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Accordion, Acoustic Guitar, Background Singer, Bagpipes, Banjo, Bass Guitar, Clarinet, DJ, Dobro, Drums, Electronic Music, Fiddle, Flute, Harmonica, Harp, Keyboard, Lead Guitar, Mandolin, Other, Other Percussion, Piano, Rhythm Guitar, Saxophone, Steel guitar, Trombone, Trumpet, Ukulele, Upright bass, Violin, Vocalist - Alto, Vocalist - Baritone, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Soprano, Vocalist - Tenor.ABOUT
Steven Mento received his Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Delaware, studying applied piano with Leon Bates. After piano study with Annie Petit of The Curtis Institute, he enrolled in a Masters program at Temple University and worked with Harvey Wedeen in piano pedagogy. Steven Mento completed doctoral studies in piano performance at the University of South Carolina where he studied piano with Dr. Charles Fugo and composition with Dr. Richard Goodwin.
Dr. Mento has performed in various locations in the United States and in Vienna, Austria, and has performed at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. His violin concerto was given its World Premiere at the Orvieto Festival in Italy in 2007 and his piano trio, ‘Music for Lancaster’ for the Amael Trio in 2009 at the Festival Forfest in the Czech Republic. Duo Mento performed the world premiere of ‘Dies Irae’ for two pianos on October 23, 2008 at Merkin Hall in New York.
In 2003 Steven Mento composed and performed ‘Elegy’, for piano and orchestra, commissioned by the Bay-Atlantic Symphony, and a new work ‘Algonquian Dreamcatcher’ which had its world premiere with the orchestra in March of 2016.
He taught music and piano at Burlington College and the McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey until 2010.
In 2002 ‘Duo Mento’ was formed with his sister Loretta (chosen by Sony Films to play Mozart in ‘Seven Pounds’) to perform four-hand piano literature; four hand and solo CDs are available on Eroica Classical with digital clips sold on CD Baby at .cdbaby
Pandora radio has listening stations ‘Steven Mento’ ‘Duo Mento’ and ‘Loretta Mento’.
Steven Mento’s ‘Dies Irae’ utilized the famous chant in clever and diverse ways; it was played persuasively and will, one hopes, receive further performances.
Rorianne Schrade
New York Concert Review
Really exquisite playing, clarity, colors, phrasing…….was spellbound….
Jed Gaylin
Conductor of The Bay-Atlantic Symphony
I found myself waiting, breathless during the final pianissimo measures…… the utmost lyricism…….I was completely captivated by his performance.
Koren Cowgill
Classical New Jersey Society
.. played the Schubert Sonata in A Major with fine technique and strong emotional shading…the Schumann Symphonic Etudes displayed great intensity and power should be heard by more people. He is that good.
Ed Wismer, Sentinel-Ledger Critic
…dynamic, stylistically erudite…expressive
purity and intent in the character of style and temperament of the composer…
George Sementovsky, Temple University
- Screen name:
- steve1319694
- Member since:
- Oct 14 2018
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years playing music:
- 45
- Gigs played:
- 50 to 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
Instrument experience:
- Piano:
- Expert
