Dr Ken Mahood was recently nominated and elected for the 7th consecutive year to the 2007 edition of the prestigious Marquis’ “Who’s Who in America”. Dr. Mahood has over 35 years of teaching experience. His education includes: B.S., music education (King’s College); M.M, music composition (Manhattan School of Music); Ph.D, music theory (Metropolitan Univ. of London, UK); Ph.D, (Concordia College & Univ; and Ed.D, (AmerUniv). He is a member of Music Educators National Conf. (MENC), Piano Guild, American College of Musicians, and the Virginia Music Teachers Assoc. (VTMA). Dr. Mahood served 23 years as Assoc. Director of Music at Christian Fellowship Church, Loudoun County’s (Va) largest church. He also appears regularly over WAZT-TV as guest pianist.

In the area of performance, Ken has a unique combination of performance experience in the three major areas of music: classical (serious music), sacred (gospel music), and popular music. Ken began his studies of the piano at age 6 and organ at age 10. While in college he studied piano under the protégé of Artur Rubinstein and was the only undergraduate student to be associate conductor of the university orchestra. Upon receiving dual BS degrees, Ken studied music composition with noted American composer Aaron Copland. Dr. Mahood’s achievements include performances for Billy Graham Crusades, Ambassadors of the Organization of American States (OAS), before members of the United Nations, Vice President Nelson Rockefeller and US President George Bush. In area of popular music, Ken has performed with Andy Williams, Pat Boone, Tony Bennett, and many others.

From 1980 until 1990, Dr Mahood presented his own unique concert series, “Chosen to Live”. This highly acclaimed series featured Ken performing significant classical and sacred works interwoven with his own real life trauma as one of the most successful kidney transplant recipients over 33 years ago.

Ken continues to teach keyboard and piano, and is on the faculty of Northern Virginia Community College, serving as a music consultant.