Sydney Kaczorowski

Big smiles from all the performing recently.
We'll be performing again at University of Pittsburgh this Friday, 6/20 at 7pm
works by Martinu, Kodaly, Smetana, and Nowowiejski ✨

My studio's spring recital 🌞
This small but mighty group performed so well!

Some of the highlights included Kabalevsky, JS Bach, Bartok, Brahms, and Chopin

We love our recital repertoire so much... we're performing it again! If you didn't catch us in May, come to our performance at the University of Pittsburgh on June 20th.

We had such a wonderful time performing this recital! If you didn't get to catch us in person, please enjoy this recording from the livestream.

Slavic Art Songs - Sydney Kaczorowski & Fabio Gentili - Music at Third - Slavic Art Songs feat. Sydney Kaczorowski & Fabio Gentili Visit thirdchurch.org for more information about us, upcoming events, and more!

Check out our session with Anna Singer on the WQED Voice of the Arts podcast!

Music@Third Slavic Art Songs Rectial | Voice of the Arts The music program at Third Presbyterian Church is featuring an upcoming concert as a part of their concert series! Singer Sydney Kaczorowski and pianist Fabio Gentili, talk about their upcoming recital featuring Slavic art songs. The program features work by Zoltan Kodaly, Bohuslav Martinu, and Feli...

This past weekend, the older students of my studio participated in a studio class- meaning they perform newly-learned pieces and offer each other feedback about elements that are and aren't working. Students get experience playing in front of other people, they learn how to listen critically, and they are provided the support of their peers.

One of the lessons we learn as musicians is being able to make an error in a performance and move on as if nothing has happened. What's most important is that the performer doesn't drop their character, because performances are never perfect, but the lasting impression should be an emotionally moving one. Well one of the students was extremely candid about her errors both while she was performing and after she finished. I explained that she needs to act like nothing was wrong, to which she replied "well how can I act like nothing is wrong when everyone else played so perfectly?!" I turned to the rest of the class and asked "who played perfectly?"-no hands raised- "who made mistakes?" -everyone's hands shot in the air.

We proceeded to have a vibrant conversation about dealing with nerves, the Sisyphusean craft that is creating beautiful music, and yet the solace and delight making music gives us. Of course, students need to learn good practice techniques, how to stay committed through difficulties, and gain facility on their instrument. But it's also important to have these kinds of discussions at a young age so we always remember the joy of practice and that everyone studying music, or any difficult craft for that matter, is in the same boat as us!

come check us out at Hop Farm Brewing next week! I'll be singing a few selections from Seven Shakespeare Songs by Madeleine Dring

To eat or not to eat. That is the question! Join for The Stuffing Dreams are Made Of show on Tuesday, November 12 at 7 p.m. at Hop Farm Brewing Company

Performers include William Andrews, Tanying D**g, Bridget Ann Johnston, Sydney Kaczorowski, Katie Manukyan, Tessa Morris, Logan Newman, Corey Nile Wingard, and Desiree Soteres, with Matt Gillespie on piano and Kip Soteres as our emcee.

The event is free and open to the public!

Spring student recital! 🎶

Special congratulations to my senior students, one of whom presented a 30 minute ✨ solo program.

We had so much fun performing Hansel and Gretel for the students of COTRAIC Headstart. My students said I was a pretty convincing Sandman 😌