Collaborative Piano

Some of you might ask, what is Collaborative Piano?

It is the equivalent term widely known as accompanying, in other words, playing with another musician, which could be instrumentalists, vocalist, or multiple players as a chamber music group. The term is fairly new in replacement of accompanying, which provides the impact of secondary, unnecessary, and unimportant. emphasizing equal partnership..... ))) If you, however, have every play an instrumental sonata or an art song, you would know that the pianist is equally important most of the time, if not more than the "soloist." (Fun fact: many great pianist-composers would entitled their sonata as "for piano and violin," instead of "for violin and piano" with a quite challenging piano part.)

I have been collaborating with many musicians over 3 decades. /////Back in the talented music class from 3rd grade till 12th grade and then on to college, I would play for classmates' juries at the end of semesters, or for a piece from group recitals. My minor (related field) at University of North Texas was Collaborative Piano, when I was for the first time trained with more finite skills in many aspects, which is an additional help to the experiences I have already accumulated. During my residency in Louisiana, I constantly performed and toured with colleagues, either in the States or internationally. /////I still love performing piano solos or any opportunity to work a piano concerto with any large ensembles, but I enjoyed the interaction and collaboration on stage with another (or more) partner more and more, and decided to concentrate on the trail of collaborative piano. To this day, I enjoy great partnerships and am actively seeking for more opportunities to collaborate with various performers.


About orchestra and choir

Playing for choir and orchestra are with different set of skills as you follow the conductors, which, surprisingly, is not comfortable for every pianist. I am very blessed to grow up as a church pianist, which made me very comfortable with following conductors. I enjoy the choirs I have worked with in this country, including Taiwanese Choral Society of Rochester, Chinese Choral Society of Rochester, Denton Bach Society, and many others, and I currently play for the Concert Choir at the Lone Star College at University Park, and will continue to do so when opportunity opens up.

Meanwhile, I am more interested in playing for orchestra and wind ensembles. It reminds me my old days when I used to play instruments in orchestras, and the atmosphere is much different from a choir setting. My time at Rapides Symphony Orchestra provided some precious memory, and my perspectives were widened vastly by the North Texas Wind Symphony, including the experience of professional recordings and wind conducting.

Do you provide collaborative service? ------change

Yes I do! I always love working with future musicians. It's very excited to see the infinite potential from these young artists.

Here are some things you need to know:

  • older/younger gets the same me

  • you're paying for the value of me - the time and experience


Pianist Positions

  • as a pianist (otherwise stated)

New York

Taiwanese Choral Society of Rochester

Chinese Choral Society of Rochester

Eastman Community Chamber Singers, Rochester

Eastman School of Music

    • Graduate Assistant: Opera Accompanying and Piano Accompanying

Louisiana

Louisiana International Piano Competition, Alexandria

  • Director of Junior Competition (2010-2016)

  • Assistant Director of Junior Competition (2008-09)

National Association of Teachers of Singing, Southern Regional and State of LA

  • Contracted Pianist

Rapides Symphony Orchestra, Alexandria

Carlow Choir, Pineville

Texas

North Texas Wind Symphony, Denton

Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Richardson

Grace Avenue United Methodist Church, Frisco,

  • Adult Choir Rehearsal Pianist

North Texas Chinese Church, Flower Mound

  • Worship and Choir Pianist

Denton Bach Society, Denton

University of North Texas

  • Teaching Assistant - Pianist in Choral Division