Stephen and I had a GREAT time December of 2023 putting together a fun show filled with swingin’ Christmas favorites. We played one night at Davenport’s Piano Bar and one night at Elider Dipaula’s Soiree series!

On November 17-18 2023 I was featured on the Empire Art Center’s “Valley Roots” series featuring local talent. Playing Adam Neiman’s First Piano Concerto right next to Mozart’s 20th, I was able to kick off my CONCERTO program in style at the chandeliered 1919 lounge. Check out the promo video here: https://youtu.be/g_fKcO38GNQ

The concluding performance of Chopin & Rachmaninoff LIVE! in summer 2023. You can watch the full concert here.

Kicked off my summer performances of Chopin & Rachmaninoff in the suburbs of Chicago, performing for Elider DiPaula’s esteemed concert series.

At this year’s Emerging Artist Competition at CCPA, I was selected to compete with 3 other stellar performers at the final round on January 16. I gave a full recital of my “Chopin & Rachmaninoff” program. Check out the Rachmaninoff live here!

A trip back to North Dakota for Thanksgiving was the perfect time to put on a show filled with Christmas Celebration with some other local performers!

In November 2022, I performed a set of 6 Sonatas by Baroque female composer Isabella Leonarda. The 5th Wave have a mission to promote the music of womxn and non-gender conforming composers; find out more about our recital and their projects here.

In September, I joined the City of Lights Theatre & Cabaret for the first time for a cabaret at Davenport’s. This show is a full of classic music theater hits about people who get along and people who don’t get along so well. Check out the city of lights here!

Another run of the Wild Stage led to two sold-out nights in the Steel City.

On June 14, as a part of the Grant Park Music Festival, I played Rachmaninov Op. 32, no. 12 and 13 at the Pritzker Pavilion for the esteemed Steinway Artist and Curtis Institute Piano Faculty Michelle Cann.

Months of preparation led to the two-night premier of Kyong Mee Choi’s latest opera, a musical tour-de-force depicting the educational inequality experienced by one of her ancestors, Lady Jade Song. Video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTPuj7msNio

After my March recital at UND, I had the chance to sit down with Tom Brosseau and chat about music, performance, and a life dedicated to community. Part of my recital was streamed on his public radio show, which you can listen to here.

On March 9, I was invited for a public performance at my alma mater, where I played selections by Schubert, Chopin, and the complete 13 Preludes Op. 32 by Sergei Rachmaninov. The day before, several students in the studio of Dr. Nariaki Sugiura (my undergraduate piano professor and continual source of inspiration) worked with me on concerti by Saint-Saëns and Schumann.

On February 22, 2022 we presented the first post-pandemic re-imagining of a cabaret initially designed for an April 2020 performance by artistic director Brady Collins. The reprisal, at Davenport’s Cabaret Bar in Wicker Park, was a huge success - and an electrifying night.