Luke Thering | Pianist & Composer
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Highlights from May through august 2015

8/31/2015

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Quick Summary

>Things I did: Gigs, weddings, YouTube videos (click here to subscribe), blog posts, composition projects, re-designed my Bandcamp Home page.
>Latest thing I'm most proud of: "Skylark" video
>Next thing I'm most excited about: UW-L's New Music Festival / "Egg Suite" (composition in-progress)

by the month (5, 6, 7, 8!)

MAY
  • Accompanied several UW-L students' end-of-semester juries.
  • Played in a mid-month wedding.
  • Recorded a peaceful little thing I called "Meditation in B."
JUNE
  • Played for another wedding at the top of the month.
  • Had a great time preparing for / performing a show featuring vocalist Cori Vought. We performed a good variety of covers (including The Beatles, Regina Spektor, John Legend, and many others).
  • Fulfilled my duty as a substitute pianist for three La Crosse Jazz Orchestra concerts--two at Riverside park and one outside of the Pump House for the Artspire Street Dance. 
  • Performed in a re-mount of "Dark La Crosse" also as part of Artspire weekend.
  • Blog additions: Rhythmic Interplay Between Hands /  DIY Music Flashcards

JULY
  • Had the pleasure of re-joining the Gibbons family for several gigs at The Waterfront.
  • 'Songs from the Great American Songbook' performance in Rochester.
  • Returned to Waunakee to hear my band piece "Grantchester" performed by the Waunakee Community Band for their 30th Anniversary Concert.
  • YouTube additions: 6 (of 13) Oscar Peterson Jazz Exercises / "Giwdeh" (my Harry Potter arrangement)
AUGUST
  • Hosted a 'Night of Originals' at the Root Note with 3rd Relation Jazz. Some of my originals that we played included "Giwdeh," "Riverside," "Overdue Library Book," and "Paris to Sardinia."
  • Blog additions: Music as a Teacher / Music on TV
  • YouTube additions: "Skylark" / "Impromptu No. 4"

what next?

>Currently practicing: "Oklahoma!"
>Currently composing: "Egg Suite" (for piano)
>Currently 'digging' on: Ben Wendel's "The Seasons" monthly composition/collaboration project
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      • All Compositions
      • Featured works >
        • The Egg Suite (2016)
        • "Aubergine" (2019)
        • "Hodgepodge" (2020)
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    • just for fun...
    • SCRAPBOOK
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