Last weekend, our family attended the "Russians Are Coming" season finale of
the St. Joseph Symphony. We knew it was going to be something special -- and it was Amazing! The Tchaikovsy love theme from "Romeo and Juliet" nearly made me cry during the first set. But we were eager to see Dr. Matthew Edwards perform on the piano after the intermission. He's the new director of keyboard studies at Missouri Western. He is not Russian, but he plays the piano with fingers that are on fire! I like Rachmaninoff already, so the
"Piano Concerto No. 2" was destined to be a new favorite of mine. Bright and brilliant, his playing makes you want to come home and practice more.
In fact, I think all my children practiced longer in the days following the concert. We were treated to very good seats, compliments of Dorito's door prize at the Suzuki Workshop. We even had a spare ticket and brought along Vee, our adopted great aunt. Everyone was glad to dress up and enjoy a truly elegant evening! I think this will be a springtime of piano music we never forget.
Last weekend, our family attended the "Russians Are Coming" season finale of the St. Joseph Symphony. We knew it was going to be something special -- and it was Amazing! The Tchaikovsy love theme from "Romeo and Juliet" nearly made me cry during the first set. But we were eager to see Dr. Matthew Edwards perform on the piano after the intermission. He's the new director of keyboard studies at Missouri Western. He is not Russian, but he plays the piano with fingers that are on fire! I like Rachmaninoff already, so the "Piano Concerto No. 2" was destined to be a new favorite of mine. Bright and brilliant, his playing makes you want to come home and practice more. 
In fact, I think all my children practiced longer in the days following the concert. We were treated to very good seats, compliments of Dorito's door prize at the Suzuki Workshop. We even had a spare ticket and brought along Vee, our adopted great aunt. Everyone was glad to dress up and enjoy a truly elegant evening! I think this will be a springtime of piano music we never forget.
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