Collaborative Pianist

Rachel Flicker currently attends the University of Maryland under the direction of Professor Rita Sloan, and is earning her Master of Music degree in Collaborative Piano. She is currently the collaborative pianist for Dr. Jason Max Ferdinand’s Chamber Singers choir. In 2023, she graduated Cum Laude from Penn State University where she received her Bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance under the direction of Dr. Timothy Shafer. She recently toured with Penn State’s Glee Club choir for 10 days in Portugal as their collaborative pianist.

 

Rachel has also premiered many works written by composition majors during her time at Penn State. She made her opera debut by playing harpsichord for Penn State’s Opera Theatre’s production of Dido and Aeneas in 2021, and was the rehearsal and performance pianist in 2023 for their production of Dialogues of the Carmelites. She has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Presser Undergraduate Scholar Award, the Sue Haug School of Music Leadership Award, the Valley Family Scholarship, the Schlegel Memorial Scholarship, the Marie B. Ashburn Piano Scholarship, and the Jane Cowell Sheaffer Endowment. Rachel has also taught private piano lessons at Flicker Music Studio for 9 years and recently began teaching at Chevy Chase Music in Maryland.