Elizabeth Strickland
Elizabeth Strickland,19, and daughter of Mike Strickland, is a classical pianist and performer. She is a freshman in college majoring in Classical Piano Performance.
Elizabeth has been performing her classical music in her dad’s concerts since the age of 8.
Here’s a video clip of her performing at age 11 in Bozeman MT at one of her dad’s concerts.
Click here to view another of her performing Chopin’s Grand Waltz Brillante in Eb at a concert in 2010.
She has performed her classical selections in well over 150 of her dad’s concerts with audiences from 100 to 3000 sometimes joining her dad on four-hands piano arrangements of ragtime, boogie-woogie and novelty songs. Some highlights include performing under the faces at Mount Rushmore in SD, and playing a Haydn Concerto with the Black Hills Symphony at age 10.
Elizabeth started taking piano lessons at age 8 with Dr. Cassandra Carr of Seattle WA. In 2007, Elizabeth and her family moved to Oregon where she studied with Dorothy Fahlman, of Portland for the next four years.
She graduated high school with honors Spring 2011 and was named a National Merit Scholarship Finalist Winner.
Some highlights in 2011 include placing 1st in the OMTA (Oregon Music Teachers Association) Scholarship Award Competitions, presenting full recitals for the the Derthick Music Club, Maryswoods at and Terwilliger Plaza, and being a featured guest performer with the Salem Pops Orchestra. She is the recipient of The Beaux Arts Society Scholarship and was awarded a music scholarship from the Rislov Foundation.
For the summer of 2011, Elizabeth was accepted for a second year in a row to attend one of the top summer music festivals in the country, Pianofest in the Hamptons, where she had the opportunity take part in daily master classes and lessons from some of the most stellar teachers/concert artists in the world. In addition, the attendees perform several concerts for the community.
Elizabeth has taken master classes and/or lessons with Richard Egarr, Edward Auer, Paul Schenly, Dean Kramer, Peter Mack, Awadagin Pratt, Blair McMillen, Peter Takacs, Mario Feninger, Gail Berenson, William Nyaho, Benjamin Kim and Susan Chan.
To view Elizabeth’s upcoming schedule of performances please see our Concerts page.
To Book Elizabeth for an event, please see Elizabeth’s page in our booking section.
To read some of Elizabeth’s writings and thoughts on music, nature and college please see “Elizabeth’s Corner“ on our Blog.
