A native of Minnesota, pianist Luke Norell has concertized internationally as soloist and chamber musician, and frequently performs with his wife Mary Rose as the Norell Piano Duo. They recently performed Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite for two pianos on the Ruthmere Two-Piano Concert Series as well as Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra with the Maple City Community Orchestra. Luke has frequently soloed with the MCCO, as well as the Southwest Minnesota Orchestra. Other notable performances have been at Edvard Grieg’s historic home at Troldhaugen, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Indianapolis, and Ohio University.

Luke has also collaborated with the Artaria String Quartet, and has performed at the Universität für Musik in Vienna as part of the Chamber Music Vienna festival. His honors include first prize in the Schubert Club Competition, the University of Northwestern Concerto Competition, the Minnesota MTNA Competition, and the Third Biennial Lee Piano Competition.
 

Dr. Norell serves as the Lead Piano Instructor for the Goshen College Community School of the Arts, as collaborative pianist for the Goshen College Music Department, and as vice president for the Edvard Grieg Society of the Great Lakes. Norell's students have received first prizes in the Muncie Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition, the Indiana MTNA Competition, the IMTA Hoosier Auditions, and the Society of American Musicians Competition.

Luke received his B.M. degree from the University of Northwestern (St. Paul), where he was recently honored with the 2024 "Music and Theatre Hall of Recognition" award, one of the school's top alumni honors. He completed his M.M. and D.M. degrees in Piano Performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music with André Watts. Other principal teachers include André De Groote, Paul Wirth, Richard Lange, Daniel Rieppel, and Myrna Eppeland. Luke has also studied early keyboard instruments with Elisabeth Wright and Julieta Alvarado.