Abigail Silverberg
Collaborative Pianist, Coordinator of Functional Piano
Bio
An alumna of CSU-Pueblo, Abigail Silverberg completed her master of music degree in collaborative piano and piano performance/pedagogy from the University of Idaho. Passionate about working with other musicians, she maintains an active performance schedule, playing for instrumental and vocal recitals, university and church choirs, and working as a rehearsal pianist and coach for productions of La Belle Hélene, The Pirates of Penzance, Die Zauberflöte, and various minor Mozart operas. Abigail has spent time in Salzburg, Austria and most recently in Angers, France where she served as a faculty intern and coach for FAVA Opera. She has had the immense privilege of studying at the Collaborative Piano Institute for two summers and working with renowned collaborative piano pedagogues Rita Sloan, Anne Epperson, Warren Jones, and Martin Katz.
In addition to collaborating, Abigail has a great love for teaching and has worked as a teacher of private piano lessons for several years within her own studio, Denver Musical Arts music studio, and the University of Idaho Preparatory Music Program. She served as an assistant piano instructor at the Southern Colorado Music Adventure Camp for several years. She has taught class piano as a teaching assistant at the University of Idaho and is now Lecturer of Music and coordinator of the functional piano sequence at Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Abigail maintains an active membership with professional teaching and collaborating organizations such as the Music Teachers National Association and the International Keyboard Collaborative Arts Society. She has presented at state and national conferences on a variety of topics including mental practice, etude curriculum, underrepresented composers, and recently discovered works of music. She is a nationally certified teacher of music and has held various leadership positions within MTNA at the national, state, and local levels. Her most recent presentations were at Collabfest 2025 in Texas, and the 2026 International Horn Symposium in Poland.