BIOSKETCH AS OF MAY 2021:

 

Pianist, Conductor and Composer Andrew Jonathan Welch currently enjoys a varied professional career that sees him regularly performing with members of the Baltimore, Maryland and National Philharmonic Orchestras in venues including the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian, local embassies and universities. Highlights of his 2016-2017 season include performances on series at the Church of the Epiphany, Shepherdstown University, National Park Seminary, and the Riderwood Chapel as well as a residency with the Voce Chamber Singers of Northern Virginia. At home as both a soloist and collaborator, Andrew’s recital partners have included such notable local artists as Carmen Balthrop, Quintango, and Noah Getz, with whom he has recorded for Albany Records.

 

In addition to his performing activities, Andrew serves as the assistant conductor and keyboard artist of the Georgetown Chorale, artistic director of the Seriously Fun Singers, a Chevy Chase-based singing group, and as Director of Music Ministry at Dumbarton United Methodist Church in Georgetown. Andrew is also a dedicated piano teacher whose studio comprises students of all ages and abilities. His own teachers number among the eminent pianists of our time and include Rita Sloan and Yuliya Gorenman. He has studied as a collaborative piano fellow at the prestigious Aspen Music Festival and is a graduate of the University of Maryland and American University, where he earned the university’s prestigious Evelyn Swarthout Hayes Award.