​​Boston-based pianist April Sun enjoys a multi-faceted artistic life as a performer, educator, and arts organizer who values curiosity, sincerity, and fun in her work/play. She relishes making music on keyboards of all kinds and has performed with a variety of groups including The Meadowlark Trio, Phoenix Chamber Orchestra, Arpeggione Ensemble,​ Newton Baroque,​ Boston Symphony Chamber Players, and A Far Cry.​ The constellation of April's activities also includes teaching piano and coaching chamber music at Brookline Music School, accompanying at New England Conservatory and Boston University, and leading music at First Church Somerville. From 2020-2023, April co-directed Music for Food--a musician-led project to fight hunger in our home communities.


April holds a doctorate from the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM), where she received the Bennett Levine Chamber Music Award, served as Artist in Residence at Judson Park's intergenerational living initiative, and studied fortepiano in Case Western Reserve University's Historical Performance Practice Program. Her many incredible mentors have included Daniel Shapiro, Anita Pontremoli, Paul Barnes, Kim Kashkashian, Peter Salaff, Hyeyung Yoon, Francesca Brittan, and Susan McClary.​ She has spent summers at Centre D'Arts Orford, Toronto Summer Music Festival, Avaloch Farm Music Residency, Caroga Lake Music Festival, and Valley of the Moon Music Festival. ​


April was born in Montana and kept moving east before settling in Massachusetts where she is surrounded by people and other animals she adores. Away from the piano, she fills her time with stories, bikes, strong beverages, and hikes.


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