Belizean-born pianist Jeriel Jorguenson is a promising young performer and teacher. He enjoys performing and competing, and was awarded the first place award in the Beethoven Music Club Competition in Memphis in 2018. Jorguenson has also competed in the MTNA Young Artist Competitions at Blair School of Music. His love of music has allowed him to travel far and wide, including the Governor’s School for the Arts in 2012, the Interharmony Music Festival in Italy in 2013, and a visit to the Steinway factory in New York City in 2015. He has even performed on “Live in Studio C,” a classical music radio station sponsored by NPR. 

 

For the past two years, Jorguenson has served as the principal pianist for the University of Memphis Wind Ensemble, and performed with the University of Memphis Collegiate Choir in the spring of 2018. In addition to his performing, he served as adjudicator for the Piano and Harp Solo Competition at the Bellevue Baptist School of Performing Arts. Jorguenson also teaches class piano to undergraduate music majors at the University of Memphis and serves as a piano collaborator for instrumentalists and vocalists at the University.

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In December 2018, Jorguenson placed second in the inaugural George R. Johnson Concerto and Aria competition, and this victory allowed him a performance with the Cleveland Orchestra of Tennessee in April 2019. Jorguenson also placed second in the Metro Atlanta Musicians Association Competition in March 2020. 

 

Jorguenson received his Bachelor of Science degree from Lipscomb University, where he studied with Dr. Jerome Reed. He is currently completing his doctoral degree in Piano Performance degree at the University of Memphis with Dr. Artina McCain. While away from the piano, he enjoys reading legal and crime thrillers, drawing, and is a bit of an American history buff.