The Gifted Music School, a part of the Salt Lake Music School Foundation, is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, created to establish a premiere music school for children and reestablish the United States as a leader in serious music education. We accept all students who pass our admission requirements regardless of financial background.
Director Eugene Watanabe
A graduate of Curtis Institute of Music in both violin and piano, Mr. Watanabe is the only student to ever be awarded double degrees in violin and piano. Teachers have included Leon Fleisher, Claude Frank, Arnold Steinhardt, and Joseph Silverstein. He has performed worldwide on both instruments, appearing at Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center and with major orhchestras including the Hamburg Symphony, Moscow State Symphony Orhcestra, Calgary Philharmonic, Czechoslovakian Martinu Chamber Orhcestra and New York String Orchestra. Major awards include second prize at the Calgary Honens international piano competition.
The Gifted Music School Board
Holly Cox
Dr. Kelly Hubbard
Debbie Moench
Chase Kimball
Joanne Rowland
Eugene Watanabe
Honorary Advisory Board
Hsiang Tu
Gifted Music School Orchestra Staff
Rebecca Moench ~ Master's Degree, San Francisco Conservatory
Rachel Bower ~ MM, Bachelor's Degree, Cleveland Institute of Music
Brittany Gardner ~ MM, University of Michigan, BA Case Western
Visiting Orchestra Sectional Faculty
Sarah Tasker ~ BM, Cleveland Institute of Music; MM, Juilliard School
