Vivian Montgomery

Adjunct Professor of Harpsichord
Accompanist-in-Residence

College-Conservatory of Music
University of Cincinnati
P0 Box 210077
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0077
telephone: 617-223-1627
fax: 513-556-0202
vmontgomery@verizon.net

Vivian Montgomery, harpsichordist, holds prizes from the Warsaw International Harpsichord Competition and other international competitions. A recipient of a 1995 Solo Recitalist Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, Vivian earned her Bachelor and Masters degrees in Early Keyboard Performance from the University of Michigan and is nearing completion of her DMA in Early Music from Case Western Reserve University. Vivian is nationally recognized as a soloist, and chamber musician, having toured extensively with her ensembles Cecilia's Circle and Galhano/Montgomery Duo.

As an instructor of harpsichord, she was on the faculties of Vanderbilt University and the Macphail Center for the Arts in Minneapolisbefore starting at CCM in 2003. As a conductor, Vivian has served as Music Director for the Minneapolis-based baroque opera company Ex Machina, as director of the Case Western Reserve University Baroque Orchestra, and as Director of the Dickinson College Collegium. She is a fervent advocate for innovative programming and staging of early repertoire, and has committed much of her musical life to merging her performance interests with studies of social and political context.

Vivian now resides in the Boston area, where she is active as an instructor, performer, coach, and conductor. She can be heard on recordings issued by Centaur, Innova, and the Schubert Club.