Sheila F. Weidendorf
Sheila Makes Music
Pianist ~ Teacher ~ Director - Performance Coach
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Sheila Weidendorf
Bio in Brief//
Something of an "accidental pianist," I returned to music a few years ago after a 20-year hiatus. I perform western classical chamber music, extemporaneous keyboard meditations (such as my new album, We Are Luminous) have also been known to provide musical direction for theatrical productions.
I currently perform regularly with my classical trio, Trio Rasa; my improvisational trio, Trio Improviso; my new whimsical and expansive collaboration with cellist/composer Gideon Freudmann called CelloPiano; and have also been immersed in a long-term and ongoing Brahms project with violinist Tekla Cunningham and remain ever eager to continually broaden my musical horizons.
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BASIC INFO
location//
Pacific Northwest of USA
& sometimes India
genres//
Classical, Improvisational, Global, Collaborative
website//
label//
Vivace Records
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Contact Me
concerts-queries-lessons//
+1(360)320-2362
On Whidbey Island, Washington
We Are Luminous
My debut album is out on all streaming platforms.
Bored City review of We Are Luminous
"Sheila Weidendorf’s debut album “We Are Luminous” is truly something special. This record is 11 tracks of pure, extemporaneous piano improvisation, taking listeners on an introspective journey through hauntingly beautiful melodies and a profound sense of creativity. It’s a masterpiece from start to finish..."
HeatWaves Magazine Review HERE
"Sheila Weidendorf‘s debut album “We Are Luminous” stands as a testament to her profound improvisational artistry, capturing the essence of spontaneous musical creation..."
Announcing....
Etherium
Trio Improviso's debut album release!
Now streaming on all platforms;
here's a little taste:
Next Performances:
FIRST:
Trio Improviso in Concert!
Sunday, July 13
4:00 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church, Freeland
Trio Improviso Is:
Andre Feriante, Guitar
Linda Vogt, Violin
Sheila Weidendorf, Piano
Our original, extemporaneous
music is rather...
free jazz meets world music
meets trance state.
Join us on our Mystic Journey!
$ By Donation at the Door
THEN:
Trio Improviso plays at
Cedr + Elm at
The Lodge at St. Edward
Kenmore, WA
Sunday, July 20
5pm
LOOKING AHEAD:
Trio Improviso plays the
Hessler Barn with a special guest--Sheila's friend Chintan--presenting India's
ancient tradition of Dhrupad!
Sunday, August 10th
4:00 p.m.
Suggested donation $30
FOLLOWED BY...
My old School of Music friend, trombonist Gregory Erickson,
is coming from New York for
a reunion concert!
Sunday, September 7th,
4:00 p.m.
at Trinity Lutheran Church
in Freeland
$ By Donation
Future Dates:
~Trio Improviso
Sept 26, 7:00 p.m.
Wayward Music Series,
Good Shepherd Chapel, Seattle
~Violinist Gloria Ferry-Brennan & I
Nov 15, 7pm
In concert at the
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island
Trio Improviso Described by Author David L. Laing:
Medieval Jazz--
Thir code is the mode, not as in fashion but compassion for Oneness! In Medieval taperstry the observer is woven into its background--thee is no separate outside nor inside--the perspective is introspective. In this Mystical Journey Trio you are the "fourth" con brio. suspen you time and place to experience this mind-sending acoustical space as both traveler and the traveled...