Bomi Tunstall

Biography

Dr. Bomi Tunstall is a pianist and teacher with a well-rounded background in performance, pedagogy, and chamber music. Her performances have been well received by world-class artists such as Leon Fleisher, Boris Berman, Charles Rosen, and Awadagin Pratt. She was the winner of the 23rd Krannert Debut Artists Competition and received major prizes from the 11th Biennial International Beethoven Sonata Competition, the Society of American Musicians Competition, and the Chicago Piano Duo Competition.

She holds a doctoral degree from the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University, as well as master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her publications include the dissertation “Stravinsky, Jazz, and the New American Sound: Piano Music of Aaron Copland, William Schuman, Leonard Bernstein, and Lukas Foss,” an article for Clavier Companion magazine titled “Passion Gives Us Purpose,” and a CD, “Piano Music of Rachmaninoff, Debussy, and Beethoven,” on Beaux Musique Records. Her extensive pedagogical training includes a second master’s degree in pedagogy from UIUC, along with certifications from the Institute for Jaques-Dalcroze Education, the Greater Philadelphia Suzuki Institute, and the Chicago Suzuki Institute.

Dr. Tunstall has previously taught at Queens University of Charlotte, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Frostburg State University, Peabody Preparatory of Johns Hopkins, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she taught applied piano, class piano, music theory, and ear training courses. Currently, Dr. Tunstall is an Assistant Professor of Music at Liberty University, where she serves as an online faculty member in the School of Music. A Nationally Certified Teacher of Music (NCTM), she is a frequent adjudicator for piano competitions and festivals across the Carolinas and regularly performs with members of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra.