Q&A with Bluebirdbaby

I sponsored Bluebirdbaby (see link down on the right) for the month of February and in return, Erin asked me some fantastic questions to respond to.  The Q&A can be found here.

Hope you enjoy them!

Evan

Upcoming debut

For those who know me well, it is hard to hide my glee as an upcoming event draws near.  Since I was a little kid, I've had big dreams.  I dreamed of playing soccer in a stadium so I would have at least four shadows.  I dreamed of being a fighter pilot (turns out I'm colorblind...  oh well - war doesn't suit me anyway).  I also dream (not dreamed) of sharing my music with the world with a group of passionate artists interested in performing that music with me.  It's one thing to play solo piano for an audience of any size - it's one of my favorite things to do.  But I have come to truly enjoy and crave playing music with other people.  Now that I have finally brought my music out into the world as more than just piano, I seek every opportunity to play my music with an orchestra with me on the piano.  There's a synergy involved in working with a group of people all passionate about the same thing.

And now, for the first time, I will be playing the piano in an original arrangement of Amazing Grace set for a 9-piece accompaniment on April 3rd.  I know this will only serve as a teaser for me; I'll be looking for bigger and better events.  That said, I cannot help but think about this upcoming event every single day.

I pose a question to you and please feel free to post a comment in answer:

What dreams did you have as a child and did you achieve, abandon or adjust those dreams?
What dreams do you have now?

If you can't answer the second question, I urge you to practice dreaming.  I have been taught that dreaming is a skill.  You can get better at dreaming or that skill can diminish.  You can start small.  You don't even have to share your dreams with anyone if you feel that they're silly or petty, but if you personally know someone who is a dreamer, I'm sure they'd be happy to hear your dreams and help you along with them.

Dream well,
Evan

T-Shirts Available

Thanks to Lucy Ellen Smith for putting this together!  I just got my own in the mail about a week ago and I'm loving it (and regularly fearing that I will stain it).  Here's the link to the t-shirts.

Zazzle has seen fit to take the shirt off of their website due to copyright issues...  I'm working to resolve this issue.