May 27, 2018
As teaching winds down for the year, so too does the public side of my work! I have no performances on the schedule for the next several months and am very excited to have an enriching summer holiday full of fun, family but also practicing and reading.
I do have a new, massive performing project in the works which will begin in a few months, and I'm very excited to announce what that will be. Keep watching this page, as well as my Facebook page and my newsletter to get that information!
On a personal note, my wife and I are getting set for a big road trip in June to see the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Arches, as well as other National Parks and beautiful scenes. I've not explored any of that area and am so excited to take in all of the inspiring geography.
In July I'm excited to take on my Suzuki Book 3 training. These courses always impress me as each teacher-trainer that I've worked with has tremendous insight into the repertoire, and learning difficulties therein. I always feel like my own pedagogy gets overhauled as I process these new insights.
As teaching winds down for the year, so too does the public side of my work! I have no performances on the schedule for the next several months and am very excited to have an enriching summer holiday full of fun, family but also practicing and reading.
I do have a new, massive performing project in the works which will begin in a few months, and I'm very excited to announce what that will be. Keep watching this page, as well as my Facebook page and my newsletter to get that information!
On a personal note, my wife and I are getting set for a big road trip in June to see the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Arches, as well as other National Parks and beautiful scenes. I've not explored any of that area and am so excited to take in all of the inspiring geography.
In July I'm excited to take on my Suzuki Book 3 training. These courses always impress me as each teacher-trainer that I've worked with has tremendous insight into the repertoire, and learning difficulties therein. I always feel like my own pedagogy gets overhauled as I process these new insights.
April 10, 2018
In just a few days, I'll be joining Garrett Krohn on his DMA horn recital at BGSU (April 21, 8 PM in the Choral Hall). We've got a great program: a Sonata by Violet Archer, 3 pieces by Volker David Kirchner, and massive (-ly fun and difficult to play) Music for Horn and Piano by Thea Musgrave. This is the 3rd recital I've collaborated with Garrett on and I love working with him.
On April 13th, at 7 PM, we'll be playing the Musgrave, and I'll also be playing Feldman's Piano Piece (to Philip Guston) on the EAR/EYE concert at the Toledo Museum of Art.
I'm slowing digging into my blog again as the academic year finishes up. I'm anticipating some really fun things ahead personally and professionally. My wife and I are planning a National Parks vacation in the southwest USA in June, and I'm working on several more performances of the Choosing Joy recital through 2018 and 2019. I have many more ideas about writing and performing projects ahead, but will wait till they've developed a little more before committing to them!
In just a few days, I'll be joining Garrett Krohn on his DMA horn recital at BGSU (April 21, 8 PM in the Choral Hall). We've got a great program: a Sonata by Violet Archer, 3 pieces by Volker David Kirchner, and massive (-ly fun and difficult to play) Music for Horn and Piano by Thea Musgrave. This is the 3rd recital I've collaborated with Garrett on and I love working with him.
On April 13th, at 7 PM, we'll be playing the Musgrave, and I'll also be playing Feldman's Piano Piece (to Philip Guston) on the EAR/EYE concert at the Toledo Museum of Art.
I'm slowing digging into my blog again as the academic year finishes up. I'm anticipating some really fun things ahead personally and professionally. My wife and I are planning a National Parks vacation in the southwest USA in June, and I'm working on several more performances of the Choosing Joy recital through 2018 and 2019. I have many more ideas about writing and performing projects ahead, but will wait till they've developed a little more before committing to them!
January 11, 2018
This past fall I have been working on a whole lot of traditional solo repertoire. Eventually, that coalesced around a recital program which I am eager to perform and present throughout 2018 and 2019: "Choosing Joy". Through this recital, I will be telling the story of my wife's battle with breast cancer in 2016 and 2017, the very real and raw struggle we had together, and the life and artistic lessons I learned as a result of that time. The program features works by my friend, Garrett Hope, as well as Johannes Brahms, Samuel Barber, Amy Beach, and culminates in Beethoven's Eroica Variations, Op. 35.
I'm thrilled to perform this program at the Maumee First Presbyterian Church (200 E Broadway St) the evening of Saturday, February 3rd (follow the link for all the information on Facebook!). All proceeds from this recital will be shared between the church's great music programs, and The Victory Center, a support system in Toledo for cancer patients and their families. I look forward to sharing videos from this recital afterward, and hope to perform it often to the benefit of local cancer support organizations.
Besides this project, I of course continue to teach piano and piano repertoire at BGSU, Suzuki piano at the Toledo Symphony School of Music. I'm also teaching for one semester at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio. As a sabbatical replacement, I'm thrilled to be teaching their piano majors and class piano programs. I'm slated to perform the "Choosing Joy" recital there on March 17th at 7 PM.
Finally, I'm excited to collaborate on a recital program with my friend Garrett Krohn, a horn DMA student at BGSU. In April, we'll be doing a recital which includes duo works by Violet Archer, and Thea Musgrave.
This past fall I have been working on a whole lot of traditional solo repertoire. Eventually, that coalesced around a recital program which I am eager to perform and present throughout 2018 and 2019: "Choosing Joy". Through this recital, I will be telling the story of my wife's battle with breast cancer in 2016 and 2017, the very real and raw struggle we had together, and the life and artistic lessons I learned as a result of that time. The program features works by my friend, Garrett Hope, as well as Johannes Brahms, Samuel Barber, Amy Beach, and culminates in Beethoven's Eroica Variations, Op. 35.
I'm thrilled to perform this program at the Maumee First Presbyterian Church (200 E Broadway St) the evening of Saturday, February 3rd (follow the link for all the information on Facebook!). All proceeds from this recital will be shared between the church's great music programs, and The Victory Center, a support system in Toledo for cancer patients and their families. I look forward to sharing videos from this recital afterward, and hope to perform it often to the benefit of local cancer support organizations.
Besides this project, I of course continue to teach piano and piano repertoire at BGSU, Suzuki piano at the Toledo Symphony School of Music. I'm also teaching for one semester at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio. As a sabbatical replacement, I'm thrilled to be teaching their piano majors and class piano programs. I'm slated to perform the "Choosing Joy" recital there on March 17th at 7 PM.
Finally, I'm excited to collaborate on a recital program with my friend Garrett Krohn, a horn DMA student at BGSU. In April, we'll be doing a recital which includes duo works by Violet Archer, and Thea Musgrave.