I am delighted to announce that I have been accepted to the DMA (Doctorate of Musical Arts) program at Peabody with a full graduate assistantship in Keyboard Studies (essentially paying for my tuition).  So, I'll be staying in Baltimore for at least another two years for the coursework portion of the degree.  After that, we'll see, since I can finish the third year of the DMA in whatever part of the world I wish.

Thank you all so much for your support during the arduous process of applying and fretting about the results!  It takes a village to raise a child and it takes a city to raise a pianist.  

I have also successfully finished almost all of my assignments and requirements for my Master's.  Just one paper and a couple of accompaniments left to go!  

Master's recital, DMA exams, and 2 collaborative recitals down, only 8 collaborative recitals left to go! I am constantly learning an endless stream of new repertoire and am really enjoying the process!  

I'm also learning new solo repertoire in hopes that I'll be able to give a recital toward the beginning of the fall semester.  I'm really excited about the repertoire-- it's all Russian, which makes me feel like I'm finally being allowed to settle into what I hope will become my specialty.  My current plan is to play three transcriptions of Russian songs, Pletnov's arrangement of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, and Prokofiev's 7th Sonata.  I have my work cut out for me!