United States, including the National, Syracuse, Virginia, and Pensacola symphony orchestras. Hayghe has performed in multiple major chamber music series, including Bargemusic and the Garth Newel Center for Music, and has been a festival artist for Colorado MahlerFest. She has taught chamber music throughout the United States and in Central America, and from 2018 to 2023, she taught and performed as a soloist and chamber musician at the Brancaleoni International Music Festival in Piobbico, Italy. In demand as a clinician and master class teacher, Hayghe has served as a featured artist at numerous music teachers' conventions. She has given master classes at universities and colleges throughout the country, including the Manhattan School of Music, New York University Piano Master Class Series, and Mannes College of Music Pre-College. Hayghe has served a presenter and panelist at multiple College Music Society and Music Teachers National Association national conferences and has performed at the National Conference for Keyboard Pedagogy. Currently chair of the Roser Keyboard and Piano Area at the University of Colorado Boulder, Hayghe was formerly a member of the piano faculty at Ithaca College and the Barineau Endowed Professor of Piano at Louisiana State University. She lives in Erie, Colorado, with her husband, Robert McGaha, and her son. Hayghe is a Steinway Artist.