Brooke Ballard is a performing artist, teacher, and collaborator of more than 17 years. She has received several awards and recognitions for her musicianship, including First Place in the OU Donna Turner Smith Competition, First Place in the UMTA Piano Concerto Competition, two-time winner of the BYU Concerto Competition, and First Place in the OMTA Young Artist Competition.

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Brooke is currently the Executive Assistant for the Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation, a private piano teacher, and a faculty member at a private K-12 school, teaching two levels of choir, bell choir, AP music theory, and K-2 music time. She also serves as the Recording Secretary on the UMTA Executive Board, is a member of the Bells at Temple Square for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and is President Emeritus of the BYU MTNA Chapter and Vice President Emeritus of the OU MTNA Chapter. Brooke is an enthusiastic collaborator and has accompanied C&C Ballet Academy (six-time Utah Best-of-State winner) under the direction of Gille Maidon (former principal dancer of The Paris Ballet and Ballet West), BYU’s Musical Dance Theatre department, and BYU’s Opera department. She has accompanied many instruments (including viola, violin, cello, trumpet, solo voice, choir, and piano) and played with BYU's top orchestra for two seasons.