I was honored to be part of the opening concert of the Williamsburg Choral Guild’s 38th season this past week. Entitled “Beethoven Fantasy,” the November 10th concert featured choral music by Beethoven and Mozart. The concert opened with the Beethoven “Mass in C Major” followed by Mozart’s “Little Masonic Cantata.” The featured piece, however, was the Beethoven “Fantasie […]
This weekend I had the huge pleasure of spending an afternoon with my former piano teacher, Mrs. Carol Turner-Compton. My family and I visited her and her husband at their apartment. I had not seen her in a year and a half, and I did not realize how much I missed her. We ate at […]
My parents and I traveled along the east coast for almost 3,000 miles this summer, and I was excited that one of my stops was at Bowdoin College in Maine for three weeks of immersion in solo and collaborative piano studies. The Bowdoin International Music Festival in scenic Brunswick Maine had its 49th season this summer […]
I had an amazing and unforgettable time at the Southeastern Piano Festival held at the University of South Carolina in Columbia this past week. I worked with 19 other talented pianists and avid musicians, and seven of them had attended the program in previous years. There was also a very helpful staff along with a […]
I traveled to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania this weekend, May 10-11, for an opportunity to meet a living legend. “The Wednesday Club” performing arts organization invited Maestro Paul Badura-Skoda, the esteemed Austrian pianist and conductor, to hold a master class and present a concert in the area. I have been a member of the organization since 2008 and […]
“The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.” – Joseph Addison One of my favorite childhood authors was Maurice Sendak. I think that everyone growing up in the past 30 or 40 years has read at least a book or two of his. I […]
William Hume was a finalist and second place winner in the 2013 Harold Protsman Classical Period Piano Competition. The competition was sponsored by the Old Dominion University (ODU) Music Department and was held on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at the ODU Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Center in Norfolk, Virginia. Local college professors and piano […]
Kilmarnock, VA The Northern Neck Orchestra presents…….. “Serenade for a Winter’s Day” February 24, 2013 • 3:00 pm Northumberland High School Theater 201 Academic Lane, Heathsville, VA 22473 Click here for directions: NORTHUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL Program: “La Gazza Ladra (Overture)” by Gioachino Rossini “Piano Concerto in A Minor” by Edvard Grieg – William Hume, soloist Intermission “Carmen: […]
Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, New York City February 10, 2013 William was one of the featured recitalists who performed in the 2013 “Olympic Challenge” Competition Winners Recital in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in New York City. The recital was presented by the “You Need Music” Educational and Performing Enterprise. Winners for the 4th Olympic Challenge […]
I just started working on my first piece of music written by the Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski. He was a leading 20th Century composer and one of Poland’s most outstanding artists. While I was looking for information about Lutoslawski, I discovered that he was born in Warsaw, Poland on this day, January 25th, 100 years ago. […]