Music Theater Guest Artists

Vince di Mura

Vince di Mura headshot

Photo courtesy Vince di Mura

About

Vince di Mura is a concert jazz pianist, composer, arranger and musical director, appearing on concert stages and theaters throughout North America, Canada, Europe and Latin America. He is currently the Resident Musical Director and Composer for the Lewis Center of the Arts at Princeton University, where he has served since 1987.

He has conducted seasons at The Bethesda Nederlander Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, El Portal Theatre, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, the Augusta Barn Theatre, Artpark and Company, Tennessee Repertory, The Asolo Theatre Company, Florida Studio Theatre, American Stage, Passage Theatre, Act II Playhouse, The Arden Theatre Company, The Muhlenburg Summer Theatre Festival, The American Theatre Group, The Barter Theatre, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Flat Rock Playhouse, Blowing Rock Stage, The Little Theatre in the Rockies and Endstation Theatre in Virginia.

Best known for his arrangements for Summerwind Productions, his shows have had over 1,200 productions nationally and internationally, including My Way: A Tribute to Frank Sinatra, Christmas My Way, Simply Simone and I Left My Heart: A Tribute to Tony Bennett, and A Swinging Christmas Bash. Di Mura has fulfilled numerous compositional commissions from Princeton University's Programs in Theater and Dance, Rutgers University, Rider University, the Pingry Foundation, the University of Colorado, The Scioto Society, Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Passage Theatre, the University of Northern Colorado, American Stage, Princeton University Ballet, The Jazz Disciples, People's Light and Theatre Company and Summer Breeze Chinese Jazz Fusion Ensemble, for which he serves as Pianist and Musical Director.

Di Mura is also the author and curator of A Conversation With The Blues, a 14-part web instructional series on improvisation through the Blues, produced by Soundfly Inc. He holds composition and jazz fellowships from the William Goldman Foundation, Temple University, Meet the Composer, CEPAC, the Union County Foundation, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the Puffin Cultural Forum and the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation.

Di Mura has 8 CDs on the market including his most recent releases with Summer Breeze, Nostalgia and Serendipity. In addition to multiple concert dates, the group has released a documentary and 6 music videos and has headlined the Diversity Festival in Somerset County, New Jersey. During the summer of 2023, di Mura performed 5 concerts in Paris and La Rochelle as a solo pianist in addition to numerous concerts on both coasts. Di Mura’s film credits include Grace and the award-winning indie films Breathe and The Making of Nostalgia.

 

 

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Campus Address

Wallace Dance Building W209
Lewis Arts complex
122 Alexander Street

Email Address

vdimura@princeton.edu