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