Horacio Nuguid

Pianist Horacio Nuguid has captivated audiences with his "beautiful tone" and 
"elegance." In addition to several well known piano concertos, Nuguid has performed also lessor known works, such as Edward MacDowell's Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Clara Schumann's Konzertsatz in F Minor, Mario Pilati's Suite, and Ferdinand Ries' Grand Variations on Rule Britannia with orchestras in the Philippines, Mexico and United States. As the pianist and artistic director of the Rochester Chamber Music Society, Nuguid has been performing with distinguished artists in the region for more than 20 seasons. He was the recipient of the Ardee Award (Mayor's Award) for Outstanding Artist in the city of Rochester. Nuguid received his music performance degrees from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila (BM), the University of Northern Iowa (MM), and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (DMA). As a music educator, Dr.Nuguid has presented master classes internationally and has served as an adjudicator for piano competitions in Minnesota. He also has served as artist/faculty at the Young Artist World Piano Festival in Minnesota for over 20 years and has taught as guest artist at the Philippine High School for the Arts. Dr. Nuguid recently accepted the position of Co-Artistic Director at Bethel University Summer Piano Academy in Minnesota. In August of 2023, Nuguid published an anthology of piano pieces by Filipino composers, which he edited with annotations. He has been promoting this pioneering piano music collection through a series of lecture recitals in the Philippines and United States.