Lauren Martinez Lauren Martinez

How i implement my catholic faith as a performer

I had my first piano recital when I was 7 years old where I played a “simplified” arrangement of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy. I remember walking onto the stage and paying no attention to those in the audience – all I felt was excitement. This was the same attitude I would continue to have growing up as I would perform more frequently. As the years went by, however, fear and nervousness began to slowly creep in.

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