Karen Wright has been playing piano for 31 years and teaching for over 15 of those. With a B.S. in Piano Performance from Corban University in Salem, Oregon and an M.A. in Music from Portland State University in Portland, Oregon, she has studied with Prof. John Bartsch, Prof. Peggy Dougherty, and Dr. Susan Chan. Her graduate presentation at Portland
State was focused on Spanish influences in French Impressionistic composers. She has extensive vocal and instrumental accompanying experience at the collegiate level, and has provided music for countless weddings and church services. Her most extreme piano experience was playing keys in a band at Icestock, a music festival in Antarctica. She is currently teaching a full roster of students in Seward, Alaska.