By Olivia Kleinau ('24)
On Monday Jan. 29 at 8 p.m., Lucas Myers (‘24) will perform his Senior Recital in the Center For the Arts Recital Hall.
Myers, a pianist, explained that most of his preparation is a mix of practice as well as studying music scores. He will be performing a broad variety of pieces at his recital, including works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin and Philip Glass. Myers’ pieces include aspects of German Romanticism, French Impressionism and Contemporary Minimalism.
Fellow piano major, Katrina Kauffman (‘26) shared, “I’m super excited for his upcoming recital, I have always really admired his playing. He is definitely someone I look up to as also a piano major.”
Myers shared his excitement for this upcoming recital as it is his first real attempt in creating a themed recital. He will be combining piano repertoire with other art forms to create an overarching storyline tying all the pieces together. The theme Myers’ chose for the recital centers around the idea of rebirth.
The recital itself will center around the theme of rebirth, and will explore the way in which we as people often go through an internal death while going through times of intense hardship only to be reborn again,
“[The recital] will explore the way in which we as people often go through an internal death while going through times of intense hardship only to be reborn again,” Myers explained, “finding a deeper capacity for love and joy as well as a heightened capacity to appreciate the beauty of life when we reemerge into the land of the living.”
Myers also stated that he finished his coursework last semester, giving more time to prepare for this upcoming recital. Last semester he was taking 19 credits on top of commuting from Rochester, NY to Houghton University. He had to find as many pockets available in his schedule to practice as he could manage, and on top of that make sure he was intentional in balancing heavier practice sessions with periods of rest on the weekends. One benefit of the commute was that it gave Myers the opportunity to do a lot of listening and mental practice.
Myers expressed that overall he is, “super pleased with the way it is shaping up.” ★
