I like how I went to college to be a classical pianist, and that is exactly what I'm not doing right now.

I didn't do ANY shows or musicals during my 4.5 years at University of the Pacific.

Now I do 8-10 shows a year, whether playing in them or Music Directing them.

I didn't learn ANYTHING about liturgy or church music in college, yet I play at a ( Read more... )

The year of 2010 has come and almost gone in a quick and wonderful fashion. This year brought on many changes in my life, mostly realizations about what I truly want to be doing with music and my career.

I was fortunate enough to go to Europe this summer, where I attended the PRAGUE PIANO INSTUTITE. I went a week early and took a short trip to ( Read more... )

Well hello, everyone! It's been a very long time since I've done a real update, and quite frankly it's because my focuses in life have been shifting a lot recently. At one time I'll be completely devoted to piano, and then I'll just want to hang out with friends. I'll be all obsessed with photography like I have been this past week, then I'll just ( Read more... )

All right, so it's practically the middle of the night, but I finally have a handle on some things. I've shaved (a thing I've been without for the past few days), cleaned my room to a substantial level, practiced piano about two hours--which is satisfactory, had some "me" time at home and on the computer, and spent the day with my three best ( Read more... )

I'm going out of town this morning.
Piano Camp registration is around nine o'clock, so I'm leaving in a little over an hour.
I will be gone until Saturday, 7/22. It is still pending whether or not I am going to a concert that night, however.

But since I am gone, it means you have all the time in the world to see PICTURE POST 021: DISNEYLAND over ( Read more... )

(A reprise of the good news I shared a few days ago.)

Anyone remember when I mentioned piano camp auditions and how I worked really hard for about a week on my two pieces, recorded them, and then sent 'em in? Well, it's a week after I sent it in and...

I got accepted to UOP Piano Camp!
Isn't good news just great? I was very excited when I ( Read more... )