Just wanted to thank you for a brilliant, humorous, magnificent (can't think of enough adjectives) performance last evening at FCC Rochester. The entire program was superb. In particular, I liked your duet with Kathy Bowden, and your delightful portrayal of Carmen Miranda. Just super. I look forward to hearing you again at some future time.

By way of introduction, I guess I should introduce myself. My name is John Northup, and I am a member of FCC Rochester. I believe you know Terry Jankowski, who is my son John's domestic partner. I am a trombonist (not professionally, but as an avocation) and am currently involved with four groups; a brass ensemble; trombone octet; a 17 piece swing band, and a New Orleans type traditional "dixieland" combo.

Also, your mission statement, "To create a world of classical music lovers through performance and education", really says it all for me. What greater gift could one give to the world?

Thank you so very much,

-John

BRAV0! BRAVO! BRAVISSIMO!

I'm still on a natural high from Saturday night. You will never know what it meant to me to be a part of your concert and to prove to myself that I CAN do it! My mom was in tears after my solo. (I hadn't told her I was doing it.) I got wonderful compliments from people I didn't even know. The kids who rang bells also enjoyed being there. I got comments from them like: we just studied Bach, Mozart and Beethoven in school - this was cool; how do you play so fast; I think I want to play piano; and from my student: I'm going to go home and practice! One woman told me her husband came, reluctantly and hasn't stopped talking about it sense. Anyway, a big thank-you to you. Everyone loved the concert. Many have asked about cds. I know that is something you would have to negotiate with Jay and the church.

So here we are. Can we do a couple of lessons in April? Maybe the 4th and the 18th. Let me know. Also, I found Schubert's Impromptu No.4 in A-Flat in a stack of music. Would that be one worth doing? If so, I'll start looking at it along with the Gershwin prelude I was working on.

Again - Hugs and thank-you's!


-Kathie

My wife and I enjoyed your concert on Saturday evening. We appreciate the hard work that goes into preparing for such a wonderful concert. Thank you for sharing your talents with so many people and entertaining us in such a wonderful way.

-Carl Angelilli
(Member of the Grosse Pointe Community Chorus)

Congratulations on a FINE concert last Saturday Night at the Congregational Church in Rochester. I enjoyed it very much. I was in attendance last year as well as Joseph's concert at Caseville High School in Caseville, MI last July.

-Carolyn Bensen

The concert Saturday was wonderful. Your talent is immense and your artistry superb! Your schtick was great too. I thought sometimes that the notes on the piano flowed like a river. We're ready for 2008 my friend! Thank you for your work--it is of God.

God Bless You

-Rev. David Wheeler