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Walden Hughes

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Dr. Walden Hughes was one of three United States music teachers awarded the 1995 "Master Teacher Certificate" by the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). Dr. Hughes has published 75 articles and reviews (book and CD reviews) in national and international music journals. He holds five degrees in music, including two in piano performance and one each in piano pedagogy, music history and literature, and music theory. Dr. Hughes teaches piano, music history, composition and counterpoint at Northwest Nazarene University, where he has served for the past 32 years. He also founded and arranges music for the NNU Piano Ensembles. Dr. Hughes is the 2007 recipient of the NNU Alumni Association Professional Achievement Award, which was presented during 2007 Homecoming festivities in November.

Dr. Hughes has written 88 piano ensemble compositions and arrangements for 1 piano 4 hands, 2 pianos 4 hands, 1 piano 6 hands, 2 pianos 8 hands, 2 pianos 12 hands, 4 pianos 16 hands, 4 pianos 8 hands, 4 pianos 24 hands and 8 pianos 16 hands, which have been performed widely by faculty and student ensembles in 51 countries. (click on the graphic below to hear these works as MIDI files) (or go to this web site for availability - http://myweb.cableone.net/wdhughes):