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Pianist Julia Andrews is an active performer of chamber music and jazz piano. Andrews graduated with the Master of Music degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She received two Bachelors’ of Music degrees in piano and music theory from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Andrews made her international debut in 2008 as a guest artist at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music International Contemporary Music Festival in Vietnam. Since then, she has been in demand throughout the country as a performer, pianist, and accompanist. She has served on the piano faculty of Knox, Monmouth, and Cornell Colleges. Currently she is a Collaborative Pianist at Kirkwood Community College and owns/teaches at Music Works Iowa in Mount Vernon, Iowa.…Pianist Julia Andrews is an active performer of chamber music and jazz piano. Andrews graduated with the Master of Music degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She received two Bachelors’ of Music degrees in piano and music theory from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Andrews made her international debut in 2008 as a guest artist at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music International Contemporary Music Festival in Vietnam. Since then, she has been in demand throughout the country as a performer, pianist, and accompanist. She has served on the piano faculty of Knox, Monmouth, and Cornell Colleges. Currently she is a Collaborative Pianist at Kirkwood Community College and owns/teaches at Music Works Iowa in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

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Pianist Julia Andrews is an active performer of chamber music and jazz piano. Andrews graduated with the Master of Music degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She received two Bachelors’ of Music degrees in piano and music theory from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Andrews made her international debut in 2008 as a guest artist at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music International Contemporary Music Festival in Vietnam. Since then, she has been in demand throughout the country as a performer, pianist, and accompanist. She has served on the piano faculty of Knox, Monmouth, and Cornell Colleges. Currently she is a Collaborative Pianist at Kirkwood Community College and owns/teaches at Music Works Iowa in Mount Vernon, Iowa.…Pianist Julia Andrews is an active performer of chamber music and jazz piano. Andrews graduated with the Master of Music degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She received two Bachelors’ of Music degrees in piano and music theory from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Andrews made her international debut in 2008 as a guest artist at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music International Contemporary Music Festival in Vietnam. Since then, she has been in demand throughout the country as a performer, pianist, and accompanist. She has served on the piano faculty of Knox, Monmouth, and Cornell Colleges. Currently she is a Collaborative Pianist at Kirkwood Community College and owns/teaches at Music Works Iowa in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

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Pianist Julia Andrews is an active performer of chamber music and jazz piano. Andrews graduated with the Master of Music degree from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She received two Bachelors’ of Music degrees in piano and music theory from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. Andrews made her international debut in 2008 as a guest artist at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music International Contemporary Music Festival in Vietnam. Since then, she has been in demand throughout the country as a performer, pianist, and accompanist.

She has served on the piano faculty of Knox, Monmouth, and Cornell Colleges. Currently she is a Collaborative Pianist at Kirkwood Community College and owns/teaches at Music Works Iowa in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

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Work Experience

Collaborative Pianist and Teacher at Kirkwood Community College

August 1, 2025 - Present

Accompany Concert Choir, Opera Scenes, and private lessons; accompany capstone recitals for graduating students; teach four jazz piano students; perform on faculty recitals.

Alumni Coordinator and Communications Specialist at Mount Vernon Community School District

January 1, 2023 - Present

Manage social media for the district; maintain an 8,000-person alumni and donor database; maintain alumni website and newsletters; create print media using InDesign; daily use of Microsoft Office, Zoom, and Google suite; organize two major alumni weekend events; create fundraising mailings.

Grants and Compliance Manager at Cornell College

January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2023

Manage grants awarded to faculty from external organizations; ensure compliance with grant rules; stay current on federal regulations; communicate with principal investigators and staff; author successfully funded federal, state, local, and foundation proposals.

Alumni/Communications and Related Roles (multiple affiliations) at Mount Vernon Community School District and Cornell College (overlaps with other roles)

January 1, 2020 - Present

Additional roles including communications, website maintenance, and district-wide outreach; ongoing responsibilities in digital and print communications.

Communications Project Manager at Presbytery of East Iowa

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2021

Execute communications strategies; generate and solicit communications for internal/external audiences; redesign and maintain website; provide worship support via video and sound editing; create graphics; assist in events and meetings.

Music Director at Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church

January 1, 2017 - August 1, 2023

Accompany weekly services, weddings, and funerals on organ and piano; webmaster using WordPress and social media administrator for Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram; direct chancel choir; assist in hosting outside choirs for public concerts.

Accompanist at Freelance Accompanist (Mount Vernon, IA and surrounding Midwest)

August 1, 2012 - Present

Accompany elementary, middle, and high school choirs for concerts and contests; accompany student soloists for high school music festivals and honor choirs; lead sectional as assigned; accompany full-length musicals and selected scenes; accompany professional recitals, jazz gigs, cabaret shows, and ballroom dance accompaniment.

Staff Accompanist at Cornell College, Monmouth College, Knox College

January 1, 2008 - Present

Accompany juries, recitals, studio classes and choirs; accompany musicals, opera scenes, music theater scenes, and faculty recitals; lead sectional as assigned.

Piano Teacher and Owner at Music Works Iowa

January 1, 1999 - Present

Maintain and teach within a studio of up to 97 students; teach students across the country both in-person and virtually; oversee voice, guitar, violin, and piano instructors; market and recruit students; develop curriculum; manage finances, schedules, and spaces; apply for professional grants; maintain website and social media.