Artina McCain Piano Masterclass

Upper Valley Music Center welcomes guest artist Artina McCain for a piano masterclass. UVMC piano students will perform for Ms. McCain, who will coach the students on their interpretation, dynamics, and presentation. Masterclasses are an entertaining and educational opportunity to see a master teacher in action and learn what goes into making an outstanding performance. This event is free and open to observers. 

Hailed by the New York Times as a "virtuoso pianist," Artina McCain, has built a formidable career as a performer, educator, and speaker. As a recitalist, her credits include performances at Wigmore Hall in London, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Weill Hall at Carnegie in New York City, and more.

A multi-faceted artist, McCain has been featured in a mirage of spaces, from mistress of ceremony at the Cliburn competition to guest artist at the Gates Foundation Goalkeepers and Saint Heron concert programs curated by Solange Knowles. After years of battling a performance injury, she uses her miraculous recovery to serve as an advocate of musicians’ wellness. Most recently, the BBC featured her on the podcast Sideways, telling her healing story.

Known for promulgating the work of the unsung, she has multiple album collaborations and commissions with duo partner Martin McCain, bass trombone. She arranged 24 African American Folk Songs for the Hal Leonard series for beginning and intermediate pianists. In 2026, she will release the first edition of Grammy Award winning composer, Joseph Joubert’s virtuosic piano transcriptions through the Frances Clark Center.

Currently, she is piano professor at University of Memphis. McCain is an avid tea drinker and fashion enthusiast.