American Piano Quartet!

The American Piano Quartet is performing November 20th and tickets are on sale now!!! Dr. Shumway, my teacher and your Piano Genealogy Grandpa is performing with the group as usual. I just found out that Dr. Shumway is retiring this year :(   I can't believe it! He is an absolute genius and has contributed immeasurably to the piano world and to my life personally. If you haven't heard him play, you should take the opportunity to do so now! The 4-pianos, 8-hands arrangement is so fun and exciting! Your whole family will enjoy it. Tickets are only $6 a person and are going fast! I just booked mine!

 Paul Pollei, Scott Holden, Robin Hancock, Jeffrey Shumway

That was fun :)

I thoroughly enjoyed going to that concert with each of you! I must be the luckiest teacher ever. You are delightful, talented girls. I loved reading your concert observations. You listened well and learned a lot. It was a special treat to hear Hsiang John Tu perform. He played a wide variety of pieces and I especially loved that he gave some background information for each one so we could understand and enjoy it more. Sweelinck, Beethoven "Sonata in A Major" (N's favorite), Bartok "Out of Doors" (S, E, S, and J's favorite),  Liszt "Two Concert Etudes" and "Three Concert Etudes" (my favorite) and Ravel's "La Valse" to top it off (my and M's favorite). I was invigorated and inspired by the Ravel. It was so beautiful and intellectually satisfying. A new favorite for me.

I loved those moments when you each would look at me or each other with your eyes popping out as his fingers flew effortlessly across the keyboard. That. is why we practice scales. :)

Thank you again for being there with me that night. We are so blessed.