Pianist, Educator, & Composer

Biography

Luc Beauliere

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Luc Beauliere began sharing interest in music at an early age. He started playing trumpet at six years old, and six months later, he began composing some exercises for trumpet. However, that promising journey would soon end, due to his health; that is when he switched to piano. Just a few weeks after begining to take piano lesson, Luc would amazed anyone who heard him play.

However, it wasn't until Luc moved to U.S that he would gain success. He enrolled at Palm Beach State College and that led him to compete and win the Florida Community Colleges Jazz piano competition. After graduating from Palm beach State College, he went on to study at the University of Miami, Frost School of Music with a scholarship. In December 2010, Luc graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education.

Luc studied composition, harmonization, and orchestration with Dr. Allen Webber from PBSC and Dr. Stuart Glazer from FAU. His classical teachers include Professor Judith Burganger (FAU) , Leonid Treer (FAU), Robert Jones (PBSC), Dr. Greg Taylor (UM); his jazz piano teachers include Brad Keller (PBSC), Felix Gomez (UM), Doug Bickel (UM), and David Hammer (FAU).

As a musician and recording artist, Luc has performed with several well-known musicians and bands, including John Faddis, Nestor Torres, Slide Hampton, UM Bebop ensemble, Tuesday Nite Big Band, to name a few; and on July 2011, he released his first album "Give Thanks". As a composer, he has composed more then 20 works. As a music educator, he taught music classes in several schools around the Palm Beach area: Dreyfoos School of the Arts, Emerald Cove Middle School, etc. Luc is the music director at Beauliere Academy of Music.