As many people find themselves working from home, we’re suddenly inundated with time we never knew we had but was nevertheless always there. As uncanny as it may be for many who live in a constantly moving and busy world, this is a wonderful opportunity to reflect, spend time with family, read new books and old, catch up on new TV series, and perhaps reminisce about series of old.

For me, I have spent this time reading, writing, painting, playing, and composing new music on my piano. I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge that having so much time playing my piano has been the most rewarding and satisfying out of each of them. I’ve had more time to play old and new music and have dedicated a considerable amount of time to learning additional arrangements by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Frederic Chopin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Medtner, Ludwig van Beethoven, and others.