PIANIST RAY LUCK has performed in concert and recital in several music capitals  
   of the world.  His performances in New York's Alice Tully Hall, in London's Queen Elizabeth  
   & Royal Albert Halls, in Paris's Théâtre des Champs Elysées and other major concert  
   venues have won public and critical acclaim.  He has appeared as soloist with the  
   Paris Conservatoire Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and City of London Sinfonia, and  
   has collaborated in chamber music performances with the New World and Lark String  
   Quartets.  Concert tours have extended through East and West Europe, North and  
   South America, the Caribbean, Asia, and Australia.  In 1992 he was appointed a Member  
   of the Order of Service of Guyana and awarded the Cacique's Crown of Honor for  
   outstanding musical achievements.   
   
          Photo from the Amazonian  
    AFTER GAINING the Licentiate and Fellowship          rainforest in Guyana, S. America  
   performing diplomas from the Royal Schools of Music           
   and Trinity College, London, in Georgetown, Guyana,    
   Ray Luck studied at the Royal College of Music in   
   London, and later with Yvonne Lefébure at the   
   Paris Conservatoire.  He had the distinction of   
   winning First Prizes in Piano and Chamber Music   
   in his first year of study.  As a recipient of a   
   a scholarship from the Countess of Munster  
   Musical Trust, he specialized in music from the   
   Classical period with the British pianist,   
   Denis Matthews, while gaining a Bachelor of   
   Music degree with Honors from London University.    
   In the USA he entered the graduate program   
   as a student of György Sebok at Indiana University,   
    and  graduated with the D. Mus  degree with  
   High Distinction.    
   
   
         Ray Luck with music students in China APPOINTED professor emeritus, Ray Luck  
         at the Suzhou School of the Arts was the Charles A. Dana Professor of   
           Music at Randolph College in Lynchburg,  
  Virginia, until 2002.  During his tenure he  
  garnered a number of professional awards  
  including the Katherine Graves Davidson   
  distinguished faculty award, the Master  
  Teacher Certificate from the Music Teachers  
  National Association, and three Senior Fulbright  
  fellowships to the Caribbean,  Greece, and  
  Canada.   
   
   
   
     Master Classes Visiting Professor  
   National State Academy of Music Northeast London Polytechnic, UK  
      in Sofia, Bulgaria University of Maryland at College Park, MD  
   National Music Conservatory at Halandri, Athens National Music Conservatory at Halandri,  
   National University of Singapore    Athens  
   Kwassui Women's College, Nagasaki, Japan University of the West Indies at Cave Hill,  
   Jamaica School of Music    Barbados  
   St. Lucia School of Music St. Lucia School of Music, West Indies  
   UWI Centre for Creative & Festival Arts, International Piano Workshop, Guyana 2011  
       Port of Spain, Trinidad  
   Barbados Piano Teachers Association  
   New Orleans Institute for the Performing Arts  
   Virginia Music Teachers Association State Convention  
    Brandon University, Manitoba  
    University of Manitoba, Winnipeg  
  U.S. State Department, Artistic Envoy, Caribbean 2008  
  International Piano Forum & Music Festival, Rhodes, Greece 2009, 2010  
  Axia Music Festival, Naxos, Greece 2010  
 

 

  
    Music Festival Adjudicator Outside Concert Hall with Ray's Concert  
   Trans-Canada Tour from Newfoundland Banner in Suzhou, China  
     to Br. Columbia for Canadian Music Competitions  
   Kiwanis Music Festivals in Ottawa, London, Calgary,  
     and Edmonton  
   Brandon Festival of the Arts, Manitoba  
    Winnipeg Music Festival  
   Hong Kong Schools Music Festival  
   Guyana Music Festival  
    Antigua & Barbuda Music Festival  
    Jamaica Music Festival  
    Calgary Music Festival  
   
   
   
 

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