Songs of Susannah: Music is my first language

Past Performances






Performances of Original Music



Great Crescent Brewery, Aurora, Indiana:

  • July 6, 2016 (Pints & Pencils: Camping Out)
  • June 5, 2016 (Pints & Pencils: Pin-up Girls)
  • May 5, 2016 (Pints & Pencils: Kentucky Derby)
  • April 7, 2016 (Pints & Pencils: Pirates)
  • March 3, 2016 (Pints & Pencils: St. Patrick's Day)
  • February 4, 2016 (Pints & Pencils: Girls In Prom Dresses)
  • January 7, 2016 (Pints & Pencils: Harry Potter/The Renaissance)
  • December 17, 2015 (Brews & Books: Charles Dickens)
  • December 3, 2015 (Pints & Pencils: Father Christmas)
  • November 6, 2015 (Pints & Pencils: The Middle Ages/Blues*)
  • October 15, 2015 (Brews & Books: Anthropomorphic Animals)
  • October 1, 2015 (Pints & Pencils: Halloween)
  • September 3, 2015 (Pints & Pencils: Japan)
  • August 20, 2015 (Brews & Books: Time Travel)
  • August 6, 2015 (Pints & Pencils: Yoga)
  • July 16, 2015 (Brews & Books: Literature Related to Drug Use)
  • July 2, 2015 (Pints & Pencils: Vintage Baseball)
  • June 18, 2015 (Brews & Books: P. G. Wodehouse)
  • June 4, 2015 (Pints & Pencils: Skateboarding)
  • May 7, 2015 (Pints & Pencils: Ride Your Bike)
  • April 2, 2015 (Pints & Pencils: Flora, Goddess of Springtime)
  • March 19, 2015 (Brews & Books: Betrayal in Literature)
  • March 5, 2015 (Pints & Pencils: Go Fly A Kite)
  • February 5, 2015 (Pints & Pencils: St. Valentine)
  • December 4, 2014 (Pints & Pencils: How The Grinch Stole Christmas)
  • November 20, 2014 (Brews & Books: Fairy Tales)
  • November 6, 2014 (Pints & Pencils: Disney Villains)
  • October 16, 2014 (Brews & Books: Horror**)
  • September 18, 2014 (Brews & Books: Medieval Fantasy)
  • September 4, 2014 (Pints & Pencils: The Apocalypse)
  • August 21, 2014 (Brews & Books: Pulp Fiction)
  • August 7, 2014 (Pints & Pencils: Batman)
  • July 17, 2014 (Brews & Books: Making Mock / Satire)
  • July 3, 2014 (Pints & Pencils: Summer of Love)
  • June 19, 2014 (Brews & Books: American Gothic)
  • June 5, 2014 (Pints & Pencils: The Illustrated Man)
  • May 15, 2014 (Brews & Books: Mysteries)
  • May 1, 2014 (Pints & Pencils: Doctor Who)
    *Artist's Model canceled at the last minute; theme changed to Blues
    **Venue changed to Pendleton Art Gallery in Rising Sun, Indiana

    I wrote an original piano piece for each Pints & Pencils and Brews & Books, often incorporating themes from well-known songs related to the book genre or artist's model featured that evening.



First Baptist Church of Lawrenceburg, Indiana:

  • June 20, 1999 - Writing A Song For You (instrumental version)
  • November 12, 1989 - The Train



    In the 1990s, I played the offertory many times at the First Baptist Church, however, I only played an original piece once.

    I also participated in at least 7 piano recitals at the First Baptist Church; my first ever performance of one of my original pieces for an audience also happened there, at my second piano recital.

    Over 100 members of the congregation complimented my performance of Writing A Song For You; several seasoned musicians in the audience said, "I knew you must have written it, because it's like nothing else out there!"

    More recently, I performed almost 40 times at Great Crescent Brewery in Aurora, Indiana, at their Pints & Pencils and Brews & Books events in 2014-2016. Several attendees said that my music was their favorite part of the evening.

    Since then, I have played several times at the Friendship Art Gallery in Dillsboro, Indiana, as part of their Song Circle.