Lynn Faulkner

Dr. Lynn Faulkner received undergraduate and graduate degrees in piano performance from the University of Alabama, where she was a student of Amanda Penick. As a doctoral student, she was the recipient of the Narramore Endowed Music Fellowship and the Graduate Council Fellowship, and was awarded the Wilbur Rowand Prize for Outstanding Music Student. She was named a semifinalist in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition in South Bend, Indiana, and received the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist Award. Her doctoral dissertation, "Continuity in Brahms's Late Piano Works" received the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama, and was selected for inclusion in Maurice Hinson's book, the Pianist's Bookshelf. Dr. Faulkner has been an accompanist for many fine singers and instrumentalists, most notably soprano Elizabeth Futral, with whom she presented a recital at St. Bartholomew's Church in New York City. She has served in the music departments of Samford University, Huntingdon College, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and the University of New Orleans.  Dr. Faulkner joined the University of Montevallo music faculty in 2007. She serves as staff accompanist and instructor of piano.