Caroline Ly – Germeys

Born and raised in France, Caroline has an background in both Piano and Art History. She began her training with Armenian pianist Armine Varvarian who studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, and later with Nadia Wininger, a graduate from the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris (ENMP). She worked as a piano instructor and accompanist in Paris before moving to Boston in 2011, where she studied with Jeanie Lee (NEC, Continued Ed.), Gregg Pauley and Thomas Stumpf (Tufts University, Two-pianos chamber music), Tamara Medoyeva and Veda Kogan.

Caroline holds a Piano Performance Diploma from the Conservatoire de Noisy-le-Grand and received a Second Excellency Prize at the Musica Competition (Paris) in 2010. She has performed in various solo and chamber music recitals and participated in international music competitions (Leopold Bellan, Union Francaise des Artistes Musiciens – UFAM). Caroline was the Chair of the Music Teacher National Association (MTNA) State Competition in 2016 and 2017. She is currently on the board of NEPTA (New England Piano Teachers’ Association), Vice-President of the Dalcroze New England Association, and Music Director at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish (Cambridge).

Aside from piano, Caroline is a member of the Copley Cats, an all-women a cappella group, which was featured on WGBH’s Sing That Thing Competition. In the past, she also sang with Colour is Music (Wellesley College), the Mystic Chorale in Arlington and the Revels Singers (Cambridge).