Pianist Lynda Saponara has performed internationally with the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria. In the U.S., she has collaborated with the Princeton Festival, the American Handel Festival, dell'Arte Opera Ensemble, Opera at Florham and Opera Festival of New Jersey. She has served as master class pianist for composer John Corigliano, percussionist Evelyn Glennie, pianists Joan Dornemann and Dalton Baldwin, and singers Paul Plishka, Sharon Sweet, Patricia Craig, and Gabriela Lechner. She has also performed on the TODAY show with tenor Philip Alongi.
Lynda has been a faculty member at The College of New Jersey, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, New Jersey City University and Wagner College. She holds D.M.A. and M.M. degrees in Collaborative Piano Performance from Mason Gross and a B.M. in Piano Accompanying from Westminster Choir College. Lynda is an active recitalist with both vocalists and instrumentalists. She is a founding member of trio@play and an Artist-in-Residence at the Joshua Tree School in Princeton, NJ. She maintains a vocal coaching and piano studio in Princeton, NJ.