Executive Artistic Director
Alexandre Marr enjoys a dynamic and multifaceted career as a solo pianist, music director, collaborator, artistic leader, and educator. Based in Northeast Ohio, he currently serves as Music Director for Congregation Mishkan Or and Church of the Western Reserve, Executive Artistic Director for both Music from The Western Reserve and the CWR Concert Series, Assistant Director of the Akron Symphony Chorus, and Owner/Founder of the Akron Music Institute, downtown Akron’s premier school of music. His teachers include soprano and pianist Victoria Auth, Gerardo Teissonnière, and Dr. Donna Lee at Kent State University from which he holds a Master of Music in Piano Performance. Alexandre was the winner of both the Case Western Reserve and Kent State concerto competitions in 2010 and 2012 respectively. Along with his duo partner, Greta Pasztor, he won 1st Prize in the 2021 Gloria Artis International Music Competition.
Chamber music and collaborative work has been a dominant performance passion for Alexandre over his career. Highlights include the world premiere and recording of The Abacus and the Rose by composer Rick Dailey with soprano Merissa Coleman, a featured music video of Fauré’s Élégie with Colombian cellist Alexander Numpaque for Steinway & Sons, and a 2023 world premiere featuring composer Joel Thompson’s Dark Matters performed by Capital University’s Chapel Choir under Dr. Lynda Hasseler with whom he maintains an active performing relationship. Alexandre actively concertizes alongside cellist Brendon Phelps. The duo is currently touring the complete works for piano and cello by Sergei Rachmaninoff, which they debuted on the 25/26 season of the Music from The Western Reserve concert series in Hudson, Ohio.
Alexandre maintains active private teaching studios at the Akron Music Institute and Cleveland, instructing over 50 students weekly. In 2024, he received the prestigious Steinway & Sons Top Teacher Award. He takes tremendous pride in offering his students a consummate musical education based in music theory, ear training, technique, improvisation, music history, performance practice, and collaborative skills.
A passionate advocate for musical theatre, Alexandre has proudly served as Music Director for countless productions across the midwest. Highlights include at Akron’s EJ Thomas Hall Songs for a New World and Porthouse Theatre's productions of Godspell, The Prom, and Annie. Since 2019, he has also served as Music Director with acclaimed vocalist and internet sensation Natalie Weiss. In 2024, Alexandre was appointed Music Director and Pianist for four-time EMMY® and GRAMMY®-nominated musical satirist Randy Rainbow, leading the 2024, 2025, and 2026 national tours.
An inspiring and in-demand musical leader, Alexandre Marr continues to shape the musical landscape of Northeast Ohio and beyond, with performances, programs, and projects that reflect a deep commitment to excellence, innovation, and artistic collaboration.