Utter Jealousy

Never before, have I thought I'd ever be jealous of a seven year old girl. There is indeed a first time for everything. As if I didn't have enough reasons to abandon my musical ambitions! As if there weren't enough amazing bands out there that were SO amazing it made me ashamed to try and claim that I play piano. Here comes along little Emily Bear.
That name alone is preciously heartbreaking.

Emily Bear is incredibly talented, more so than anyone I know.
(that's right! misery enough company! so I'm going to beat down the arrogance of my fellow musical pals)
Emily Bear can play piano better than you!
That said, let's take a closer look:

• Emily Bear began her piano studies with Emilio delRosario of the Music Institute of Chicago (MIC).


• She currently studies piano with Mary Sauer on The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and jazz improvisation with Alan Swain.


• Additional mentors include Veda Kaplinski of Juliard and composer / arranger Donald Fraiser.

• Her first solo debut was a solo concert; including a 40 minute nonstop solo program. (most likely without any mistakes)
  at the time she was only five years old!
  (this took place at the Ravinia Music festival-for which she is the youngest performer in their entire over 100 year history)

• On March 24th, 2008, Emily was invited to perform at The White House for The Easter Egg Roll breakfast for President and Mrs. Bush.


• She performed a 30 minute solo concert mixing jazz and original compositions, followed by 2 songs played especially for President and The First Lady.


• Emily was a recipient of a 2008 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Competition award for her original song, “Northern Lights”.


• Emily opened for Ramsey Lewis and his Trio on October 17th, 2007, playing a 30 minute solo piano concert.


• Emily made her orchestral debut in front of a capacity audience of 2500 people performing her original song, “The Love in Us” with members of The Orlando Symphony Orchestra at a private corporate event in April, 2008.


• Emily also performed at the 2007 MIC Gala where she played a jazz set at the Celebrity Piano Bar along with renowned musicians Ramsey Lewis, Corky Segal and Wez Kaufman.


• Emily loves to perform with the Jodi Beach Jazz Trio and was the opening performer for The KIDSTOCK Music Festival at the Wilmette Theater.


• Upcoming concerts include performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto, no.23, k488 in March, 2009 with The Rockford Symphony Orchestra and in April, 2009 with The Champagne-Urbana Symphony. Emily will perform a concert in February, 2009 at the Music in the Loft Concert Series.

-Ehem. I want my own CD!

• Emily recorded her first CD, Five Years Wise, in July of 2007. The CD is a mixture of jazz standards and original songs.


• A second CD, The Love In Us, featuring 10 original songs (including the 3 that she debuted on The Ellen Degeneres Show), was released in April 2008. She is a member of ASCAP and AFTRA.

She actually has several CDs.
I just think she's amazing enough for everyone to take a second to notice. sigh.

i have a new seven year old role model.

link to her webiste:
http://www.emilybear.com/galleries.html

you tube her on the ellen D. show. Seriously.