Walking In A Piano Wonderland

9/25/2017

Over the course of the 20 years I've been teaching piano my student recitals have been rather nomadic ventures.
For my first recital in 1998, with my first five students

I prevailed upon the good nature a fellow piano teacher to allow us to crash his students' recital at Grave Recital Hall (see post from 2/23/2017) and perform with them, which he kindly did, and
after which we all returned, students, and parents, to my place for a little reception.

After that first recital we proceeded to move over the years from venue to venue, performing at my home or my students' homes, with me beefing up the program by having my own children perform, as they often did together when they were
young,

..along with my piano students,

...as Tommy still does from time to time.

As my studio grew our recitals moved from homes to a school auditorium, then to a church hall.

...and last year, finally, from the church to Graves Recital Hall,

...which will be our final, permanent new recital home, not the least reason being that everyone loves performing on the hall's beautiful 9-foot concert grand pianos,

...as well as being able to warm up before their performances on the available practice pianos.

But besides having a wonderful performance venue, Graves is also home to a vast piano and
organ dealership, and is, in truth, the place to go in Central Ohio to buy a quality piano or organ.
Which also makes Graves the place to go to look at pianos and organs of all kinds, which is part of the fun of having a recital there:

We get to look at all the stunning pianos,