Meet Classic Pianos' Affiliate Artist: Jill Timmons

Jill Timmons is an international artist-educator, whose work is sculpted by the ever-changing global market. Jill performs internationally as both a solo pianist and an ensemble artist. She has performed under the auspices of the National Endowment for the Arts and has recorded on the Laurel, Centaur, and Capstone labels. Ken Burns chose music from her Amy Beach recording as part of the soundtrack to his documentary, The War. As an NEA Fellow, she recorded the complete works for solo piano by American composer, William Bergsma. In 2021–2022, Jill was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University.

Classic Pianos is honored to have Jill Timmons serve as one of our artist/teacher affiliates in seven of our locations all throughout the US. She also serves as a consultant to the Yamaha Corporation of America.

In this new release, award-winning author and pianist Jill Timmons (www.artsmentor.com) provides a new road map for those entering midlife. Melding inquiry, contemplation, and action, this groundbreaking book offers an innovative, hands-on, actionable field guide for people over 50 looking to craft a potent, meaningful, and joyful life. Combining compelling studies on aging, the wisdom of poets and pundits, riveting true-life stories, and Timmons’ personal journey, Variations on Life After 50 offers a daring model for that dynamic and soulful “Third Wave.” By challenging the traditional notions of what it means to enter midlife, this heartfelt and heavily researched book shows that Creativity is the key to crafting a thriving, meaningful, and purpose-driven life in a time of loss and change.