Amanda Arrington
Senior Professor of Practice
Faculty Collaborative Pianist
Email: aarring@ksu.edu
Office: 235 McCain Auditorium
Biography
Amanda Arrington is Senior Professor of Practice and Faculty Collaborative Pianist at Kansas State University, where she performs in numerous performances each year with students, faculty, and guest artists. An advocate for new music, she has premiered works at the International Double Reed Society Conference, National Flute Association Conference, World Saxophone Congress, International Trumpet Guild Conference, ClarinetFest, and the Canadian Flute Convention. Her performances with tenor Bryan Pinkall have taken her to renowned venues including the Sydney Opera House, the Kennedy Center, and the National WWI and WWII Museums. She also tours extensively as a member of Aglow Trio, performing and giving masterclasses at prestigious universities and venues across the country with flutist Karen Large and oboist Alyssa Morris.
As a recording artist and collaborator, Amanda’s discography includes Lyric for Truelove, The Light Is the Same, Serenade, Ruminations, Wanderlust: The Flute Music of David Amram, String to Silver: Flute Transcriptions of Works in the Romantic Tradition, and more—all available on major streaming platforms. She is co-founder of Radium Recordings, a classical music label she runs with her husband and recording engineer, Owen Taylor.
Amanda holds a Master of Arts in Piano Pedagogy from the University of Central Missouri and a Bachelor of Music Education from Kansas State University. In 2024, she received the MTD Excellence Award from K-State’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance in recognition of her service and artistry.