Monica performs as a soloist, collaborative pianist, and chamber musician (see bio).  Outside of the concert setting, she also plays for special events, recording sessions, musicals, and competition/festival events for other instrumentalists, vocalists, and choirs. Her presentations, mainly on analyzing contemporary works and surveying the programming, pedagogy, and techniques in performing these new works, have been featured in local, regional, and national music conferences.

Performances & Presentations

2022

• February 13th — @ Concordia University Texas, Chapel with Joseph Choi, piano // Piano Faculty Recital

2021

• December 9th, 11th — @ Hope Presbyterian Church and Concordia University Texas, Chapel // University Choir Concerts

• September 16th — @ Central Presbyterian Church virtual link, piano solo // Thursday Noonday Concert Series

• July 31st — “Echoes in Time: Understanding, Teaching, and Creatively Programming Contemporary Works as Parallels to Standard Classics” // National Conference on Piano Pedagogy, virtual

2020

• February 10th, 11th, 13th — @ Harris Bell Hall, Villa Antonia*, Central Presbyterian Church with Nicholas Provenzale, baritone // *Twilight Concert Series

• February 14th — @ Concordia University Texas, Blackbox Theater// University Choir Concert

2019

• November 17th — @ Texas Lutheran University, Ayers Recital Hall // Trombone Capstone Recital

• October 20th, 25th, December 12th — @ Concordia University Texas, Chapel and Blackbox Theater // University Choir Concerts

• April 14th, 16th, 28th — @ Texas Lutheran University, Ayers Recital Hall, collaborating with trombone, euphonium, tuba performers // Degree Recitals

• April 6th- @ Texas Lutheran University, Jackson Auditorium, collaborating with Boris Allakhverdyan, clarinet // ClariNetworks

• March 4th — @ Texas Lutheran University, Ayers Recital Hall, collaborating with Liz Lee, cello // Faculty Recital

2018

• November 15th — @ Concordia University Texas, Blackbox Theater, collaborating with James Burch, cello // Faculty Recital

• October 7th — @ Canyon Performing Arts Center, New Braunfels, celeste // Mid-Texas Symphony Concert Series

• August 31st, September 2nd — @ Saengerrunde Hall with Hear No Evil // Beerthoven Concert Series

• April 8th, 15th, 22nd — @ Texas Lutheran University, Ayers Recital Hall, collaborating with trumpet, euphonium, tuba performers // Degree Recitals

• April 1st — @ Imagine Art with Hear No Evil

• March 9th — @ Concordia University Texas, Chapel/auditorium, collaborating with James Burch, cello // Faculty Recital

• February 5th — “Creative Curriculum Planning: Exploring Contemporary and Other Non-Standard Piano Repertoire” // Independent Music Teachers Forum, Austin District Music Teachers Association

  
  2017

• November 17th — @ Texas Lutheran University, Ayers Recital Hall, piano solo and four-hands with Patty Lee// Guest Artist Recital

• October 19th — @ Central Presbyterian Church, piano solo // Thursday Noonday Concert Series

• September 30th — @ UT-Austin, Fine Arts Library with Hear No Evil // Excessive Noise Concert Series

• May 7th — @ 4th Tap Brewing Co-op with Hear No Evil // Revel Unclassified

• April 10th-14th (TBA) — @ Winship Drama Building with Hear No Evil // The Cohen New Works Festival

• April 2nd — @ 4th Tap Brewing Co-op with Hear No Evil // Revel Unclassified

• February 10th, 12th — @ Saengerrunde Hall with Hear No Evil // Beerthoven Concert Series