Mr. Henry Rose, a native of Panamá, is currently the Director of Piano Studies at South Mountain Community College where he teaches theory & composition and applied piano. He has studied with Jaime Ingram, Robert Wharton, and most recently, Robert Hamilton while in pursuit of advanced graduate studies at Arizona State University. He has coached with Jeffrey Kahane, Gita Karasik, and Emanuel Ax.

In addition to his duties as Chairman of the Young Artist Committee, Mr. Rose maintains a private studio in the East Valley and is an active performer, adjudicator, and composer. His compositions include the recently premiered Sonata Breve for Cello and Piano, Myxed Colors for Two Pianos, and he continues to gain national and international recognition with the publication and subsequent recording of his Accompaniments for Second Piano to Johann Sebastian Bach's Fifteen Two-Part Inventions.

Courses Offered @ SMCC

MTC 101 Introduction to Music Theory
MTC 105 Music Theory I
MTC 106 Music Theory II
MUP 150 Community Chorus
MUP 163 Jazz Ensemble
MUC 109 Music Business: Merchandizing and the Law
MHL 140 Survey of Music History

Education

B.A., University of North Dakota, Music Performance
M.A., University of North Dakota, Music Performance