Publiboda

	Sector	Musicians / Orchestras / DJs
	Country	US
	State	Texas
	Address	10036 Regal Park Lane, # 241, TX 75230, Dallas, Texas, US
	Phone	(214) 363-1307
	Web	http://www.pianistwithclass.com

I started the formal study of the piano at age four. My father loved music, playing the violin, the mandolin, guitar and the accordion, and mother, the cello. They inspired me to learn the Universal language, the language that touches the soul. I am so grateful to them for the many years of childhood piano lessons, the lessons at the Hoch'sche Conservatory in Frankfurt, Germany; and year after year the front row season tickets that exposed me to the great pianists of our time. I especially loved and admired Claudio Array and Elly Ney, the great Beethoven interpreter. An interest in popular music developed after marrying an Army doctor and moving to America. I fell in love with Latin music when we lived in the Canal Zone of Panama. We had a special friend, Lucho Azcarraga, Hammond organist, who, while performing at parties at the Governor's Mansion or on a Canal cruise, would nudge me to sit in with his band. I would play my favorite Latin song "Adoro" by Armando Manzanero; years later, it remains my favorite. This dedication would be incomplete unless I mentioned something about a very talented pianist, Ronnie Shaag from Tel Aviv who was a few classes ahead of me in boarding school in England; this pianist extraordinaire used to permit me to turn pages for him. I don't think he ever knew how much of an inspiration he was to me. I recognize these wonderful people who had an enormous influence in my desire to learn the universal language, the language that touches the soul. And it all started with the influence of my beloved parents, an influence which will reach into Eternity!

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