Brian Cashwell

Brian Cashwell (B.M. Florida State University, M.M. University of Georgia, Doctoral Studies, University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music) is currently serving as faculty accompanist and class piano instructor.

Equally at home in both the jazz and classical idioms, Mr. Cashwell maintains an active performing schedule performing in a variety of musical roles.

Before joining the Central State faculty, Mr. Cashwell lived in New York City. While in New York, he performed in various musical roles at a diverse selection of venues including The Blue Note, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Symphony Space, The Lion’s Den, The Cutting Room, Kavehaz, the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

He also served as a ballet pianist for The School of American Ballet, Barnard College, Steps on Broadway, Ballet Academy East, and The Alvin Ailey School. He was very fortunate to have toured the U.S and Turkey as jazz pianist The Boys Choir of Harlem, under the direction of the late Walter Turnbull.

He also played in the pit orchestra for touring productions of The Producers, Phantom of the Opera, Hairspray, Pacific Overtures, and many other Broadway shows at Cincinnati’s Aronoff Center and Playhouse in the Park, and has been consistently busy as a church musician, currently serving as organist at Normandy United Methodist Church.

As accompanist for the CSU Choir, Mr. Cashwell has had the opportunity to perform throughout the US and Italy and has joined forces with the choir and the Dayton Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestras.

Professor Cashwell is currently working toward his Doctorate at The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.