Jennifer Wright Piano Studio

It has been a long-standing tradition of JWPS to present holiday-themed concerts - but NOT necessarily in any ways that you might expect!

Why? Holidays are important rituals with deep beginnings that shed light on what brings us together, how we share joy and meaning, and how music underpins every aspect of a wonderful life.

These themes give students a brief to go deep on an aspect of the celebration that speaks to them: combining researching, choosing repertoire, speechwriting, costume designing, music arranging and more in a fabulously holistic learning process that celebrates their individual journey.

We've never repeated a holiday theme, so after all these years things are getting more and more fun: in 2025 we featured GROUNDHOG DAY!

This show explores the origins, observances, facts, and quirks of this ancient celebration of seasons’ turning . . . AND the themes in the iconic 1993 movie starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell of the same name (which we all watched together), wherein hapless Pennsylvania TV weather forecaster Phil Connors gets stuck in an inexplicable time loop that causes February 2nd - Groundhog Day - to repeat over and over again, no matter what he does about it.

Thanks to all the students and families who made this event a huge treat!

At last, the pictures from another great JWPS event see the light of day: Our 2021 climate-change-themed "World Changing/Humans Changing" online concert that showcased our ongoing work in climate activism and helped sustain our sanity in dark times!

I shiver to remember how much we all were going through at that time and how awful it was not to be able to gather to share music and community in person, but these pictures remind me how much we all brought to the table to support each other and to keep creating hope and beauty in the midst of chaos. That work is not over.

We're baaaaaack! After a 2-year pandemic hiatus, it felt AWESOME to throw one of JWPS's fave piano parties in person again: our annual Halloween Costume Concert at The Courtyard at Mt. Tabor Retirement Center!

The residents loved it so much they asked if we could come back every month. Big thanks to all the students and families who volunteered their time and talents to make the day fun and fabulous!

Teachers, students, performers of all kinds: live shows for seniors are safe again, so let's get in there and bring them some much-needed joy and music again!

Today Jennifer Wright Piano Studio donated 400 trees to be planted in forest gardens in Africa, one tree for every member of cast, crew, and audience for our Phoenix Project shows in November 2021 (plus a few extra to make it a nice even number). Part of our commitment to this epic, climate-change-themed show was to offset its carbon footprint. Let's start making zero-carbon culture and living a reality!

Many thanks to the Regional Arts and Culture Council and Music Teachers National Association for supporting our vision and to all the audience members who came out in Covid Times to share this incredibly meaningful experience with us!

Donate to Trees for the Future I just gave to for the Future - a nonprofit that's planting trees and changing lives throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. The make a big difference- join me in at trees.org/donate