ABOUT ME
Dr. Geena Kam is a pianist, chamber musician, educator, and arts leader whose work is driven by a deep commitment to citizen artistry. She is a member of the piano faculty at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, and the founder and director of the Summer Chamber Music Concert Series at the Roti Roti Art Center in Buchanan, Michigan. She also serves as the artistic director of the Michiana Chapter of Music for Food. In recognition of her contributions to the arts and her service to the community, she was honored with the South Bend Regional Chamber’s 40 Under 40 Award in 2022 and the South Bend Area Music Teachers Association (SBAMTA) Teacher of the Year Award in 2025.
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A sought-after teacher and educator, Dr. Kam’s students have earned top prizes in regional, national, and international competitions, and she has presented workshops and masterclasses for music teachers and students throughout the region. Her recent presentations include "New Teaching and Recital Music for Piano Students Composed by Indiana Composers" with composer Zae Munn at the Indiana Music Teachers Association State Conference,
"The Art of Pedaling" for the Keyboard Music Festival at Andrews University, and "Impacting Our Community Through Music" for SBAMTA.
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Deeply committed to chamber music education, she has served as director of the Fischoff Chamber Music Academy and its Summer Intensive, and continues to coach chamber music through the Fischoff Academy.

Dr. Kam holds degrees from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (B.A in piano performance), Eastern Michigan University (M.A in piano performance), and the University of Iowa (D.M.A in piano performance and pedagogy), as well as has attended the Institute of for European Studies (IES) in Vienna, Heifetz International Music Institute, Chautauqua Institution, and Adamant Music School. Her principal teachers were Réne Lecuona, William Heiles, Joel Schoenhals. She studied pedagogy under Alan Huckleberry, Reid Alexander and Christos Tsitsaros.
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Outside of music, Geena loves to explore the visual arts and is an avid Kettlebell Sport lifter and IKFF-certified Kettlebell coach.