Roger Wright

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Roger Robinson ("Trey") Wright III (born April 1, 1974[1]) is an American classical concert pianist. He is also a Scrabble player who won the United States National Scrabble Championship in 2004. Roger Wright was born in Houston, Texas,[1] the son of Roger Wright, Jr., and Christy (Schmidt [2]) Wright. He began piano study at age 12.[3] During high school he studied with Houston teacher John Weems. At 18 Wright made his concerto debut with the Houston Symphony Orchestra.[4] Wright entered the piano program at the University of Houston, where he continued his studies with Nancy Weems, Ruth Tomfohrde, Abbey Simon, and Horacio Gutiérrez, and earned his Bachelor of Music degree. During this time he won second prize in the 1996 (U.S.) Music Teachers National Association Piano Competition, College Division. Wright remained in Houston for graduate study, earning his Master of Music degree as a student of John Perry at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music; he would later do doctoral work with Perry at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.[5] Wright has been a prizewinner in several international competitions, including first prizes in the 1998 Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition[5] and the 2003 San Antonio International Piano Competition.[6] His performances in the 2000 Sydney International Piano Competition led to a debut recording with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[7] He has performed as a soloist in North America, Australia, Europe,

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Evocations

Piano Masterpieces

Piano Favorites

Roger Wright In Concert

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Piano Masterpieces (Live)

2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Preliminary Round

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Kinderszenen, Op. 15/7 Taumerei (Dreaming from Scenes from Childhood)

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Gardens In The Rain - The Colours of the Piano (Disc 1)

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In Concert

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Classic 100 Piano Vol 2 (Disc 1)

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Gardens In The Rain - The Colours of the Piano [Disc 1]

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ABC Classic 100 Piano Vol 2

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