Musical Background
There has always been a piano in my house. However, it wasn't until the spring of 1996 that I actually began formally playing the piano. I started out by taking lessons from the pianist/organist at my church, but soon outgrew her training. Soon after my parents and I sought out a more professional teacher.
When I turned twelve I switched piano instructors, and for the next six years I remained under the strict instruction of Edith Sullivan. During my time with Edith I prepared, performed, and was professionally judged on a plethora of classical pieces that tested and ultimately improved my fluency, articulation, and overall appreciation for classical music.
While I am currently taking a break from formal lessons, I am spending much of my free time composing original work. Through the knowledge instilled in me from my past instructors I feel I have a solid understanding and interpretation of numerous musical styles.
Recognition From Auditions
"Bravo! Wonderful musical sense, combined drama, clarity, beauty!"
- Judge Florence M. Gremis
"You play with great energy and agility. Strong counting skill and steady beat."
- Judge Brenda Wilder
"Very well played audition! Excellent attention to detail. It was a joy to listen."
- Judge Claudia Niela
Classical Repertoire
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Claude Debussy
- Edvard Grieg
- Erich Mendelssohn
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- F.R. Kuhlau
- Joseph Hadyn
- Robert Schumann
- Aram Khachaturian
- Dmitiri Kabalevsky
- Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Invention - No. 4 in D minor
- Minstrels - Opus 67, No. 4
- Elfin Dance - Opus 12, No. 4
- Spinning Song - No. 34
- Sonata XVI in A Major - Variations 1-6
- Sonatina - Opus 55, No. 1
- Sonata in C Major - Movement 1
- Frightening - Opus 15
- Sonatina I
- Sonatina - Opus 13, No. 1, 2, 3
- Rondo - Opus 51, No. 1
Musical Inspirations
- Nobuo Uematsu
- Hans Zimmer
- John Williams
- Ben Folds
- Sarah Brightman
- Billy Joel
- Jack Wall & Sam Hulick
- Scott Joplin
- Sigur Ros
- Yael Naim
- Javier Naverrete