Background
Houle, Arthur Joseph was born on February 5, 1955 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Joseph and Beatrice Dupré Houle.
Houle, Arthur Joseph was born on February 5, 1955 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Joseph and Beatrice Dupré Houle.
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, University Lowell, 1976. Master of Music in Piano Performance, New England Conservatory, 1982. Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Pedagogy, University Iowa, 1991.
Piano faculty New England Conservatory Extension Division, Boston, 1978—1980, Belmont (Massachusetts) Music School, 1978—1983, Boston Conservatory Extension Division, 1982—1983, Dana Hall School Music, Wellesley, 1983—1986. Graduate teaching assistant University Iowa, Iowa City, 1986—1988. Assistant professor piano and head of the piano area University North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1988—1990.
Assistant professor piano and piano accompanying University Texas, Austin, 1990—1992. Associate professor piano, director keyboard studies Albertson College Idaho, Caldwell, 1992—2003. Founder, artistic director annual international festival for creative pianists (www.pianofestival.org) Albertson College Idaho, Caldwell, since 2000.
Presenter in field.
Member of Idaho Music Teachers Association, Music Teachers National Association, College Music Society (chair professional life initiative task force on associate professors 2001).
Married Azam Gousheguir, July 5, 1981. Children: Bijan Andrew, Darius Brian.