The orchestra I perform with, The Fox Valley Philharmonic, had its opening Gala at the Paramount Arts Theater after a year of performances! The performance was made up entirely of American compositions- everything from John Williams to John Sousa. Through the auctions of the painted violins, ticket sales, and donations, we raised money to help [...]

The Foo Fighters held a concert called, “My Grammy Moment,” Allowing 20 musicians to audition to play with them at the Grammys. While I didn’t make it, one of my best friends (and fellow player in 8 Bit Trio), Andrew Pearson, did!
Check out this local article and help cheer on Andrew Pearson as he makes [...]

8 Bit Trio performs their arrangement of the popular Nintendo game “Contra” at a Panera Bread Open Mic in Batavia.
Filmed almost a year ago, a last minute rehearsal led up to a great performance
8 Bit Trio is
Thom Zolghadr - Electric Violin
Andrew Pearson - Electric Violin
Jason Peters - Bass Guitar

The students of Access to Music did a fantastic job performing at their concert earlier this week! Congrats! Watch the video of their performance below!