John Conte Accompanist

John Conte, pianist, composer, producer, orchestrator, educator, holds a B.M. and  M.M. in piano performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, MD.  His subsequent education includes studies in Jazz Performance and Music Theory at the Manhattan School of Music, Chamber Music at The Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada, and Composition at Westminster Choir College.  ".  His teachers have included Robert Weirich, Ann Schein, Leon Fleisher and Karl Ulrich Schnabel.  He's written and recorded the scores for the award winning independent features "Black-Eyed Susan" and "Mass of Angels".  He was the Assistant Conductor of the Lyric Theatre Orchestra of NYC and is an accompanist for The Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ.  He is currently the pianist and Musical Director for Alexander Kariotis and the Rock Opera Orchestra.