Meet The Piano School's January Intern

Pianist Naomi Fukuda

I am excited to announce that The Piano School will have a talented intern in the studio during the month of January, 2013! She is Naomi Fukuda, a pianist from Japan, who is a sophomore music major at Hollins University.

On Sunday afternoon, Ms. Fukuda performed the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 16 in D Major along with the Valley Chamber Orchestra. She was terrific!

Fukuda performing with the Valley Chamber Orchestra

Her piano teacher at Hollins is Melia Garber, whom you may remember reading about on this blog recently. Ms. Garber was also Laura Woodrum's teacher. Some students will recall that Woodrum's senior recital was a field trip for The Piano School last spring.

Melia Garber and Naomi Fukuda

Many thanks to Dr. Judith Cline, chairperson of the Music Department at Hollins for helping us make Naomi's internship a reality. She is fully supportive of our partnership and believes the internship will be a great experience for Naomi. No doubt, it will be fun for all of us!

Naomi Fukuda and Mrs. O'Brien