Pianist Sunhwa (Shawna) H. has proven to be a versatile pianist, performing actively as a soloist and collaborative artist. Shawna’s upcoming engagements include playing for the American Cancer Association Benefit Concert this coming August, and serving as the rehearsal pianist for Queens College’s production of The Tender Land in early 2013. Shawna recently graduated with a Performer’s Certificate from the Purchase College Conservatory of Music, where she studied under the widely recognized pianist, Paul Ostrovsky. While at Purchase, Shawna performed in the Purchase Symphony Orchestra and served as an accompanist for the Opera Studio of Dr. Sherry Overholt.
Shawna has been a featured soloist in concert with the Suffolk Performance Group in New York, the Ulsan Piano Music Society in Korea, and the Academie Internationale in Courchevel, France. Last winter, she was the pianist for performances of Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors with OperaOggiNY.