I started playing the piano when I was in 5th grade at the age of 11, but slowly began to quit because of COVID Pandemic, but recent years I’ve resurfaced and started to deeply enjoy romantic/classical pieces greatly with full passion, everyday playing gratefully with full gratitude towards the music written, everyday I ponder if the things I do daily, weekly, monthly, would even matter… Now I’ve begun my journey and see how things take off!
You can find Derek’s 2024 Summer Music Competition piano performance here.