Recently retired CPA/Financial Officer. Member of the Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra.
Indianapolis may be better known at the moment for hosting the 2012 Super Bowl. But more importantly, it is also the home of the American Pianists Association, the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Although I had little or no natural talent, I took piano lessons from age 6 to 13 at 'the other' Curtis institute. George Curtis drove his dilapidated Dodge to my house each week for my lessons. For the first five years he charged one dollar per lesson. The last two years, when my family could no longer afford that, he charged nothing. He frequently invited me to play with the Indianapolis Military Band, which he conducted. The largest and most well-known venue I played was the Claremont Women's Prison. Although the acoustics were less than ideal, the audience was very well-behaved and attentive.
Stephen J. Kern
Biography
Recently retired CPA/Financial Officer. Member of the Board of Directors of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra.
Indianapolis may be better known at the moment for hosting the 2012 Super Bowl. But more importantly, it is also the home of the American Pianists Association, the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, and the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Although I had little or no natural talent, I took piano lessons from age 6 to 13 at 'the other' Curtis institute. George Curtis drove his dilapidated Dodge to my house each week for my lessons. For the first five years he charged one dollar per lesson. The last two years, when my family could no longer afford that, he charged nothing. He frequently invited me to play with the Indianapolis Military Band, which he conducted. The largest and most well-known venue I played was the Claremont Women's Prison. Although the acoustics were less than ideal, the audience was very well-behaved and attentive.