▁P enne ys ▁made ▁a ▁US IS ▁State ▁Department ▁solo ▁tour ▁of ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁She ▁has ▁taught ▁and ▁performed ▁in ▁such ▁summer ▁festiv als ▁as ▁Sit ka , ▁Mar l bor o , ▁Eastern , ▁Asp en , ▁Verm ont ▁Moz art , ▁Montreal , ▁Sh awn igan ▁Johann esen , ▁Tel ▁H ai ▁Israel , ▁Pen ins ula , ▁Ro yc ro ft , ▁M amm oth ▁L akes , ▁Ch aut au qua , ▁and ▁Music ▁Mountain . ▁ ▁Current ▁professional ▁life ▁P enne ys ▁was ▁professor ▁of ▁piano ▁at ▁the ▁East man ▁School ▁of ▁Music ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 - 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁Ch aut au qua ▁Institution ▁P iano ▁Department ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁She ▁now ▁holds ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Professor ▁Emer ita ▁of ▁P iano ▁at ▁East man ▁School ▁of ▁Music . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁resident ▁artist ▁as ▁pian ist - found er ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Arts ▁T rio ▁at ▁Ch aut au qua ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 - 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Reb e cca ▁launched ▁the ▁Reb e cca ▁P enne ys ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁P iano ▁( non - pro fit ▁ 5 0 1 c 3 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Reb e cca ▁P enne ys ▁P iano ▁Festival ▁as ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁her ▁well - known ▁Ch aut au qua