Hannah Powell

From Laurens, SC, Hannah Powell holds both a BM (2017) and MM (2019) in Piano Performance from Converse College, where she studied with Dr. Douglas Weeks, graduating with Distinction in Performance. Hannah has studied at the Brevard Music Center during the summers of 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2022. In November of 2015, Hannah was the winner of the South Carolina Music Teachers Association Young Artist Piano Competition. Hannah was named the 2016 Presser Scholar in recognition of outstanding achievement as a music major at Converse College. Since 2017, Hannah has been pianist/organist at Union Presbyterian Church in Union, South Carolina and also teaches at the Laurens County Academy of Music at Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC. Hannah performs in solo piano recitals, church services, weddings, collaborates with other musicians in chamber performances, and has also accompanied choirs and played in bands and orchestras. In her spare time, Hannah enjoys road cycling, bike touring, strong coffee, and reading.

You can find Hannah’s 2023 Classical Music Competition piano performance here.