Ken Noda (born October 5, 1962) is an American concert pianist, accompanist, vocal coach, and composer.
Born to Japanese parents in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Noda grew up in Scarborough and was educated at the Hackley School (graduated 1980).
[2] At the age of 13 he was awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to compose a three-act opera, The Rivalry (1976), which was his third work in that genre.
[12] In 1989 he performed in concert with the Emerson String Quartet for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
[13] In 1991 Noda ceased his performance career after becoming disillusioned with the classical musical world and the role he was playing in it.
Performers he has accompanied include, among others: Since 1999 Noda has taught on the faculty at the Marlboro Music School and Festival.
[17] He currently serves on the staff of the Metropolitan Opera as an instructor to singers in the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.