Piano with Tin L.

Originally from Vietnam, Winton Tin Vi La earned his Bachelor and Masters’ degrees in piano performance from Pensacola Christian College. He is currently a DMA student at James Madison University in the studio of Dr. Gabriel Dobner. His other principal teachers include the renowned Brazilian pianist and pedagogue Daisy Deluca Jaffe, and Dr. Pitagoras Goncalves. Winton has given solo and collaborative recitals in Florida, Virginia, and Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. He is also a church pianist currently serving at St. James United Methodist church in Pleasant Valley, Virginia. As a teacher, he focuses on developing in students a healthy piano technique that can help them solve technical issues as well as enhance their ability in expressing music.