Joel Goodman, 67
Cell biologist/professor of pharmacology
Carrollton, Texas
United States

Joel Goodman’s first teacher was his mother, who taught him as a young boy. At college—where he petitioned the dean to have a piano in his dorm room—he minored in music. He took piano for a few years after college, and started up again in 1999 with Adam Wodnicki (University of North Texas) after being inspired by the first Cliburn Amateur Competition. Dr. Goodman plays regularly with the DFW Amateur Piano Club and often attends PianoTexas, where he has had the opportunity to perform with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra three times. Meanwhile, Dr. Goodman is on the faculty of University of Texas Southwestern Medical School (Dallas), where he directs a research program to understand how cells store fat, teaches medical and Ph.D. students, and administers the STARS outreach office to promote science education in secondary schools. Dr. Goodman enjoys riding his bicycle, attempts to read the New York Times Ten Best Books each year, and relaxes with his wife, daughter, and two young grandchildren.

COMPETITION REPERTOIRE

Preliminary Round
BACH   Prelude and Fugue in E Major, WTC II, BWV 878
LISZT   Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10 in E Major

Quarterfinal Round
CHOPIN   Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, op. 60
RAVEL   “Une barque sur l’océan” from Miroirs

Semifinal Round
BRAHMS   Seven Fantasies, op. 116
GRANADOS   “El pelele: Escena Goyesca” from Goyescas, op. 11

Final Round
SCHUMANN   Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 54: I. Allegro affetuoso