Cynthia Wilson is a native of Warner Robins, Georgia and relocated to Austin in 2005 to complete a Master’s Degree in Piano Performance from the University of Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Music from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. Cynthia has been active as a teacher and accompanist for the past eight years, and currently serves on the piano faculty at the Orpheus Academy of Music and the Armstrong Community Music School of Austin Lyric Opera. In 2003, she won the Advanced Concerto Competition with the Macon Symphony Orchestra, which included an opportunity to perform with the Symphony. Her second appearance with an orchestra was in 2005 with Mercer’s Youth Symphony Orchestra. Other awards include the Atlanta Steinway Society Scholarship in 2003 and Departmental Honors in the Music Department at Mercer University in 2005. Cynthia attended the Aspen Music Festival and School during the summer of 2006 where she was a student of Anton Nel.