Dr. Arthur Houle is in frequent demand as a clinician, adjudicator and performer, both as soloist and collaborator. He holds degrees from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, New England Conservatory and the University of Iowa. 

Houle is founder and director of the Festival for Creative Pianists (www.pianofestival.org). A frequent presenter for national and regional professional conferences, he was the only pianist to be invited to perform twice, to critical acclaim, in the 1995 International Chopin Music Festival. He has given coast-to-coast lecture/recitals and master classes for various teacher organizations and schools. Frequent radio airings include two live interview/performances on NPR’s “Eklektikos” program for KUT-Austin, TX - once to perform original jazz trio compositions, and a second appearance to perform and discuss the music of Chopin. His chamber music collaborations include performances with the Langroise Trio, Copley Chamber Players, and renowned soloists such as cellist Dennis Parker, whose Carnegie Recital Hall debut with Houle was critically acclaimed. 

Houle’s “Chopin Nocturnes” CD features live performances with authentic variants, along with original variants as Chopin might have done. Other CDs feature lesser-known cello/piano repertory and the music of contemporary composers.

Cowboy Jazz, Dr. Houle's collection of original piano solos for intermediate level students, is scheduled for publication by the Hal Leonard Corporation.

Houle was a frequent contributor to Piano & Keyboard and has also written for Clavier, Piano Quarterly, Piano Today, American Record Guide, The College Music Society Newsletter, The Piano Adventures® Teacher FJH Pedagogy Newsletter, North Dakota Music Educator Journal, Arkansas Music Educator Journal (“Segue”), and the IMEA’s Idaho Music Notes. Houle currently writes a regular interview column for American Music Teacher.

Houle’s principal piano teacher was Leonard Shure; chamber music coaches included Eugene Lehner, Colin Carr, Benjamin Zander and Victor Rosenbaum. 

A studio piano teacher since the age of 13, Houle has taught at the New England & Boston Conservatories, the Universities of Iowa, North Dakota & Texas-Austin, and, most recently, at Albertson College.

For full vita download, please see www.pianofestival.org/arthoule.htm.