||| FROM MICHELLE RUSSELL |||
Thurmond Russell, 16 years old of Orcas Island, received one of two Honorable Mentions in the Senior Division of the Washington State Music Teachers Association 2024-2025 composition competition.
His composition for solo piano, Sarabande, is styled after the Baroque-era court dance of the same name but with Romantic-era flair.
Thurmond’s focus is currently on the completion of a Dance Suite, of which the Sarabande is the first completed piece, as well as the composition of Sacred Music. He hopes to complete and premiere several works in 2025.
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