BioMusic

Patricia Gray holds degrees from the Oberlin Conservatory (BM), the University of Wisconsin/ Madison (MM), and from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (DMA). She is the Artistic Director and Pianist of National Musical Arts (NMA), for 21 seasons the resident ensemble at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington DC, and the founder and Director of NMA's BioMusic Program. As pianist, she has performed at The White House, is the recipient of the prestigious Franz Liszt Commemorative Medal from the government of Hungary, a soloist with leading orchestras, and has collaborated in performances with renowned composers and performers. Dr. Gray is a Baldwin Artist. As Executive Producer, she created and produced international concerts with 18 foreign Embassies, a companion concert for an international art exhibition, and productions with the National Broadcasting Company, Inc., the Motion Picture Association, ASCAP, the Recording Industry Association of America, the Smithsonian, the Getty Conservation Institute, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. As Director of NMA's BioMusic Program, Dr. Gray leads a team of distinguished scientists and musicians that explores the musical sounds in all species. She was the lead author of a BioMusic article in the journal, Science, and represented the Biomusic Program in articles for: NYTimes, BBC, CBC, Discovery Channel, National Geographic Channel, The Boston Globe, London Daily Telegraph, Muse Magazine, and newspapers in Latin America. Dr. Gray served as Principal Investigator (PI) for a NSF funded Planning Grant and is Co-PI for a multi-year grant from the National Science Foundation for the development of a BioMusic national exhibition for informal science centers nationwide. In 2002, Dr. Gray was appointed Senior Specialist by the Fulbright Program, the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars to serve as a special consultant to foreign institutions and organizations worldwide. 336-256-1479 or email: pgraypiano@msn.com