Last week I was interviewed for the nationally syndicated radio show "The Story" regarding my work with Dick Smith, a 95-year-old resident of Oak Crest Village (Parkville, MD). Mr Smith was inspired to write a piece of music after attending a performance by Rachmaninoff in 1931. He spent decades piecing his musical ideas together (he never took lessons, and didn't own a piano until age 60), and asked me to help him prepare the work as a concert piece.
I was thrilled to premiere Life: An Impromptu on August 29, 2010 at Oak Crest in a special concert dedicated to Mr. Smith. His family was there - as well as an audience of over 300 OCV residents - and it was a highlight of the year for me (and of my musical career!). The story received some local attention (Channel 11 News, Baltimore Sun, Erickson Tribune).
