Lorie Line (born 1958) is a classically trained pianist and composer from Reno, Nevada.[1]

Life and career

Line grew up in Reno, Nevada, and has played the piano since she was five years old. As a young musician, she won several state piano competitions annually. Line obtained a B.A. in Music, Piano Performance from the University of Nevada in Reno. She married Tim Line in 1986 before moving to Minnesota to accept a job as a pianist for Dayton's department stores.

Since 1989, she has written and arranged music, published over 50 books of sheet music, recorded 50 CDs, and released 44 albums on her own independent label. She has sold over 6 million albums and continues to tour and perform about 60 to 80 concerts per year. She has produced three television specials for PBS and won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2002 in the entertainment category. In 2015, Line was inducted in the Minnesota Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ↑ Tribune, Rohan Preston Star. "After nearly losing her home and her livelihood, pianist Lorie Line is feeling 'very blessed'". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
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