Christopher DiCamillo, Class of 2013, is Immaculata University’s first recipient of the Jacobs Music Steinway Award. The award is given to a graduating senior, chosen by the music faculty, in recognition of outstanding pianistic ability, musicianship, and artistic and academic scholarship. The recipient receives a cash gift and a plaque of recognition.

DiCamillo performed and received the award on Friday, May 31 at a concert showcasing seven music majors. The concert opened the Steinway Comes to Immaculata piano sale weekend.

DiCamillo recently graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in music and a concentration in performance. He credits the faculty and administration, as well as supportive family and friends, with helping him earn a place in the Honors Society and the National Music Honors Society, as well as two certificates of honor. He studied under Steinway Artist William Carr, DMA, professor of music at Immaculata. DiCamillo’s studies coincided with Immaculata’s honor of becoming an All-Steinway School last year, bringing the world’s most respected hand-built pianos into each practice room and performance space at the University.

“Performance-quality pianos truly helped me explore musical concepts more successfully,” said DiCamillo. “You hear yourself better. And when that happens, you’re more able to control and convey what’s in your soul to an audience.”

“We congratulate Christopher DiCamillo as the first Jacobs Music Company Steinway Award recipient at Immaculata University,” said Al C. Rinaldi, chairman and CEO of Jacobs Music Company. “Immaculata University has provided Christopher and his colleagues with the finest instruments, Steinway pianos, on which to develop their musical skills. We at Jacobs Music are proud to have played a part in providing these instruments to the University and its students, and we applaud Immaculata for making this investment in excellence.”

Jacobs Music Company is the Philadelphia area’s exclusive representative for new and authentically restored Steinway & Sons pianos and Steinway-designed Boston and Essex pianos.

Immaculata University is a Catholic, comprehensive, coeducational institution of higher education, located on the Main Line between Malvern and Exton, 20 miles west of Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Art Alliance celebrates cultural life in Philadelphia at its annual Wetherill Ball.  The event celebrated the jewel of Rittenhouse Square, the Wetherill Mansion, home to the Philadelphia Art Alliance.  The evening included cocktails, dinner and dancing and a silent auction.  Proceeds from the event benefited the preservation and restoration of the Wetherill Mansion.

With a doctorate in piano and a master’s in international business relations from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Carr uses his unique training in both disciplines to offer corporate seminars on creativity to schools of business and to Fortune 500 companies. He has given these seminars at Columbia University, Dartmouth College, the Wharton School, and at more than 30 corporations in the U.S. and abroad. He has also presented at the American Society for Training and Development, the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals, and at the American Creativity Association, a forum that promotes creativity and innovation in a wide range of industries and disciplines.

Carr studied piano at the Juilliard School with Adele Marcus as well as at Temple University, and he earned his doctorate in piano at the Catholic University of America with Marcus. He continued his studies in Vienna and at the Munich Conservatory and the Liszt Conservatory in Germany.  In 2005 he was named a Steinway Artist, a prestigious title that recognizes the most exceptional music performers in the world. He has taught at Immaculata for 20 years, and in 1998, he was honored as the first recipient of the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award. For more information about Carr, visit www.williambcarr.com.

Immaculata University is a Catholic, comprehensive, coeducational institution of higher education, located on the Main Line between Malvern and Exton, 20 miles west of Philadelphia.

Dr. Carr will be the soloist in a performance of Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major.  The Orchestra will also perform Beethoven’s King Stephen Overture Opus 117 and Tchaikowsky’s Symphony No. 5 in E Minor.

Dr. Carr received degrees in piano performance from Temple University.  He continued his studies under the world-renowned Adele Marcus at the Julliard School in the Graduate Professional Studies Program.  He received his Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree in piano performance from The Catholic University of America.  He earned post-doctoral performance certificates from the Munich Conservatory in Chamber Music and from the Listzt Weimer Conservatory through studies with concert pianist Paul Badura-Skoda in Germany and Austria.  Dr. Carr also holds a master’s degree in International Relations/International Business from theWhartonSchoolat the University of Pennsylvania.  He was the first recipient of the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award at Immaculata University.

Immaculata University is a comprehensive, Catholic, coeducational institution of higher education, located on the Main Line between Malvern and Exton, 20 miles west of Philadelphia.

Carr studied piano at Temple University and at the Juilliard School with the world-renowned pedagogue Adele Marcus, and he earned his doctorate in piano at the Catholic University of America with Marcus. He earned post-doctoral performance certificates from the Munich Conservatory in Chamber Music and from the Liszt Weimar Conservatory through studies with concert pianist Paul Badura-Skoda inGermanyandAustria. Carr was named a Steinway Artist in 2005, a prestigious title that recognizes the most exceptional music performers. He has taught at Immaculata for 18 years, and in 1998, he became the first recipient of the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award at the University. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, and the Academy of Music in Philadelphia. He holds a master’s in international business relations from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

With his training in music and in business, Carr draws on both disciplines to offer corporate seminars on creativity to schools of business and to Fortune 500 companies. He has given these seminars at Columbia University, Dartmouth College, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and at more than 30 corporations in the U.S. and abroad. He has also presented at the American Society for Training and Development, the world’s largest association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals, and at the American Creativity Association, a forum that promotes creativity and innovation in a wide range of industries and disciplines. For more information on Carr, visit his website at www.williambcarr.com.