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BIOGRAPHY

Kris Becker (b.1982) has appeared as concert pianist in venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre; on the radio in New York (WQXR) and Houston (KUHF); in concerto collaborations with the SAR Philharmonic, members of the Houston Symphony, and the Shepherd School Symphony; and at the Gilmore, PianoTexas (Cliburn Institute), Kent/Blossom Music, Adamant, and MasterWorks festivals. His competition success includes wins at the Yamaha Young Performing Artist, Lee Biennial International, International Chopin of Texas, Artist Presentation Society, and Shepherd School of Music Concerto competitions. Kris also maintains a career in jazz, rock, and spiritual music. He serves as pianist for Second Baptist Church of Houston, the United States’ largest Christian denominational congregation, and plays keyboards for the critically acclaimed rock band The Literary Greats.

Mr. Becker’s original music is receiving performances, both live and in the studio, by artists worldwide. Performances include Fort Worth, Chicago, Toronto, Vietri sul Mare, and New York. In 2009, Kris was a finalist in the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Competition.

Pianist, composer, multi-genre keyboardist, and founder of Frozen Heat Records, Kris is a graduate with highest honors of the University of Illinois (B.Mus) and Rice University (M.Mus).