Rachel LaFond, Pianist and Composer
Light Meets Darkness: A Piano Odyssey with Scott D. Davis & Rachel LaFond
Apr 7, 2024
6:00 PM CDT
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Laugh, cry, transform. Journey through the space between light and darkness in anticipation of the eclipse. Tickets are donation-based.
Doors @ 5:30, show starts @ 6.
**Please note: this is a donation-based (name-your-own-price) event, cash and Venmo will be accepted at the concert and split between the artists**
Prepare yourself for a unique way to get into the spirit of the coming eclipse. Dynamic pianists and composers Scott D. Davis and Rachel LaFond will be your guides on a musical odyssey through the space between light and darkness.
In an up-close and personal space, without the use of any artificial amplification, the ancient art of story and powerfully emotional music will bring you on a journey of laughter, tears, chills, and transformation.
Experience the unique intimacy of crawling under Rachel's Yamaha C7 concert grand piano as these artists pour their musical hearts out.
Arrive anytime from 5:30pm onwards to find your seat and enjoy a chat with the artists and the other attendees. Feel free to bring something tasty for yourself to drink, we will have some nibbles set out. The music will start at 6:00pm. The Central-South Austin address will be sent to you after you register for the event.
This is a name-your-own-price, 'gift'-based event. What that means is you'll register to attend on Eventbrite, where there will be no cost. At the event, there will be an opportunity to make a gift to the artists via cash or Venmo. A good place to start might be $25 per ticket. We prefer this type of ticket pricing, because we would never want cost to be a reason someone couldn't come enjoy the music and meet the artists. On the other hand, Rachel and Scott create and perform music for a living, so if you are able and moved to, please consider contributing the suggested amount or even higher. Just know that we are delighted to have you with us!
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Rachel LaFond, Pianist and Composer Biography
A colorful life makes for colorful music.
Rachel LaFond is a composer and pianist living in Austin, Texas, with roots in Seattle and New Zealand. You can find Rachel hanging from the heights on a trapeze bar, deep in creative thought in her home recording studio, and even swing dancing on a historic Austin dancefloor. Or you may have to look a bit further afield for her, traveling the world in search of the best scuba diving spots, trekking into the wilderness for a taste of untouched beauty, and turning up new friends everywhere. But she will always return home to her piano to work her magic, transforming it all into music.
Rachel combines a technically proficient approach to composition with an intuitive ability to draw in the listener and convey profound emotion. Her creative range reflects her enthusiasm for new experience: achingly introspective, whimsical and spooky, gut-wrenchingly powerful, her solo piano catalog covers it all and more. She’s even branched out from solo piano into epic symphonic electronica piano (Lost in the Azure), and angelic a cappella vocals. With a strong musical foundation and a zest for adventure, Rachel is forging a unique path as a composer, recording artist, and all-around creative human.
One of Rachel’s most ambitious ideas came to fruition in 2019-2020 with The 52. She released new music every week for a year, designing distinctive artwork for each track. Her career as a recording artist began in 2017 with the release of Wandering Soul - musical snapshots from a year spent backpacking around the world. She composed Encounters of the Beautiful Kind about the challenges and delights of living as an expat in New Zealand, and her Halloween album, Well Past Midnight, came about as a playful response to literally everyone telling her to write “holiday music”.
Rachel has experienced many sides of the piano: she's the daughter of a piano teacher, a former piano teacher herself, studied piano performance as a teenager in Vienna, and earned a music degree at the University of Washington. She grew up adoring David Lanz songbooks and discovered Ludovico Einaudi's music in her twenties, which inspired a deep love for passionate, contemporary piano music.
In addition to writing and releasing music, Rachel relishes touring and live performance. Audiences rave about her captivating stage presence and deeply intimate emotional style at the piano. Past performances have ranged from playing on the main stage of a cruise ship (Audiosyncracy at Sea 2019) to inviting the public into her home for a more intimate concert - the best “seat” in the house is lying underneath her Yamaha C7!
Rachel’s always working on new projects, and she loves collaborating with other musicians and artists. Keep an eye out for what’s coming next, because this musical firecracker is far from done!
Read MoreRachel LaFond is a composer and pianist living in Austin, Texas, with roots in Seattle and New Zealand. You can find Rachel hanging from the heights on a trapeze bar, deep in creative thought in her home recording studio, and even swing dancing on a historic Austin dancefloor. Or you may have to look a bit further afield for her, traveling the world in search of the best scuba diving spots, trekking into the wilderness for a taste of untouched beauty, and turning up new friends everywhere. But she will always return home to her piano to work her magic, transforming it all into music.
Rachel combines a technically proficient approach to composition with an intuitive ability to draw in the listener and convey profound emotion. Her creative range reflects her enthusiasm for new experience: achingly introspective, whimsical and spooky, gut-wrenchingly powerful, her solo piano catalog covers it all and more. She’s even branched out from solo piano into epic symphonic electronica piano (Lost in the Azure), and angelic a cappella vocals. With a strong musical foundation and a zest for adventure, Rachel is forging a unique path as a composer, recording artist, and all-around creative human.
One of Rachel’s most ambitious ideas came to fruition in 2019-2020 with The 52. She released new music every week for a year, designing distinctive artwork for each track. Her career as a recording artist began in 2017 with the release of Wandering Soul - musical snapshots from a year spent backpacking around the world. She composed Encounters of the Beautiful Kind about the challenges and delights of living as an expat in New Zealand, and her Halloween album, Well Past Midnight, came about as a playful response to literally everyone telling her to write “holiday music”.
Rachel has experienced many sides of the piano: she's the daughter of a piano teacher, a former piano teacher herself, studied piano performance as a teenager in Vienna, and earned a music degree at the University of Washington. She grew up adoring David Lanz songbooks and discovered Ludovico Einaudi's music in her twenties, which inspired a deep love for passionate, contemporary piano music.
In addition to writing and releasing music, Rachel relishes touring and live performance. Audiences rave about her captivating stage presence and deeply intimate emotional style at the piano. Past performances have ranged from playing on the main stage of a cruise ship (Audiosyncracy at Sea 2019) to inviting the public into her home for a more intimate concert - the best “seat” in the house is lying underneath her Yamaha C7!
Rachel’s always working on new projects, and she loves collaborating with other musicians and artists. Keep an eye out for what’s coming next, because this musical firecracker is far from done!
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