Logan Skelton is a much sought-after pianist, teacher and composer whose work has received international critical acclaim. As a performer, Skelton is active in the United States, Europe and Asia and has been featured on many public radio and television stations including NPR's "Audiophile Audition," "Performance Today," "All Things Considered," and "Morning Edition," as well as on radio in China and national television in Romania. He has recorded numerous discs for Centaur, Albany, Crystal, Blue Griffin, Equilibrium, Supertrain, and Naxos Records, the latter two consisting of collaborations with fellow composer-pianist William Bolcom. He is a frequent international competition juror and has appeared in such festival settings as Bachauer, Amalfi, Gijón, Eastman, Tunghai, Chautauqua, American Romanian, Eastern, New Orleans, Poland International, Indiana University, Hilton Head, and the Prague Piano Masterclasses. He is a popular presenter at music teacher organizations including numerous appearances at MTNA national conventions and EPTA World Piano Conferences, as well as serving as Convention Artist for state conventions in New York, Illinois, Michigan, Louisiana, North Carolina, Wyoming, Indiana, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Iowa. Moreover, he has given countless performances and masterclasses at colleges and conservatories throughout the world. His Centaur Records compact disc, of all 20th century American solo piano music, is titled American Grab Bag: Piano Music of Our Time. American Record Guide described this as a “fascinating recording,” commenting on Skelton’s “superb, wonderfully subtle and elegant playing.” As a composer, Skelton has a special affinity for art song, having written nearly two hundred songs, including numerous song cycles, many of which have been recorded commercially and performed internationally. Critics have noted the close fusion of text and music in Skelton’s songs, how words are “… illuminated with brilliance and deep emotional power,” American Record Guide. In Fanfare, Skelton has been singled out for his “… exquisitely crafted art songs in the American tradition … we are in the hands of someone who lives and breathes song.” He has creatively reimagined various piano compositions of Liszt, Mozart, Chopin, and Bartók, a number of which are published by Muse Press. He has contributed substantially to the Gershwin complete edition, as well as made creative arrangements of An American in Paris and numerous Gershwin songs, soon to be published by Schott Music. A devoted teacher himself, Skelton has been repeatedly honored by the University of Michigan, including the Harold Haugh Award for excellence in studio teaching, and the Arthur F. Thurnau professorship, among the highest honors given to faculty members at the university. Additionally, he serves as a Visiting Artist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in an ongoing research project, “The Biomechanics of Piano Playing.” Skelton’s own piano students have won awards in many national and international competitions. His former students hold positions of prominence in music schools and conservatories throughout the world. He has served on the faculties of Manhattan School of Music, Missouri State University, and is currently Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Director of Doctoral Studies in Piano Performance, and the Artur Schnabel Collegiate Professor of Music in Piano at the University of Michigan.