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Evan Shinners

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Evan Shinners (born 1986 in Denver, Col.,[1]) is an American pianist,[2] clavichordist,[3][4] and electronic music composer.[2] He often performs under the pseudonym WTF Bach,[2] and is the founder of The Bach Store,[2] a pop-up venue which transforms vacant storefronts into temporary concert spaces.[5] A devoted specialist to the music of J.S. Bach,[6] he is the creator of the WTF Bach Podcast.[7] He is a winner of the Inaugural Alumni Enterprise Award[8] from the Music Academy of the West, and is a Yamaha Artist.[9]

Evan Shinners is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal.[10]

Discography

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As Evan Shinners

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  • @Bach (2011) [11]
  • J.S. Bach Toccatas BWV 910-916 (2013) [12]
  • J.S. Bach English Suites (2018)
  • J.S. Bach French Suites (2018)
  • J.S. Bach Organ Sonatas (2018)
  • The Shape of Bach to Come (2018)
  • J.S. Bach Complete Fantasies for Solo Keyboard (2020)

As W.T.F. Bach

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  • Jello Sweets (2016)
  • Shining Charles (HUGE VIBE) (2016)
  • Englisch (2019)
  • V!va (2019)

References

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  1. ^ "This Week In New York". twi-ny.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  2. ^ a b c d Cooper, Michael (2018-11-23). "A Pop-Up Shop That Offers Bach Preludes, Fugues and Condoms". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  3. ^ "Acclaimed Musician Evan Shinners to Bring Bach to the Masses with "Pop-Up Bach"". amp.benzinga.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  4. ^ "Evan Shinners | Yamaha Artists". www.yamaha.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  5. ^ "Get Your Bach on at the Bach Store Before It Closes Today! | WQXR Blog". WQXR. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  6. ^ "Acclaimed Musician Evan Shinners to Bring Bach to the Masses with "Pop-Up Bach"". PRWeb. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  7. ^ "The WTF Bach Podcast on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  8. ^ "Music Academy of the West Announces Winners of Inaugural Alumni Enterprise Awards; Total of $90,000 Awarded for Innovative Programs - 21C Media Group - Publicity. Digital Media. Consulting. For Music, Culture, & the Performing Arts". 14 June 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  9. ^ "Evan Shinners | Yamaha Artists". www.yamaha.com. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  10. ^ Jun 19, Charles Donelan Wed; 2019 | 10:19am (2019-06-19). "Music Academy Celebrates Jerome Lowenthal". The Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2020-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Schwartz, Michael “Review: @bach - Evan Shinners" January 30, 2012
  12. ^ Haskins, Rob (2016). Classical Listening: Two Decades of Reviews from The American Record Guide. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-4422-4935-6.