First place winners of the 2009 Ellis Piano Duo Competition, 88 Squared also won the Abild Prize for best performance of an American work. The duo received second prize and a Special Mention Award in the Two-Piano Division of Concours Grieg International Piano Competition in Oslo, Norway, where they performed with members of the Oslo Philharmonic. Recipients of Washington State University’s New Faculty Seed Grant, 88 Squared commissioned and premiered new two-piano works by Heather Schmidt and Daniel Ott at their debut recital in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall in February 2009. 88 Squared was presented in recital by the National Federation of Music Clubs 2009 National Conference in Orlando, Camerata Musica (WA), the University of Puget Sound’s Piano Festival, and the Victoria Conservatory of Music (Canada). They have performed at New York’s Lincoln Center, Rutgers Church Piano Recital Series in New York City, Bowdoin Music Festival, the ...