Joshua Del Dotto

“ I am involved in so many different facets of the music world, but playing for weddings is special to me. Weddings are the beginning of a new life for two people, a merging of lives and families and the start of a wonderful new chapter in people’s’ lives. I am fortunate to share in that celebration, and hopefully help to make it something everyone will always remember and cherish. ”
— Joshua Del Dotto

Bio

Josh began his piano studies at the age of 6 years old outside of Detroit, Michigan. Besides classical music, Josh enjoys listening to his favorite bands,  most notably, The Beatles. He also enjoys playing golf, especially when he manages to play well. Josh has identical twin girls.  :-). 

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Co-Owner and Educator

  • Co-owns the Del Dotto Piano School in Salem, MA with his wife Sarah.

  • Has taught piano for over 20 years.

Accompaniment

  • Served as accompanist and vocal/instrumental coach at Gordon College in Wneham, MA

  • Currently accompanist for:

Exsultet

Winchester Community Musical School

Marblehead High School

Waring School in Beverly, MA

Community Music Center of Boston

Riverside Theatre

North Shore Music Theater

North Shore Children’s Theater

Academic and Coaching Roles

  • Has lecture at over 50 schools across Massachusetts on classical music, focusing on opera and the emotional storytelling power of music

  • Former Yamaha trained and certified instructor at the Yamaha Corporate Musical School

Leadership Roles

  • Summer musical theater director for Performing Arts Center of Metro West

  • Musical director for churches in Massachusetts and Colorado

  • Directed and/or accompanied over 60 musical theater productions

Professional Affiliations and Engagements

  • Staff Member at:

North Shore Music Theater

Boston Lyric Opera

Active as a Solo and Collaborative Performer

  • With the Boston Lyric Opera various ensembles and professional soloists throughout the region

  • has premiered several works by contemporary composers

Education

  • B.M. In Piano Performance from Miami University (Oxford, OH) [Studied under Dr. Robert Thomas]

  • M.M. In Piano Performance from Boston University [Studied under Dr. Maria Clodes-Jaguaribe]

Professional Memberships

  • Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)

  • Massachusetts Music Teachers Association (MMTA)

  • North Shore Piano Teachers Guild (NSPTG)

  • New England Piano Teachers’ Association (NEPTA)