About Me

Professor of Music, Dean of the School of Arts of Communication, PLU.

Dr Cameron Bennett currently serves as Dean of the School of Arts and Communication and Professor of Music at Pacific Lutheran University. He has also served as Associate Provost for Strategic Academic Initiatives and Acting Provost at PLU. He previously served at Ohio Wesleyan University, where he was Chair and Professor of one of the most respected liberal arts music programs in the nation. Dr. Bennett has also held numerous professional administrative positions throughout his career, including: Executive Director of the ProMusica Chamber Orchestra of Columbus, Ohio; Executive Director of the Marble Cliff Chamber Players; and Executive Director of the MidAmerica Chamber Music Institute. As a performing artist, Cameron has performed as piano soloist and collaborative chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, Russia, and the Far East. He is in great demand as a collaborative musician and appears regularly with the Snake River Chamber Players in Colorado. He served for many seasons as artist performer and coach at the Victoria International Festival in Canada, and as staff accompanist at The Juilliard School. Dr. Bennett has taught previously at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and has given master classes at the Beijing Central Conservatory, Shanghai Conservatory, and the Chinese Cultural University in Taipei, Taiwan. His performances have been featured on WOSU-FM in Columbus, Ohio and in Taipei, on the Taiwan Television Network.

He has been honored with the Excellence in Education Award from Ohio Magazine. Dr. Bennett served multiple terms as Commissioner on the Washington State Arts Commission, on the Grants Committee of The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, and as Commissioner on the Upper Arlington Cultural Arts Commission. He has served on the executive boards of the Music Teachers National Association, Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra, and on grants through the New American Colleges and Universities and The Five Colleges of Ohio.

Former Professor University of Washington.

Mr Bela Siki is an author, an accomplished Concert pianist, and a former Professor from the University of Washington.

His performance can be found in the Naxos Classical Music. "I am glad to give a testimonial to my former student, Min-Min Tay. She certainly is well qualified to teach and guide students in the right direction."

Piano Coach

Ong Lip Tat began receiving widespread and serious attention amongst musicians from a tender age. He began performing at age 6, gave his first solo recital at age 13, and played his first concerto at age 14 in Taipei. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. Thereafter, Lip Tat did his postgraduate studies in Hamburg, Germany, at the Hochschule fur Musik und Theater under the prestigious DAAD German Culture Scholarship and the Lee Foundation. In Singapore, Lip Tat was invited to perform for the President of Singapore, Mr. Ong Teng Cheong, together with his honorary guests. Many of his students have been placed in leading conservatories such as Julliard and Curtis. Lip Tat has conducted masterclasses & workshops at universities and conservatories in Taiwan, China, Malaysia, America, & Japan. He was invited by Ruth Slenczynska (Southern Illinois University) & Kuni Kochiina Music Academy (Osaka) to conduct masterclasses. He has also released two CDs with Pavane in Singapore and ERA Classics in Japan.