Performance Reel

An Introduction

Me and my musical journey thus far! (recorded in April 2026)

The Girl Is Mine

Michael Jackson

Moon River

Henry Mancini, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, arr. by Michael Gilliland

Misty

Erroll Garner

Pure Imagination

Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, arr. by Michael Gilliland

Love Story

Taylor Swift

New York State of Mind

Billy Joel

Drizzle

Michael Gilliland

The first piece I ever composed in an academic setting. Drizzle is the first of four tracks on my debut album entitled “Weather Or Not.” Now available on all major streaming platforms!

10 Preludes, Op. 23, No. 6 in Eb Major, Andante

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Composed in 1901 and 1903. Together with the prelude in C# minor, Op. 3 No. 2, and the 13 Preludes, Op. 32, this set is part of a full suite of 24 preludes in all the major and minor keys.

Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K 332
I. Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Published in 1784, Mozart was 28 years old when he composed this piano sonata. He was inspired to compose this particular work after he visited Munich in 1781.

Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K 332
III. Allegro Assai

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The final movement of this piano sonata. Fluttery and virtuosic especially in the right hand figures.

Man I Love

George Gershwin

This piece is the first jazz standard I ever learned. I was a junior in college when I received my first Gershwin piano book and fell in love with his compositions ever since.

10 Preludes, Op. 23, No. 5 in G Minor, Alla Marcia

Sergei Rachmaninoff

Composed in 1901 and 1903. Together with the prelude in C# minor, Op. 3 No. 2, and the 13 Preludes, Op. 32, this set is part of a full suite of 24 preludes in all the major and minor keys.

Excursions, Op. 20
III. Allegretto

Samuel Barber

This selection is a part of a four movement work by West Chester PA native Samuel Barber. The excerpt that I am playing displays 7 over 8 polyrhythms; something very complex yet disguised as tranquil dining music.

Dança Do Índio Branco (de “Ciclo Brasilierio”)

Heitor Villa-Lobos

I chose this piece as my encore for my senior recital at Penn State. I will never forget the moment I struck that final chord on stage and reflected on all the hard work I’ve done over the past 4 years.