Evan Shinners (born 1986 in Denver, Col.,) is an American pianist,
clavichordist, and electronic music composer.
He often performs under the pseudonym
WTF Bach,
and is the founder of
The Bach Store,
a pop-up venue which transforms vacant storefronts into temporary concert spaces. A devoted specialist to the music of
J.S. Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late baroque music, Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suite ...
, he is the creator of the WTF Bach Podcast. He is a winner of the Inaugural Alumni Enterprise Award from the
Music Academy of the West
The Music Academy is a classical music training program in Montecito in Santa Barbara County, California.
Overview
The academy hosts an annual eight-week summer music festival, highlighted by concerts and workshops directed by famous composer ...
, and is a Yamaha Artist.
Evan Shinners is a graduate of
The Juilliard School
The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elit ...
, where he studied with
Jerome Lowenthal
Jerome Lowenthal (born February 11, 1932) is an American classical pianist. He has served as chair of the piano department at the Juilliard School in New York. Additionally, Lowenthal is on the faculty at Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbar ...
.
Discography
As Evan Shinners
* ''@Bach'' (2011)
* ''J.S. Bach Toccatas BWV 910-916'' (2013)
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* ''J.S. Bach English Suites'' (2018)
* ''J.S. Bach French Suites'' (2018)
* ''J.S. Bach Organ Sonatas'' (2018)
* ''The Shape of Bach to Come'' (2018)
* ''J.S. Bach Complete Fantasies for Solo Keyboard '' (2020)
As W.T.F. Bach
* ''Jello Sweets'' (2016)
* ''Shining Charles (HUGE VIBE)'' (2016)
* ''Englisch'' (2019)
* ''V!va'' (2019)
References
1986 births
Living people
Musicians from Denver
American male pianists
Clavichordists
American male composers
Juilliard School alumni
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