Yesterday afternoon I went to a piano recital at Burks United Methodist Church in Hixson, TN (my home church) to hear a young man, Roy Treiyer, tickle the ivories.
Wow! Roy has recently become the pianist for our Traditional service and has played once in the Contemporary service.
Not only did he tickle those ivory keys, but he was putting them through some activity!
According to the program, Roy began his piano studies at the age of 11 and received a degree in Music Education from River Plate Adventist University (Universidad Adventista del Plata) in Entre Ríos, Argentina in 2012. He received a Psychology degree from the same institution in 2010. He is currently working on his Masters in Piano Performance at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC).
Another cool thing (in my opinion) about Roy is that he was born in Puerto Rico and grew up both in the U.S. and in Argentina. His beautiful wife, Natalia, is from Argentina. When his wife comes to church with him, that will make a total of four Spanish speakers (maybe more) in our congregation. (I'm hoping to increase that number!)
Roy has a CD recording, "Shine, Jesus, Shine" (original release date: November 1, 2012) or "Brilla, Jesús, Brilla". He played several of the selections from this recording during the recital. He has arranged several songs for piano solo.
"Awesome God" was amazing to listen to and to watch him play as Roy's fingers were all over the keys and the notes were flying out!
The program included:
Shine, Jesus, Shine
Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It / Go, Tell it on the Mountain
Traditional Russian Melody (which is the basis for a Spanish hymn, but not found in English)
Nearer, Still Nearer
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
My Prayer (a piece he wrote)
Awesome God
Holy, Holy, Holy
No More Night
You can check out some of Roy's wonderful piano playing by going to the following sites:
Shine, Jesus, Shine
No More Night
Nothing Can Separate Us (starts at 15:43 and goes to the end)
To listen to Roy's CD recording and/or to buy it, go to CD Baby or Amazon.
Music is an international language, a language of the soul. It crosses over and through barriers and opens up spaces that bring people together.
Yesterday's recital was wonderful, worshipful, and beautiful. Roy is full of talent and grace. He plays with passion, strength, and humility.
I (among others) was very blessed by the gifts he shared with us.
~Debra
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