LOIS SVARD has received critical acclaim for her performances of contemporary piano music. Her affinity for American experimental music has led her to commission and premiere works by many experimental composers, including Robert Ashley, Alvin Lucier, William Duckworth, "Blue" Gene Tyranny, Annea Lockwood, Elodie Lauten, Jerry Hunt, and Stephen Scott. She is currently on the faculty at Bucknell University, where she teaches piano, a course on 20th-century music and a seminar on the creative process. Her performances can be heard on Lovely Music and Composers Recordings, Inc.

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TITLES

• Other Places, (works by Kyle Gann, Elodie Lauten, and Jerry Hunt), Lois Svard, piano, CD 3052, 1997
• With and Without Memory (works by Robert Ashley, William Duckworth and "Blue" Gene Tyranny), Lois Svard, piano, CD 3051, 1994

Lois Svard's web page: http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/svard