JASMINE MEYER

Jasmine Meyer has been studying piano since age 5. Currently, she studies under Dr. Sylvia Wang of the Bienen School of Music, continuing her musical studies as a Computer Science - Piano Performance dual degree student at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Jasmine’s passion for music has only grown with time, inspiring her to reach greater and greater heights. Her accolades include second-time winner of the Eastern Division in the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), first place in duet in the New Jersey Music Teacher Association’s (NJMTA) piano competition, and NJMTA’s high school scholarship alternate. Her other piano accomplishments include winning Honorable Mention at the MTNA State Competition solo piano, second place of the NJMTA Young Musicians Competition, Gold Winner of the NLPA Chamber Music Competition, First Place Winner of the MEA Piano Duet Competition and second place in solo, winner of the Bookstaber Scholarship Competition and was featured in the Crescent Concerts Showcase for Exceptional Young Artists. She has performed at masterclasses given by John Perry, Douglas Humphrey and Ingrid Clarfield and has twice been awarded the Mayo Performing Arts Center's Student of the Month award. She has performed at Weill and Zankel Hall of Carnegie Hall, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Steinway Hall, the Dimenna Center and the Mayo Performing Arts Center.

Jasmine is also an accomplished accompanist and chamber musician, volunteering at Sheil Catholic Center in Evanston weekly as a piano accompanist and cantor, regularly accompanying other local musicians, and performing in chamber ensembles with her peers at Bienen. She has also won the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards’ Gold Key for Excellence in Personal Essay/Memoir and their Silver Key for Excellence in Poetry. In her free time, Jasmine enjoys cooking and eating East Asian cuisine, listening to rock music, and teaching herself new languages.