The American pianist Spencer Myer reemerged in 2017 with a fine, sympathetic release on the Steinway & Sons label of piano rags by William Bolcom, and his association with the venerable piano maker seemed to promise exciting new developments in his career. Myer was born in Cleveland and grew up in the suburb of North Ridgeville, Ohio. He attended the nearby Oberlin Conservatory, studying with Peter Takács and graduating in 2000. He went on to earn a master's degree at the Juilliard School in New York and a doctorate at the State University of Stony Brook in June of 2005. By th...