Fundraising for Uvalde Victims and Families
May 27, 2022
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Dear Friends: 100% of proceeds I earn from new bookings for portrait sessions (headshots, family portraits, senior portraits, etc.) booked between now and June 10, 2022, will go towards Victims First, an independently-verified organization formed by a network of survivors and relatives affected by previous mass shootings. Victims First will provide...
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Rachmaninoff 1 According to Will Baughman
March 04, 2022
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I'm so happy for my student Will! What a tremendous performance!
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Two Bach Transcriptions by Busoni
February 05, 2022
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Here are two J.S. Bach transcriptions by Ferruccio Busoni - some of my favorite pieces to play at the piano. These clips were recorded at a performance at Kent State University on October 10, 2020. Hope you enjoy!
Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein, BWV 734a
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Before & After #6
January 26, 2022
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It's been a while since I've shared a before-and-after!
Jeanelle and Jimmy's wedding was absolutely lovely. We were able to book the lobby of Severance Hall for an hour for portraits. Wow! What a gorgeous setting!
Let's first look at the final result of one of our shots:
I needed the bride to "pop" from her also-gorgeous surroundings, so I had m...
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My student won the KSU Concerto Competition!
December 05, 2021
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Congratulations to my piano student, William Baughman!! Will won the undergraduate concerto competition here at Kent State, and we're over the moon with excitement!
Here is an excerpt from the cadenza of the first movement of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 1 as performed by Will at the competition finals.
Will will be performing this concerto...
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