Eric Lilley is a composer, and pianist born November 17, 1954, in Corona, California. His earliest musical influences can be attributed to his mother, Donna, a piano teacher. Most of Eric’s childhood was spent in the Denver, Colorado area until he moved to Boston, Massachusetts to attend the Berklee College of Music. Eric studied piano with Art Blakey pianist James Williams, and composition with Michael Gibbs and Herb Pomeroy. In 1978 Eric graduated from Berklee with a BA in composition and began his professional career.

In a career spanning forty years, Eric has had a wide range of musical experiences including performances with Chuck Berry, Donna Summer, The Platters, The Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Shoji Tabuchi, and Lawrence Welk. His musical theater credits include performing with the national touring versions of Wicked, Hairspray, Spamalot, and Legally Blonde. In 2005 Eric received his MA in composition from the University of Denver where he was awarded Outstanding Graduate Student of 2005. He studied piano with Eric Gunnison and composition with William Hill.

Eric was the leader of the jazz group You Guys from 1985 until 1991 with many appearances in the Colorado region including the Telluride Jazz Festival (1989), Vail Jazz Festival (1988), Breckenridge Jazz Festival (1987,1989) Jazz in the Sangres (1990) and the Winter Park Jazz Festival (1990).

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