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Shirley Smith Kirsten
Fresno and El Cerrito California
concert pianist, recording artist, film maker, blogger
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Gender: Female
Citizenship: US

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I was pleased to find this website with its unswerving support for women film makers. Nice to be on board. My passion is the piano: performing, teaching, imbuing my own audio tracks to accompany aesthetically beautiful video images.

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I'm a passionate pianist, writer, recording artist and film maker. My daughter, Aviva and I have created Kirsten Productions. A grad of the NYC HS of Performing Arts, Oberlin Conservatory, and New York University (Master of Arts) I enjoy blogging at Word Press about everything piano, including my efforts to save the instrument from extinction. My posts, with embedded You Tubes, also appear at publishers marketplace.com
I've posted over 70 You Tubes, including performances of Domenico Scarlatti's sonatas that are a large part of two albums sold at CD Baby and Amazon. Music is at the center of my life, but so is film which has crept up on me with a vengeance in the past year.

My daughter, Aviva, an impeccable video editor is pivotal to our joint creations. Her work is diversified, sometimes satirical, other times boldly creative and experimental.

It's so nice to have a daughter with the same passion as mine. We are a harmonious duo.

Background: I'm originally from NYC; transplanted to Fresno; with a second piano studio in El Cerrito