Don Shabkie — an active composer, and classical and jazz pianist — is a versatile musician located in Greenville, South Carolina. Traveling across the state to perform and teach, his extensive education, experience, and skills establish him as an artist who can serve many communities in a number of ways.
He performs as a solo pianist — in fact you can listen to samples of his playing right now. Also, he will recently performed in a celebration of Chopin's 200th birthday. The concert, sponsored by Carolina 1st, was at the Westin Poinsett Hotel.
As a composer he has received many commissions, and composed numerous works of church music, as well as works for piano and chamber ensembles. You can listen to his compositions, or for sheet music, please visit the sheet music page, where you can purchase instrumental and choral sheet music.
As a teacher he shares his extensive knowledge of music with numerous piano students. Also a member of the prestigious SC Arts Commission Approved Artist Roster, Don travels to schools around the state to share music and arts-integrated programs with South Carolina public school students.
During the week of March 22, 2010, Don served as artist-in-residence at Pelham Road
Elementary, a school where he served as artist-in-residence two years ago.
In addition, he enjoys serving the upstate South Carolina region as a piano tuner.
This site has a special feature: A tutorial on tuning a Celtic harp. If you've come here to know more about this subject, go to Tuning a Celtic Harp Without an Electronic Device.This tutorial is free to download.
If you would like to know more, please visit the links on this site that are of interest to you. You can also contact him. And please take a moment to listen to Don's original music or samples of the Celtic CD's.