I’ll be attending the biannual National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, advertising Wayland’s online Certificate in Piano Pedagogy and our online bachelor’s degree in piano studies.
Along with other Christian piano faculty from around the USA, I’ll be teaching at the inaugural Excelsior Piano Academy at the Thüringer Landesmusikakademie in Sondershausen. The academy is designed for talented high school and college students as well as independent piano teachers looking for professional mentorship and teaching tips.
I’ll be attending the annual Texas Music Teachers Association conference, as well as officer and board meetings before and after the conference.
I’ll be attending our Wayland choirs’ performance of Faure’s Requiem in Carnegie Hall!
I’ll be attending the annual OMTA state conference on behalf of Wayland.
Our friends at our Wayland campus in Kapolei, HI graciously invited my colleague Dr. Kennith Freeman and me to demonstrate our distance-teaching initiative using Steinway’s Spirio | r technology. Special shout-out to George Nellas of Piano Planet, Steinway’s authorized dealer in Honolulu, for the use of their Spirio | r model M.
I’ll be playing on Natalie Dietterich’s “light, beloved”.
We’ll be hosting our annual piano competition at WBU for regional pre-college piano students.
The fourth episode of my Beethoven cycle concludes the first season with the op. 49 sonatas and Liszt’s masterful transcription of the First Symphony.
I’ll be playing on the LSO’s rendition of Carl Orff’s massive Carmina Burana.
I always enjoy playing the fantastic John Williams scores from the Star Wars saga.
My regular chamber partners John Gilbert, violin and George Work, cello will join me for a concert in Washington, DC featuring the majestic Brahms B-major trio.
I’ll be attending the annual Music Teachers National Association conference on behalf of the Texas Music Teachers Association.
The third episode of my Beethoven cycle will feature the op. 13 and 14 sonatas, as well as the C-major concerto, with Steinway’s Spirio technology providing the orchestral accompaniment.
I’ll be attending the annual Texas Music Educators Association Clinic/Convention on behalf of Wayland.
Episode 2 of my Beethoven cycle will feature the op. 7 and op. 10 sonatas.
I’ll be attending the annual meeting of the Texas Association of Music Schools as the institutional representative for Wayland.
I’ll be playing the wonderful piano parts in Respighi’s Pines of Rome.
I’ll be playing on the annual holiday celebration with the LSO.
I’ll be attending the annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Music as the institutional representative for Wayland Baptist University.
I am honored to serve on the jury for the biannual Los Angeles International Liszt Competition.
My regular chamber partners John Gilbert, violin, and George Work, cello, will join me in a program centered around Brahms’ gorgeous B-Major Piano Trio.
My regular chamber partners John Gilbert, violin, and George Work, cello, will join me in a program centered around Brahms’ gorgeous B-Major Piano Trio.
I’ll be playing continuo on Handel’s great masterpiece with the distinguished musicians of NMPAS.
I’ll be performing on the LSO’s series of education concerts for local schoolchildren in Lincoln.
I’ll be performing with Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra on our popular series of Family Concerts.
I’ll be attending the annual festival of the American Liszt Society in Athens, GA, at the University of Georgia.
I’ll be participating in a workshop on Baroque performance practice in Freiburg, Germany, with the Freiburger Barockochester, including lessons, presentations, and multiple ensemble rehearsals, culminating in public performances by workshop participants.
I’ll be kicking off my four-year cycle of the Beethoven piano sonatas, concertos, and symphonies with the three Op. 2 sonatas.
I’ll be attending the summer officer and Executive Board meetings for the Texas Music Teachers Association.
I’ll be attending the annual TMTA officer retreat, to engage in strategic planning and budget preparation for the coming fiscal year.