Pianist Aleksandra Velgosha was born in Moscow, Russia. She is a doctoral candidate at James Madison University and enjoy an artistic life of teaching, collaborating, and solo performing. Her recent community initiative included a launching of an annual New Piano Music Project, where JMU composers and pianists collaborate to present new piano works to local communities. Aleksandra's achievements include first and second prizes in competitions like E. R. Davis Piano Competition, Crescendo Competition (Carnegie Hall, NY), and many others. Aleksandra perfoms solo and collaborative concerts throughout the United States and Europe and has appeared as a soloist in performances at such festivals as Port City Music Festival (Wilmington, NC) and Staunton Music Festival (Staunton, VA). Aleksandra received her BM in Piano Performance with honors from Washington Adventist University with Dr. Mark Di Pinto, and completed her Master's degree at the University of Maryland under Prof. Larissa Dedova. Aleksandra studies at JMU with Dr. Gabriel Dobner and has taught at such institutions as University of Maryland, Richardson School of Music, Takoma Academy, and Chanson Music School. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty at James Madison University and Christopher Newport University.