Congratulations Sami

Congratulations to Sami and Kevin, Evangeline, Kathryn, and Michaela, who played in the upper level honors soloist recital in Benson Hall at Bethel on Saturday. This is part of the Suzuki Association of Minnesota's Graduation Program for all Suzuki Instruments. Our soloists were included on a recital with harps, guitars and flutes. I was so impressed with everyone. I especially thought the harps played so expressively! Wow! They played the middle movement of Clementi Op. 36, No. 1 and I got some good reminders of how musically that piece can and should be played.

The pianists were awesome. Annette Lee's student Evangaline played all the Bartok from Book Seven, her Pe Loc dance was the most beautiful performance I have ever heard of that dance. We were in a trance! Sami played with a gorgeous sound that filled up the hall. She was so poised. These girls are beautiful inside and out, that's for sure. Nancy Daley's student Kevin played and two of Barbara Bartelson's studio gals from Rochester played, one of them running from the MYO rehearsal and back again in her long dress!

So, thanks to the S.A.M. for including us!  I have a lot of ideas and hopes about the continuing relationship between the Suzuki Piano Teacher's Guild and S.A.M., but that is another blog and a few board meeting down the road.  The most important thing is that our students are working hard and performing so beautifully!  I couldn't be more proud.

Congratulations Sami!

Here is her Liszt, Consolation No. 3 in D-flat: Link to Sami on youtube