Grace Choi is a pianist and music educator who is an active performer, teacher, and advocate for the arts. Since her debut performance at the age of 13 with the University of Texas at Arlington orchestra, she has performed throughout Asia and the US. Ms. Choi maintained an active career in Dallas, TX for years before starting her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Music Education at the Eastman School of Music. She is the first pianist to be accepted to this unique doctoral program at Eastman, and recently awarded the Teaching Assistant Prize for Excellence in Teaching.