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elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_7\">David Michael Bilowus holds a Master\u2019s degree in piano performance and Bachelors of Fine Arts degrees in voice and piano from the State University of New York in Buffalo, where he also taught piano.\u00a0 He studied piano and pedagogy with Livingston Gearhart and Carlo Pinto.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76692f2 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76692f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"488\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/davidmichaelbilowus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/david-blackandwhite.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmichaelbilowus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/david-blackandwhite.webp 488w, https:\/\/davidmichaelbilowus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/david-blackandwhite-200x300.webp 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c171257 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c171257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_7\">He has also studied at the Eastman School of Music, the Chautauqua Music Institute, the University of Southern California, and at the University of North Texas. While in California, he studied the Russian technique of piano playing with Surajeet Chatterji.<\/p><p class=\"font_7\">From 1979-1983, Bilowus presented numerous solo and chamber music recitals in western New York, including solo pefomances with the Buffalo Pops Orchestra. 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