Arlene Shrut is a collaborative pianist with a visionary bent: combining tradition with transformation. Arlene is Founder and Artistic Director of New Triad for Collaborative Arts, a 501C3 non-profit educational and arts service organization dedicated to providing classical musicians with innovative performance skills that lead to more accessible concerts. New Triad's interdisciplinary training helps artists dramatically increase both the expressiveness and visual impact of their performances. Dr. Shrut is a Senior Coach on the Vocal Arts Faculty of The Juilliard School as well as a Vocal-Piano Recital Faculty Coach at the Manhattan School of Music. An admired keyboard performer hailed as a "strong and sensitive pianist" by The New York Times , Arlene has performed in major venues in America, Canada and Europe, and recorded for Dorian, Albany, Summit, Centaur and Orion labels. Arlene also launched The National Association of Accompanists and Coaches and served on the faculties of Syracuse University, Mannes College and, for fourteen summers, The Aspen Music School. In the summer of 2009, her teaching and performing was featured at Vancouver International Song Institute, Operafest on Martha's Vineyard and Resonanz Festival. In the summer of 2010, she also joins the Atlantic Music Festival faculty. Arlene was honored in 2003 as inaugural "Coach of the Year" by Classical Singer Magazine.