Jury tomorrow

School jury then one week till my recital. Dec. 8th Noon UCC recital hall

Recital Preparation

Another week of practice on my recital. I have finished memorizing the last piece so now I just need to focus on tweaking and strengthening my understanding of all of them. My latest discovery brought on from my lesson with my teacher Dr. Nosikova, was that mental stamina is just as important as physical stamina and can be achieved through repetition. If you would like to see me perform this week I am playing at the Mill on Thursday at 6:30 with the University of Iowa Jazz Repetory Ensemble. What has been a musical discovery for you recently?

For contact info please consult my website or contact me via email. I would love to play at your wedding, private party, venue, store, or wherever music is welcome!

Life

I am starting this blog to have a dedicated place for expressing what's going on in solo performances. For anyone who has seen me that means a lot of different things. Recently I played a four hour classical gig, a solo show at the Trumpet Blossom cafe, and performed for a preschool with the assistance of Zeke, my synthesizer/sequencer.

My big project right now is my senior piano recital. This will take place on December 8th at noon at the UCC Recital hall which is at the Old Capitol mall in Iowa City. I will be playing Beethoven's Tempest sonata, Schoenberg op. 23, and Schumann's Carnival in Venice.

Everything has been going well but memorizing Schoenberg has proven more difficult than I had first predicted.

Life is pretty good though. I get to spend my days doing what I love, music, and that is awesome!

For contact info please consult my website or contact me via email. I would love to play at your wedding, private party, venue, store, or wherever music is welcome!