Upcoming events

End of Season Summer Break
Aug
9
to Aug 24

End of Season Summer Break

We have had a very challenging yet ultimately satisfying year led by our sensational Andre Peck. We have also experienced a recent influx of fantastic new talent from incredible families that provides great hope for the future. Therefore, Jo Anne and I have officially declared an end to the painfully parched post- COVID period.

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Fall Term Begins
Aug
25
to Aug 29

Fall Term Begins

Welcome to the 2025-2026 probing of the great “Art of Piano Playing”!! Jo Anne and I are so very excited to be working with our Roster of Students which is filled with extraordinarily gifted and talented pre-college Young Performers and Young Artist Premiers!

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Thanksgiving Break
Nov
27
to Nov 30

Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving break. Jo Anne and I give thanks to the gods of classical music, to our precious students, and to our great parents/assistants/managers!

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Term IV Begins!
Mar
17
to Mar 18

Term IV Begins!

Term IV begins for Tuesday & Wednesday lessons! Please enjoy this photo following Andre’s thrilling performance of Mozart’s Concerto in C Major, K. 467 with the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra!

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Mid-Summer Break - Studio is Closed
Jun
30
to Jul 6

Mid-Summer Break - Studio is Closed

During this mid-summer break Jo Anne and I will be traveling to Madison, Wisconsin. As the First Prize Winner of the Wisconsin Young Artist Concerto Competition, Andre will perform Rachmaninov’s electric Concerto No. 1 with the WCO. Andre’s performance will take place on July 2 at the renowned “Concerts on the Square”.

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The Summer Gala Recitals 2025
Jun
29

The Summer Gala Recitals 2025

We are so excited about our Summer Gala Recitals 2025! Held at beautiful Sundin Music Hall at Hamline University, it will be the culminating event of the 2024-2025 season. We will have 3 recital programs: the Young Performers will go on at 12:00 noon, followed by the Young Artist Premiers in a 2 hour mega program beginning at 1:00 pm. At 4:00 pm our senior, Deling Chen, will present a graduation recital followed by a reception in the lobby.

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Piano Texas
Jun
18
to Jun 22

Piano Texas

Jo Anne and I will be traveling to the Piano Texas Festival & Academy in Fort Worth. Andre has been selected for the 5th year in a row as one of 28 International pianists to participate in this world-renowned Festival & Academy. We will be there to offer support and coaching as Andre performs in prestigious halls and for famous luminaries of the piano world.

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