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Roots and Branches
... our final concert of the tour is now up on YouTube!
The instrument he plays, the "birbyne," is specific to Lithuania. Audiences described the sound as varying from saxophone to oboe, wood flute, and trumpet. Vytautas is a phenomenal musician and as beautiful as the instrument can be, it's his musical soul that pours into and out of the instrument.
Anonymous Coffeehouse Playlist
A belated thank you to all who came out to support my performance at The Anonymous Coffeehouse in Lebanon, NH!
Many of you asked for the sheet music as well as the playlist. Here you go! …
My Anonymous Coffeehouse Debut
…When I reached out to the director of The Anonymous Coffeehouse to ask if he might consider me as a solo pianist for the series, his initial response was something along the lines of, "You're a wonderful musician and please don't take this the wrong way... but we don't really do classical music here." My response was, "But I'm not asking to play classical music...!" …
On Tour with the Young German Symphony Orchestra
Emmanuel, Frances, and I joined the Young German Symphony Orchestra for their U.S. concert tour. …
Cello Jamboree
The concert went very well - YAY! Now I can disclose that I barely looked at the piano since my return from China (no time to do so) and was honestly worried about this performance... Ironically, the only piece I had a flash of doubt as to "what comes next" while playing was my own composition, "Northern Lights" which I played as an encore...