I am playing a Halloween Concert! When: Wednesday, October 31st, 12:10-12:40 Where: Pasadena Presbyterian Church 585 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA Program: Schubert-Liszt Song transcriptions: Gretchen am Spinnrade, Ave Maria Chopin Etude in C-Minor Op. 10-12 “Revolutionary” and Prelude Op. 28-15 No. 8 “Raindrop” Federico Mompou Prelude No. 8 “On a Drop of Water” Admission: Free Halloween […]
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I was just so lucky that a friend told me about this incredible one-woman show. To introduce me to Sarah Jones’ work, my friend first sent me Sarah’s TED talk: I was sold immediately. What a talented actress! Sarah Jones’ play “Sell/Buy/Date” is about reevaluating our culture around sex and sex industry from a very
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This is a memoir by the oldest daughter of Leonard Bernstein, a legendary conductor/composer/music lecturer/pianist. It is his centennial this year. Just about every major orchestra and concert series throughout the world is celebrating his legacy with programs featuring his works. Appropriately, the memoir also came out this summer, along with many books and articles
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As a Cosmopolitan Musician, what can I do to contribute to this world? As a citizen of Japan and a resident of the U.S. who grew up in Hong Kong and Japan. As a pianist with the benefit of a world class education and the privilege of an international career. As a musician with faith
To Deliver Music as “Love Beyond Words.” Read More »
We don’t know of a civilization that had no musical culture. Some scholars assert that music predated languages. Music is innately human. And these big concepts are mostly what I talk about in my YouTube series, Poco Piano. I talk about fundamental concepts about music and demonstrate a bit at the piano. However, to explain
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