Hailed by Wynton Marsalis as “a remarkable virtuoso, a consummate artist,” Judith Lynn Stillman is the Artist-in-Residence and a Professor of Music at Rhode Island College. Dr. Stillman received Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School, where she won the concerto competition and was awarded the Dethier Prize for Outstanding Pianist. Winner of 18 competitions including First Prize in the International Opera Vision/ Opera Harmony Quarantine Competition as composer, music director, and pianist for her mini-opera starring Grammy-Winner Will Liverman, Stillman has performed at prestigious venues and festivals worldwide, including at Marlboro, Tanglewood, Grand Teton, Cactus Pear, Lancaster, Mostly Mozart, Yale at Norfolk festivals, international festivals in France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Costa Rica, conservatories in Russia, China (Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing), Scotland (Royal Conservatoire), and the Czech Republic (Prague Conservatory), where she served as visiting guest artist, Carnegie Hall, world premieres at Avery Fisher/David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, at the GRAMMY’s celebration for Rostropovich, the Academy Awards Uniting Nations, guest artist with the Borromeo, Cassatt, Shanghai, Muir, and Lydian String Quartets, The Beach Boys, Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater, featured artist with Herbie Hancock on a Bose commercial, and collaborations with members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lincoln Center Chamber Players. Her duet album with Wynton Marsalis on Sony Classical was on the Billboard Top Ten. She has recorded on North Star Music, Naxos, Sony, and Classics for Kids. Stillman has served as musical director for events at Trinity Rep, The Gamm Theatre (Amadeus), Bridgewater State University (Urinetown, Cabaret, etc.), Rhode Island College (Cry Baby and bi-annual cabarets), San Diego Rep, La Jolla Country Day Theatre (Les Mis, Working), All Children’s Theatre (Annie, Oliver!, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever), Academy Players (My Fair Lady), Classical High School (Wicked, A Chorus Line), Operafestival di Roma in Rome and Verona, Italy, arranger for Wichita Rep Theatre (Amadeus). Stillman’s compositions have been premiered by Will Liverman of the Metropolitan Opera, featured at the Czech Embassy, Cactus Pear Festival, Sandpoint Festival, Lancaster Festival, etc. She was named Honored Artist of The American Prize in piano and composition, Creative Services Industry Leader by PBN, and was an inaugural Pell Award Winner for Excellence in the Arts. As a first Pell Award winner, Stillman performed a special solo piano tribute for Tina Fey and Kelli O’Hara at the awards ceremony in 2025. At RIC, Stillman received the Thorp Award for Outstanding Creative and Scholarly Activity, the Faculty Award from RIC Alumni Services, and the Maixner Award for Outstanding Teaching. In 2024, Stillman’s play-within-a concert® format received official trademark status from the US Trademark and Patent Office. Some of her play-within-a-concert® productions include Dvorak: A Bohemian Rhapsody, April in Paris with Poulenc, Music, Mystery, and Madness, Women Trailblazers in Music and Mozart’s Musical Mystery Tour. Visit judithlynnstillman.com.