Civic Orchestra of Victoria - Sing-along Messiah

December 5, 2024

Hello, friends! We have reached December, which means that we have reached the season for CHRISTMAS STUFF. Which means that the Civic Orchestra of Victoria...

Civic Orchestra of Victoria - November 16th

November 12, 2024

Hi everyone, This newsletter is coming out a little closer to concert day than it usually would, but I’ve been understandably mired in existential dread....

Bowker Creek Biodiversity day

September 14, 2024

Hello, friends! I hope you had a wonderful summer. Orchestra season has just started for me, and while my next concert with a symphony orchestra isn’t for...

Civic Orchestra of Victoria - May 25

May 14, 2024

Hi everyone, I’m back again already to tell you about my next concert! This one is with the Civic Orchestra of Victoria, at the Dave Dunnet Theatre in Oak...

Sooke Philharmonic: 5 May 2024

April 20, 2024

Hi everyone! It’s definitely Spring, and it’s definitely time for another concert newsletter. This one is to tell you about my upcoming performance as part...

Civic Orchestra of Victoria - 16 March

March 10, 2024

Hi, friends! I'm back again to tell you about a concert I'm playing next weekend with the Civic Orchestra of Victoria. This one is with a guest conductor who...

Sooke Philharmonic: 18 February, 2024

February 5, 2024

Hello, friends! I am joining the Sooke Philharmonic for a couple of concerts this orchestra season. The first one is happening in about two weeks, so here I...

Time flies - Civic Orchestra of Victoria concert on 12 November

November 6, 2023

Hi everyone, Here I am, writing my newsletter much closer to the concert date than I would otherwise, due to the fact that I have been quite busy with all...

9 July 2023 - Pops in the Park!

July 2, 2023

Hi friends, I hope you're having a wonderful summer and a good cross-border North American national holiday weekend. Next Sunday, I'll be sitting in with the...

May 27th - Civic Orchestra of Victoria

May 21, 2023

Hello all, It's the end of the regular orchestra season now, and with that comes the last Civic Orchestra concert, which is mostly about composers writing...

Türkiye Earthquake Benefit Concert - Saturday, 13 May

May 8, 2023

Hi everyone, This time I'm not writing about a concert that I'm in, but it's for an important cause, so I hope you don't mind. I'm currently studying violin...

March 18th - Civic Orchestra of Victoria with bonus nature walk

March 5, 2023

Hi everyone, In a couple of weeks, I'm going to be playing a concert with the Civic Orchestra of Victoria that's all about specific places. I generally...

November 12th - Music of the Macabre

November 6, 2022

Well, hello, friends. It's time for orchestra season again. Over the summer, the Civic Orchestra of Victoria held auditions for principal second violin, and...

May 28th - Civic Orchestra of Victoria, Greatest Hits

May 16, 2022

Hi friends, It's time again, for me to play another concert; the last one of the season with the Civic Orchestra of Victoria. I will once again be leading...

March 12th - Civic Orchestra of Victoria, Gershwin and Beach

March 1, 2022

Hi friends, Here's an understatement for you: It's been a long winter. Omicron showed up here in earnest about a week before my last concert, which didn't...

A real, live concert with a real, live audience

October 23, 2021

Hello, everyone! At long last, I'm so excited to tell you that I'm playing in an orchestra concert soon - as in a whole orchestra, made up of people in a...

Last minute show notice - I'm in LUCO Sound Bites tonight!

June 21, 2021

Hi everyone! I hope you're staying cool and having a good start to your summer. I made a very silly video and it's in what may be the final installment of...

Audition repertoire recital - Sunday, March 7th

February 20, 2021

Hello again, everyone, I'm currently busy preparing music for an audition. I think it's a long shot, but I'm doing it anyway. It's a video audition, so I'm...

LUCO SoundBites - December 19th, 7pm.

December 15, 2020

Hi friends! I hope you're staying warm and well. Thank you to everyone who made it to my mini recital! If you didn't, but you're interested in watching the...

Hello, from social isolation, and from Canada

November 17, 2020

Hi friends. It's been a while. The last time I wrote to you was in February, before COVID made its way into our lives in North America. Before a whole lot of...

Seattle Collaborative Orchestra Concert - February 11th

February 3, 2020

Hi friends! It's been a while since I've played a concert, so I'm happy to be back at it. Next Tuesday evening, I'll be performing with the Seattle...

Sunday Sunday SUNDAAAAY beiju celebration! With LUCO

November 5, 2019

Do you play the piano? Did you used to play the piano? Do you know someone who plays the piano? Have you ever seen a piano? Do you like special occasions?...

Welcome back to orchestra season! (I'm playing a concert on the 19th)

October 8, 2019

Hello friends! It is orchestra season once more, which means that summer is officially over, so get out your wool pumpkin-spice everything and come on down...

Helios Symphony Orchestra concert on Saturday, August 17th, and some dates for next season

August 9, 2019

Hello friends! I have recently had the opportunity to join a brand-new orchestra- the Helios Symphony Orchestra. It was specifically founded for people to...

