Steven Mento

BIOGRAPHY Steven Mento received his Bachelor of M

studying applied piano with Leon Bates. After pian

he enrolled in a Masters program at Temple Univers

studying composition with Dr. Richard Goodwin. He

New York

Pennsylvania

Delaware

South Carolina

Florida

and in Vienna

Austria

and has performed at the Weill Recital Hall at Car

2008 at Merkin Hall in New York City. Steven Mento

for piano and orchestra

commissioned by the Bay-Atlantic Symphony and awar

is a concert reviewer for the Classical New Jersey

and is composer-in-residence for the Prestige Agen

clarity

colors

phrasing…….was spellbound….

breathless dur

I found myself waiting

breathless during the final pianissimo measures…… the utmost lyricism…….I was completely captivated by his performance. Koren Cowgill Classical New Jersey Society A well controlled

lilting performance…very effective pacing of tempo in Bartók. Serious preparation and commitment are evident. Jane Kirk 1987 Bartok-Kabalevsky Competition .. played the Schubert Sonata in A Major with fine technique and strong emotional shading…the Schumann Symphonic Etudes displayed great intensity and power should be heard by more people. He is that good. Ed Wismer

Sentinel-Ledger Critic …dynamic

stylistically erudite…expressive purity and intent in the character of style and temperament of the composer… George Sementovsky

Temple University