Mary's Music Page      

I have been playing piano since September 1996. My teacher is Michael Pope. Before I played piano I played Appalachian dulcimer and guitar.

Experience:

I began playing in public almost from the start. Here is a list of some the places where I have performed.

• Unity Center of Peace, Chapel Hill
• The Cave, in Chapel Hill
• Gregory's restaurant, in Cary
• The Holiday Inn, Chapel Hill
• Valentino's restaurant, Chapel Hill
• The James Pharmacy Restaurant, Hillsborough
• Charles House, Chapel Hill

Repertoire:

Influences:

The majority of the songs I play are show tunes, standards and movie themes. My favorite Broadway composers are Jerome Kern and Harold Arlen. I also like George Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, Stephen Sondheim, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. I also play many songs in other styles. They don't necessarily fit, but I love them so I play them.

During the past year I have played as an accompanist at Charles House, an adult day-care center in Chapel Hill. The people there, who belong to the WWII generation, have greatly influenced my musical style. I have learned a large number of American Traditional songs, such as "Shenandoah" and "Molly Malone", because it was their generation that brought those songs into popularity.