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Dr. Rebecca Sorley, piano
Dr. Rebecca Sorley, MT-BC holds the position of Chair and Professor of Music at the University of Indianapolis. She teaches piano to all levels from Pre-College through Piano Majors as well as Music Business courses in the Music Industry degree. Dr. Sorley holds degrees in piano from Butler, Indiana and Ball State Universities as well as a Master of Business Administration and Music Therapy Equivalency from the University of Indianapolis.
In 2024, she performed Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the UIndy Symphonic Wind Ensemble as well as the Indianapolis Brass Choir. In 2025, she traveled to Colombia where she performed "Music by Living Colombian Women," as well as South American premieres of works for baritone and piano.
Sorley performed a lecture-recital entitled "Musical Immigrants" for the College Music Society International Conference in Sydney, Australia and "Women Make Music" with daughter, Allegra, for the Mu Phi Epsilon International Convention in Denver, Colorado. She has served as a masterclass clinician and performer for the National Collegiate Honors Conferences in San Diego, Chicago, New Orleans, Dallas, Kansas City, Denver, San Antonio, and Washington, D.C. In addition, she has judged numerous piano competitions from the district to international levels.
Sorley served on the International Board of Mu Phi Epsilon as 4th-International Vice-President, Music Advisor from 2017-2023. She has worked as an orchestral keyboardist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, and the Evansville Philharmonic. Dr. Sorley also serves as organist at St. John's United Church of Christ in Indianapolis.
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