BLOOM @ 7PM

Wendi Kirby is a pianist and composer based in California. Her latest album, Bloom (Pastiche Records), is compiled of solo piano vignettes. Her versatile and lyrical style is inspired by the people that touch her life and their stories connect the audience to her music. Wendi Kirby is a classically trained pianist, composer, and educator. Wendi started playing piano at age 5, and teaching her first students at age 14. She studied piano performance with Frank Wiens at the University of the Pacific, as well as earning the ARCT degree in piano performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music. Wendi has served in many leadership roles in music education including President of the California Association of Professional Music Teachers (the state affiliate of Music Teachers National) and Founding Teacher, Founding School, and Center Representative for the Royal Conservatory of Music. She was awarded the prestigious Music Teachers National Association, Foundation Fellow Award, and Steinway Top Teacher Award in 2021. Wendi has brought music to the lives of hundreds of children and their families through her private music school and as the Music Director for Stevenson School, Lower Division. Wendi’s music is now reaching audiences throughout the world as she shares her passion as a composer and performing artist.