Office Hours: by appointment
Fall 2023
Musc 112-000A / Class Piano I
Musc 120, 220, 240, 320, 340, 420 & 440-000E / Applied Lessons - Keyboard
Musc 211-049X / Music Appreciation
Musc 212-000A / Class Piano III
Originally from Romania, Dr. Cristina Vlad Hayes serves as faculty, collaborative
pianist, and adjudicator in Lincoln/Omaha area. Dr. Vlad Hayes is on the faculty at
Concordia University (Seward, NE), and Peru State College (Peru, NE).
Throughout her career, Dr. Vlad Hayes has actively performed in solo and collaborative
settings in Romania, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Germany, Serbia, Austria, and United
States, and her performances have yielded numerous honors and awards. Her interest
in contemporary music led her to premiere numerous new solo and chamber works. She
has performed in New Music Festivals in Romania, Italy and the United States.
A passionate chamber musician who believes in giving back to the community, she especially
enjoys sharing the gift of music with wider audiences in churches, schools, and retirement
communities, where she also takes her students to perform. In her teaching, Dr. Vlad
Hayes encourages pianists at every level to reach their full potential and hopes to
instill in them a life-long love for music. She has taught piano privately in Nebraska,
and Ohio, as well as in collegiate studio and group settings.
Mrs. Vlad Hayes holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from University
of Nebraska-Lincoln, a Master’s Degree and an Artist’s Diploma from Bowling Green
State University, Ohio, and a Bachelor of Music from Gheorghe Dima Music Academy,
Romania.
Her primary tutors have included Mark Clinton, Thomas Rosenkranz, Virginia Marks,
Maxim Mogilevski, Nina Panieva and Ninuca Pop.