New Chamber Music Extravaganza, this Saturday!

July 17, 2019

Hi friends! Time got away from me, so this newsletter is going out closer to the concert than it normally would. The concert is in Edmonds, so I'd be a bit...

LUCO concert and farewell to Christophe - Friday June 14th, 7:30pm

June 4, 2019

Hello again! It's time for the final Lake Union Civic Orchestra concert of the 2018-2019 orchestra season, and it's also a special one. Our music director,...

Concerts April 5th and 6th, and a soiree on the 7th!

March 28, 2019

Hi friends! I have a busy week ahead of me! Concerts First, on Friday and Saturday, I'll be playing concerts with the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra. You...

LUCO concert: March 9th, 7:30pm

March 2, 2019

Hello friends! The weather situation is no longer dire and it's time for the third LUCO concert of this season, on Saturday, March 9th at 7:30pm. This time,...

CANCELED: Seattle Collaborative Orchestra concert - Tuesday, February 12th

February 9, 2019

I'm sad to report that due to anticipated school closures, this concert will be canceled, and it is not able to be rescheduled at this time. Here's a good...

Seattle Collaborative Orchestra concert - Tuesday, February 12th

February 6, 2019

Hi friends, I hope you're all staying warm in the midst of the icy weather we've gotten! The upcoming concert I'm writing about this time is my first one...

LUCO concert - January 12th

January 4, 2019

Welcome to 2019, friends! I have my first concert of the year coming up on Saturday, January 12th, with LUCO. This concert includes: Puccini: Intermezzo from...

Octava Chamber Orchestra concert - November 11th

October 30, 2018

I hope you're all having a spooky Halloween! I'll be playing another concert with the Octava Chamber Orchestra in a couple of weeks. I'm only in half of the...

Lake Union Civic Orchestra concert - Saturday, October 13th

October 6, 2018

It's orchestra season again, friends, and I'm excited to tell you about a concert that I'm playing in one week. It's with my usual crew, the Lake Union Civic...

Octava Summer Chamber Music Extravaganza: 21 July, 7:30 pm

July 12, 2018

Hi everyone! I hope you're enjoying this gorgeous weather. I just spent a beautiful summer evening indoors to do something very exciting: rehearse new...

LUCO Spring Concert June 16th!

June 6, 2018

Hi friends! I know you just got an email from me about the Detritus Salon this Saturday, but I guess I just made my June a busy one, because I also have to...

Detritus Salon: June 9th, 6pm

June 1, 2018

Hi friends! The last email I sent you was a little sad. I had some music to play and a lecture to give and I couldn't do them. I have decided to make...

Octava Concert: Sunday, April 29th 6:00pm

April 20, 2018

Hello from London. Normally, I'm very excited to be in London. Today, I am very sad to be in London, because I was supposed to be giving a talk and playing a...

Anything Goes: Tickets ONLY available for March 29th!

March 23, 2018

I guess people are excited about this show, because it opened last night to a full house - and when I checked this morning, the only remaining tickets for...

Anything Goes: March 24th - 30th!

March 20, 2018

Hello friends! Time has flown by since my previous letter, and now it's that time in the rehearsal cycle for a musical when I get into... Actually, it's...

Musical: Anything Goes, at the end of the month!

February 28, 2018

This is earlier than I send emails for concerts, but I'm sending one early for good reason- because it's liable to sell out. I'm playing in the pit for the...

LUCO concert this Saturday!

February 19, 2018

Hello friends, Do you like Russian composers? If you like Russian composers, come on up to Shoreline this Saturday night and hear a whole program full of the...

Octava Chamber Orchestra Concert - Sunday, January 28

January 21, 2018

Hello friends! Happy New Year! I'm playing another concert in exactly one week, with Octava again, in Lynnwood. Here's the official concert flyer - and...

Octava Chamber Orchestra concert Sunday, November 5th

October 28, 2017

Hi friends! The orchestra I'll be playing with is new to this newsletter, but that's just because I haven't played with them in a little while. They're the...

LUCO concert on Saturday, October 14th

October 9, 2017

Fall has arrived, and with it, orchestra season. This season, LUCO is going with two themes for all of our concerts: Piano concertos Shakespeare So...

Free outdoor concert, August 20th

August 13, 2017

Hi everyone! I hope you're enjoying your summer. I've been having a lot of fun biking, kayaking, hiking, picking blackberries, and watching long sunsets-...

Lake Union Civic Orchestra concert - June 17th

June 9, 2017

Hi friends, It's time again for the next gig! But first I'll tell you about how the previous one went. I put a recording of me and Marjorie on Soundcloud, so...

LUCO Chamber Music Cabaret, April 29th

April 24, 2017

Hello everyone! I hope you're having a lovely Spring. I'm in London visiting family and friends at the moment - but I'll be returning home tomorrow. It's...

Lake Union Civic Orchestra, April 8th

April 1, 2017

Hi friends! The first installment of this newsletter is about my upcoming concert with the Lake Union Civic Orchestra. For those of you who don't know about...