A native of Richmond, Michael Kenneth Ross is an accomplished pianist, organist, composer and arranger, who hails from Gilpin Court, a housing project located near downtown Richmond, Virginia.

While growing up in Gilpin Court, Michael was a recipient of various programs at Friends Association for Children. Further, in 1980, he began taking piano lessons through a sponsored by Friends. Immediately upon starting lessons, his gift quickly blossomed. Michael then began studying piano with retired, Richmond music teacher Mrs. Anne Harris Williams, with whom he studied for roughly eight (8) years.

In 1988, Michael won the prestigious Evelyn and Allen Stein Music Scholarship offered by the Community School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The scholarship provided him with private piano and theory lessons while attending Thomas Jefferson High School. While enrolled, Michael studied with renowned pianist Dr. Landon Bilyeu.

His musical compositions and arrangements have been presented and performed at acclaimed music workshops and conventions throughout the country including the Disciples of Christ National Convocation (St. Louis, MO), National Baptist Convention (Detroit, MI), Lott Carey Foreign Missions Convention (Pittsburg, PA), Ridgecraft Convention (Asheville, NC) and the Hampton Ministries Ministers' Conference and Organist Guild, where his composition "God Is Making a Way," was performed by a 1500-member choir while at the tender age of 21.

Two of his hymn compositions, "A Glorious Introit" and "Give Your Life to Christ." He recently a piano CD titled "Hymnology - Hymns from a Piano Perspective," which is a compilation of his classical-gospel arrangement of church hymns.

Michael would love to do a concert at your church or venue. For booking, please contact Dominion Music Production (phn 804-918-0437) or via email at mkrmusic@gmail.com.





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