100% Chance of Sprinkles, 2024
This joyous house concert celebrated everything we love about summer: loads of great music (from Beethoven to Bowie!), making terrific memories together (so many family duets and sing-alongs!), playing outdoors (perfect weather!), tree climbing (note: going up is easier than going down), and the most epic MAKE YOUR OWN ICE CREAM SUNDAE BUFFET the world has ever seen!
This joyous house concert celebrated everything we love about summer: loads of great music (from Beethoven to Bowie!), making terrific memories together (so many family duets and sing-alongs!), playing outdoors (perfect weather!), tree climbing (note: going up is easier than going down), and the most epic MAKE YOUR OWN ICE CREAM SUNDAE BUFFET the world has ever seen!
"Rose Parade" concert, Michelle's Pianos, Portland, June 2023
This formal spring soiree celebrated graduating senior Rose's fourteen long and beautiful years of music-making with JWPS!
This formal spring soiree celebrated graduating senior Rose's fourteen long and beautiful years of music-making with JWPS!
Zach-tacular! Socially-distanced outdoor piano festival, 2021
This joyous outdoor concert celebrated the graduation of longtime student Zachary with loads of fabulous music, hula hoops, musical vegetables, and the world's tiniest (and most adorable!) T-Rex!
This joyous outdoor concert celebrated the graduation of longtime student Zachary with loads of fabulous music, hula hoops, musical vegetables, and the world's tiniest (and most adorable!) T-Rex!
"Brilliant Visions" concert at The Courtyard at Mt. Tabor Retirement Home, 2020
It was early 2020, and we had bright hopes for a fabulous year! Maybe we should have played LOUDER, because I don't think the year heard us. Or maybe 2020 simply decided to test the strength of our vision!
It was early 2020, and we had bright hopes for a fabulous year! Maybe we should have played LOUDER, because I don't think the year heard us. Or maybe 2020 simply decided to test the strength of our vision!
Summer concert at Michelle's Pianos, 2014
A beautiful afternoon of eclectic piano music. And cookies, of course!
A beautiful afternoon of eclectic piano music. And cookies, of course!
"Deca-PDX" 2013:
a piano "monster concert" celebrating 10 incredible years of teaching in Portland.
Each student shared their favorite piano studio memory with the audience,
and Milo the Cat helped decorate (read: sat on) the anniversary cake.
a piano "monster concert" celebrating 10 incredible years of teaching in Portland.
Each student shared their favorite piano studio memory with the audience,
and Milo the Cat helped decorate (read: sat on) the anniversary cake.
Multi-slideshow of summer concerts!
A multitude of spring and summer musical revels going all the way back to 2004!
A multitude of spring and summer musical revels going all the way back to 2004!
Holiday Carol Sing Concerts, 2011
These happy holiday concerts were topped off with round-robin non-stop carol sings!
These happy holiday concerts were topped off with round-robin non-stop carol sings!
Candlelight Benefit Concerts for Heifer International, 2010
In the darkened concert hall, students held their handmade glowing, decorated luminary bags and gave speeches about the things that they were thankful for before sharing music at these concerts raising funds for Heifer International.
Our studio raised enough funds to donate a llama, honeybees, ducks, chicks and several other animals to families in need around the world!
In the darkened concert hall, students held their handmade glowing, decorated luminary bags and gave speeches about the things that they were thankful for before sharing music at these concerts raising funds for Heifer International.
Our studio raised enough funds to donate a llama, honeybees, ducks, chicks and several other animals to families in need around the world!
Holiday Mega-concert & Musical Gingerbread Contest! 2009
Students created the most amazing musical art interpretations of gingerbread to celebrate the season!
Students created the most amazing musical art interpretations of gingerbread to celebrate the season!
A slideshow of 16 (!) Adult Student "Soiree" performances over the years!
These adult student concerts happen in a fun variety of casual places - homes, cafes, gardens, recital halls, you name it! We call them "soirees" since they are small, cozy, wine-and-cheeses affairs. Once in a while younger students will join as special guests, especially when they collaborate with adult student friends and family members.
Soirees are wonderful, encouraging events where we can share our growth and the projects that we're excited about with other music lovers.
These adult student concerts happen in a fun variety of casual places - homes, cafes, gardens, recital halls, you name it! We call them "soirees" since they are small, cozy, wine-and-cheeses affairs. Once in a while younger students will join as special guests, especially when they collaborate with adult student friends and family members.
Soirees are wonderful, encouraging events where we can share our growth and the projects that we're excited about with other music lovers.
Winter concerts 2004 - 2008
Our winter concerts tend to be formal events, many of them united by a theme that allows us to explore musical concepts, performance practice and socio-historical context deeply in lessons and group classes, then communicate our learning to an appreciative audience. And afterwards, as always, we have cookies!
Our winter concerts tend to be formal events, many of them united by a theme that allows us to explore musical concepts, performance practice and socio-historical context deeply in lessons and group classes, then communicate our learning to an appreciative audience. And afterwards, as always, we have cookies!