LIVE at Piedmont Piano Company
Songs & Stories:
Katy Stephan
Pianist, vocalist, and composer Katy Stephan sings a set of her favorite songs, including some originals. She’ll share stories about being a singer who also plays piano, singing in bands and choirs, and not being limited by genres. Followed by audience Q & A. Hosted by vocalist Sharmila G. Lash.
$25 General Admission
We are offering a limited number of tickets to attend this performance in person. Advance purchase is recommended. Masking is encouraged but not required.
KATY STEPHAN
As a vocalist and pianist, Katy is known for crossing uncharted territory between classical, jazz, and pop styles. Her voice has been featured in major motion picture soundtracks (XMen: Dark Phoenix, Catwoman, The Time Machine), TV movies and theme songs, and even in children’s toys.
She has been a soloist with the Oakland East Bay Symphony for their concert versions of "Candide, Follies and Leonard Bernstein's Mass; and has performed in Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, Japan, Cyprus, the U.K. and the U.S. with various groups and projects. Her collaborations with dance and theatre companies include Porchlight Theatre, Word For Word, Upon These Boards, Project Agora, Copious Dance Theatre, and Requisite Dance.
Katy has been the resident singing pianist at the Comstock Saloon in San Francisco's North Beach since 2011. katystephan.com
SHARMILA G. LASH
Sharmila G. Lash is sought after as a jazz and classical singer, as well as for her voice-over work. She is a private voice instructor, works as a session singer for film and television, and is a regular chorister with the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Teaching steadily since 2004, she incorporates her vast professional experience to help guide students to find their own voice. Sharmila began her music studies with piano lessons at age six and singing lessons at age eleven. She was a music student at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and continued on to study classical voice at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she discovered her passion for jazz. She has performed on some of the biggest stages in California, led by Gustavo Dudamel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Michael Tilson Thomas, Zubin Mehta, and others, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Kronos Quartet, Carmen Lundy, Don Shelton, Luciana Souza, as well as with many other top jazz and classical musicians in both Northern and Southern California. sharmilaguhalash.com