Dr. Jacob De Hoyos
Pianist / Scholar / Creator of Baking With The Classics
Interdisciplinary Performance
Dr. Jacob De Hoyos founded Baking With The Classics to explore the intersection of history, music, and culture through interdisciplinary performance. His work foregrounds the historical and cultural dimensions of classical repertoire, creating programs that are both intellectually rigorous and widely accessible.
Each performance pairs canonical works with historically informed dessert creations, forming a multi-sensory framework that deepens audience engagement and expands how music can be experienced, understood, and remembered.
By integrating scholarship, storytelling, and live performance, Dr. De Hoyos reimagines the concert format as a space for curiosity, cultural reflection, and community. His programs invite listeners to encounter classical music not as a static tradition, but as a living, human practice shaped by time, place, and memory.
Education
Doctor of Musical Arts from Stony Brook University
Master of Music from Stony Brook University
Bachelor of Music from Texas Tech University
Pedagogy Certificate from Texas Tech University
Positions
Professor of Piano at the University of Mount Saint Vincent
Former Piano Department Chair at Concordia Conservatory