Michael Manning Biography

Michael Manning, piano, has enjoyed an eclectic professional life encompassing academia, print and broadcast journalism and management, scientific research, and software engineering in addition to performance. He’s served on the faculties of Christopher Newport University, Western Kentucky University and Northeastern University, was Broadcast Director of public broadcasting’s flagship WGBH, Music Critic for The Boston Globe and Producer for National Public Radio, and is presently a Publications Reviewer for Oxford University Press. A graduate of Yale University’s School of Music, he’s performed and lectured throughout the United States, and has been an established music critic on both coasts. His radio productions have earned the industry’s highest awards, including Gold Medals from the New York International Festivals and Columbia University’s Major Armstrong Award.  Mr. Manning holds advanced degrees in Music, Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics and has served in executive positions at several prominent technology companies, including IBM and BAE Systems.