Evan Shinners

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Evan Shinners (born 1986 in Denver, Col., [1] ) is an American pianist, [2] clavichordist, [3] [4] and electronic music composer. [2] He often performs under the pseudonym WTF Bach, [2] and is the founder of The Bach Store, [2] a pop-up venue which transforms vacant storefronts into temporary concert spaces. [5] A devoted specialist to the music of J.S. Bach, [6] he is the creator of the WTF Bach Podcast. [7] He is a winner of the Inaugural Alumni Enterprise Award [8] from the Music Academy of the West, and is a Yamaha Artist. [9]

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Evan Shinners is a graduate of The Juilliard School, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal. [10]

Discography

As Evan Shinners

As W.T.F. Bach

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