[Perform-Talk] Introduction

[Julia LaGrand]

Thank you for your kind words of welcome and encouragement! I have a deep love for organ music! 
All the best,
Julia  On Jul 20, 2020 9:09 AM, Cindy Ray via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> Julia, welcome to the list. 
> I am an organist, but I am also on the down side of life so to speak. I am 
> all for advocating, and tha may be my best shot. I think you will do well, 
> and with this wonderful organization and the NFB in general behind you, I 
> think you can go far. Sure would like to hear you play, and I'm so sorry the 
> COVID cut things so short this past spring. 
> Cindy Lou Ray 
> cindyray at gmail.com 
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Perform-Talk <perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Julia 
> LaGrand via Perform-Talk 
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> Cc: Julia LaGrand <julialagrand at gmail.com> 
> Subject: [Perform-Talk] Introduction 
>
> Hello all, 
>   I joined this listserv a few months ago, but just decided to become a 
> member of the Performing Arts division, so I thought I would introduce 
> myself. My name is Julia LaGrand and I am from Grand Rapids, Michigan. I am 
> 16 years old and a rising junior in high school. I currently study violin 
> with professor Danielle Belen at the University of Michigan and have 
> attended various summer festivals including Credo Music and Center Stage 
> Strings. Pre-Covid, I participated in my school's orchestra, as well as a 
> string quartet through my school and a piano trio through St. Cecilia Music 
> School in downtown Grand Rapids. 
>   I decided to become a member of this division because I have encountered 
> the apparent barriers that have come up, because of  blindness or the 
> perceptions of mine/others about blindness, on my journey thus-far as a 
> student violinist. I want to advocate for the performing arts as a blind 
> performing artist and work to deconstruct these things that get in the way 
> of blind performing artists. I am inspired by the examples of success in the 
> performing arts in this division, and I can't wait to get involved! 
>   I am excited to actively participate in listserves and in a Facebook 
> group, but don't know all that much about the work of the division to talk 
> about other ways in which I'm interested in getting involved. I am very much 
> still a student, but I love sharing my experiences being a blind performer 
> so far, and learning from other blind performing artists. I love to make 
> connections with others, fundraise, and most of all, learn from those 
> "around" me more about the NFB, the Performing Arts division, and how to 
> achieve success for myself and others as blind performers. I look forward to 
> education, advocacy and art! 
> Thank you for taking the time to read that long email! 
> Julia LaGRAND 
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