Musical foundations are anything but basic in this workshop where piano faculty Allison Lovejoy will guide instrumentalists through the physical considerations of musicianship that promote good tone, technique, and expression. Learn to center the body in enrgonomic techniques based upon the pulse of the music, and explore weight and lightness through demonstration and hands-on feedback. All styles of music are encouraged. Participants are invited to ask questions about challenges in their technique and to play excerpts of pieces for hands-on advice.
Open to: Intermediate and advanced pianists to participate. Other levels are welcome to join the audience.
To participate: Select the participant ticket option if you would like to join the masterclass portion of the workshop. Please note that there is limited time—available to 10 performers maximum.
March 7 at 2:30pm
CMC Recital Hall
Free – REGISTER HERE
Allison Lovejoy is an award-winning classical pianist, composer, educator and cabaret artist. Engaging, intelligent and witty, her many talents combine to make a uniquely versatile artist.
As soloist and collaborator, she can be heard performing works of Chopin, Bartok and Debussy, tango, jazz, and original Cabaret Nouveau music in a variety of venues in Europe and the United States, including Herbst Theater, Yoshi’s, Shoreline Amphitheater and parks of San Francisco and Paris.
Allison is a member of the Classical Revolution, and is a curator and featured pianist in the popular Flower Piano Festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. She also produces concerts and is in demand as a musical theater director and composer.
Known for her technical ease, intelligence and passionate delivery, Allison performs as concert soloist and chamber musician. She has performed concertos with the San Francisco Sinfonietta, The Awesome Orchestra and Golden Gate Symphony, and toured with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Sohrab Pournazeri and The Graves Brothers Deluxe in the US, Europe and Japan.