As a pianist, singer-songwriter, educator and activist, Heather Hancock is passionate about the intersection of artistry and social justice. She has been an Artist Ambassador for International Justice Mission, an anti-human trafficking NGO, and has been a guest lecturer and performing artist at several universities and civic organizations generating conversations around the role of music in creating a just world. Heather received her Doctorate in Piano Performance from the University of Georgia in 2024. Her research explores solo piano works that directly confront traumatic realities. Heather serves as Assistant Professor of Music at Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA.
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It’s Just Possible-Heather Hancock and film maker Jannida Vandijk
Upcoming Lectures and Performances
Date: January 30, 2025
Time: 3:30pm
Venue: Edith Cowan University, Perth, AU
Lecture: “Transposing Trauma: An Exploration of Music and Artistic Activism.”
Date: March 31, 2024
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: University of Georgia
Holguin/Hancock Piano-Cello Duo
Date: May 8, 2025
Time: 7:00pm
Venue: Adams State University, Alamosa, CO
Lecture-recital “Transposing Trauma: An Exploration of Music and Artistic Activism.”
Date: June 13, 202
Time: 2:30pm
Venue: Celebration Village, Acworth, GA
SoniCarnival: Hancock/Holguin Duo
Date: June 25-29, 2025 Atlanta Suzuki Institute
Venue: University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Date: July 23-27, 2025
National Conference for Keyboard Pedagogy (NCKP) Chicago, IL
Lecture: “Transposing Trauma: An Exploration of Music and Artistic Activism.”
Passmore/Hancock Piano Duo perform Kaintuck by William Grant Still at The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Featured Videos
From left to right: Me, MICHELLE CANN and Asia Passmore! Asia and I each performed at the Michelle Cann masterclass at UGA. A COMPLETE JOY!!!