I recently volunteered to play piano at a Rotary Club luncheon for seniors at Ithaca's Lifelong center. The program consisted of stride piano, rags and novelty pieces from the 1920s. I've been playing for seniors since I was about 10 years old when I would accompany my mother for singalongs. … [Read more...]
MyWedding.com Profile
Westphal Music is now listed on MyWedding.com! Please take a moment to check out the profile and click on the ♥ button. Thanks for the love! :-) … [Read more...]
Post-party thank-you email
I love getting notes like this! Eric and Riana were so great to work with and they really knew how to throw a great party~! I played piano for their outdoor garden ceremony and then moved on to DJ their marquis tent reception. After the formal reception, we had a Carnival themed after-party in the … [Read more...]
Just Married…
Earlier this year I received a very cool thank you card and I thought I'd scan and share it here. The card featured a beautiful photo of the newlyweds. It reminded me of a Robert Doisneau picture: … [Read more...]
5k on Thanksgiving Day
There's nothing like a 5K run to work up an appetite for Thanksgiving dinner. This year we visited my mother in Rosendale NY and her tradition is to start Thanksgiving day with a 5k. So we headed over to New Paltz for the Turkey Trot on a beautiful sunny morning. The air was crisp and cool but we … [Read more...]
The wedding before the storm
The Saturday just before Hurricane Sandy arrived in New Jersey, I played for the wedding of George and Melissa at the historic Glen Foerd on the Delaware--the last surviving riverfront estate in Philadelphia. For cocktail hour, I enjoyed playing an antique Steinway Grand piano which lent itself … [Read more...]
Matt & Catherine – The Kaaterskill Inn
I usually don't post about my clients' weddings, mostly because I don't have time to take nice photos--and I'm not qualified to do so! That said, I was very excited to see this post from a recent October wedding where I was lucky enough to work with Dina Kantor from Sam & Gertie … [Read more...]
