NORMA MASTROGIACOMO, Resident Duo Pianist, received the B.M. from Chicago Musical College and the M.M. from Northwestern University. She continued her musical training with Beveridge Webster in New York and with Pietro Scarpini in Florence, Italy, as a winner of a Fulbright Scholarship.

She and her husband are also Duo Pianists in Residence at FSU and have established an outstanding reputation in that field. Their activities include presenting concerts, lectures, and workshops. The Mastrogiacomo Duo was twice selected to participate in the State Touring Program sponsored by the Florida Department of State. They were also recipients of a National Endowment for the Arts Grant to commission new works for duo piano. As a member of the Trio Bel Canto, Mastrogiacomo received a bronze medal at the first Osaka International Chamber Music Festival in Osaka, Japan. She joined the FSU faculty in 1980, and has taught at Idaho State University.