About

Brenda is a graduate from University of Puget Sound with a double major in biology and music. She began playing the piano when she was six years old, and despite her interest in studying animals, piano performance has always been a significant avocation of hers. Brenda has been named a winner of several competitions, including the WIAA/WMEA State Solo and Ensemble Contest and the Coeur d'Alene Symphony National Young Artists Competition, and was honored to represent the Northwest division at the MTNA National Conference in 2019. In addition to a wide variety of solo piano and chamber works, she has performed concerti with the University of Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra, the Olympia Symphony Orchestra, and the Coeur d'Alene Symphony. Brenda is an environmental educator in the Baltimore area, but is still working as a freelance pianist.

Music

My area of focus tends to be Romantic and early Contemporary works, and I especially love exploring music by Russian, Eastern European, and non-Western composers. Pieces for small chamber ensembles may also be performed depending on the availability of other musicians.

Examples of repertoire:
L'isle joyeuse- Debussy
Sonata No. 3, Op. 28- Prokofiev
Mephisto Waltz No. 1- Liszt
Gnomenreigen- Liszt
Gargoyles- Liebermann
Etude-tableaux (various)- Rachmaninoff
Alborada del gracioso- Ravel
Troubled Water- Bonds
The Pleiades Dances- Yoshimatsu

Videos

Past groupmuses (5)

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  Spring is in the air!

  Friday, Mar 15, 2019 7:30 PM PDT

  • Neighborhood: Northeast Seattle, Seattle
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 5 years ago

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  Piano in Maple Leaf

  Saturday, Nov 3, 2018 4:00 PM PDT

  • Neighborhood: Maple Leaf
  • Composers: Schubert, Liszt, Kapustin, Bonds
  • Instruments: Solo piano
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 5 years ago

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  Bartok, Liszt, Cassado, oh my!

  Sunday, Feb 18, 2018 4:00 PM PST

  • Neighborhood: Maple Leaf
  • Composers: Bach, Bartok, Liszt, Shostakovich
  • Instruments: Piano
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 6 years ago

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  Muse of the Upper West Side (Queen Anne not New York)

  Sunday, Apr 30, 2017 4:00 PM PDT

  • Neighborhood: Queen Anne, Seattle
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 7 years ago

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  Post-Holiday Hangover

  Thursday, Jan 12, 2017 7:30 PM PST

  • Neighborhood: Belltown
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened over 7 years ago