Spring Recital with Dancers, Bach and Vaughn Williams

Thanks to everyone who partcipated in the recital. We appreciated a supportive audience and it was an adventure to play with dancers. Thanks to MaLaan Shumate and John Mead for the photos.



Peter Firth

Kasey Hinton

Ling Yu

Bach with Dancers


Videos thanks to John Mead: 

Dress rehearsal dancers with Sally, Sara, and dancers


Kloë Giles

Mei Chian Lim

Delaney Duetschlander

Adeline Lawlor



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