At the Other Keyboard

Welcome to At the Other Keyboard by Sharon Su (classical pianist and habitual procrastinator). This newsletter is the primary funding source for my studio recordings of works by marginalized composers; if you sign up for an optional paid subscription, you're contributing to a worthy project! You can subscribe for as little as $1/month; if you subscribe for over $20/month, you will get handwritten postcards and letters in your real-life mailbox from me once a month.

I’m prone to fits of writing about the arts and telling Extremely Online versions of music history. Sometimes I get mildly famous for being moderately funny, which may not be a marker of my comic genius so much as it is a reflection of the low, low expectations that people have in terms of classical musicians having any sense of humor. 

You may have seen me on Twitter or Instagram (@doodlyroses on both—I picked this dumb username as a teenager and I guess I’m stuck with it now). I’ve been featured/interviewed in publications like the LA Times, SF Chronicle, and VAN Magazine. As a pianist I’ve performed all over the world and can be heard on your streaming platform of choice. I’ve written some popular pieces here, on my blog, and for VAN Magazine. You may also have seen my social media posts in Time, BBC, the Washington Post, the Huffington Post, etc. because I’ve gone viral for the weirdest things and I don’t know how to make it stop.