Chad R. Bowles - Pianist
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03/16/2026
This weekend I had the pleasure of sitting down with Nancy Roldán for an interview for the upcoming Sonus International Music Festival.
We talked about my experiences studying with the incomparable Earl Wild, I played some of his music, and we also explored my thoughts on teaching and working with students.
The theme of this year’s festival is “The Unseen Spark,” celebrating the powerful and often invisible ways teachers inspire their students — something that resonates deeply with my own musical journey.
The interview will air in April, and I’ll share more details soon. Stay tuned! 🎹✨
One more short rehearsal clip: sometimes one movement is all it takes.
The Nocturne from York Bowen’s Miniature Suite was the reason I fell in love with this work. He wrote it at just 19 years old, and yet it holds extraordinary emotional depth — tender, searching, and beautifully intimate. This is the last third of that movement.
This clip also catches the playful start of the third movement, which feels like Bowen winking at us after all that introspection.
Such a joy to explore this music. 🎶
02/09/2026
Really looking forward to this, coming up this Saturday! If you’re in the area, I would love to see you there!
https://www.csmd.edu/calendar/2026/02/chad-bowles-feb-14.html
11/18/2025
At work…Scarlatti.
10/20/2025
Just me, a cup of coffee, and a few pages of music that might give away what I’ve been working on lately. Can you spot the clue? 😊 Something exciting and very, very dear to my heart is coming soon — can’t wait to share it with you! 🎹
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