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Elissa Lorraine Hust

 
 

I was given an incredible gift by a truly great teacher…

Kenneth L. Moses took me from a very average and rather ordinary 19 year old pianist and passed onto me a great legacy of music, precision, skill, excellence and tradition. I grew up in Friday Harbor, Washington, a remote island with an hour and a half ferry ride just to get to the mainland. I took lessons there from anyone I could find who would teach me, and I practiced long hours. When I graduated high school I went on to study music at Pensacola Christian College in Florida with music and academic scholarships as a Music Major Piano Proficiency. After I came back, I was quite confident of my ability, until I was introduced to Mr. Moses by the young man who would later on become my husband. Mr. Moses was kind and encouraging, but I quickly realized that if I truly wanted to excel in my art, I still had a long ways to go. The young man I had met was a brilliant young pianist, and I wanted to learn how to play like him. So, I started taking lessons from his teacher. I began traveling 6 hours each way twice a month to get to Hansville, Washington just to sit at the feet of greatness, and learn from Ken Moses. This was the greatest single greatest musical blessing and investment of my life. Mr. Moses was 4th generation Beethoven: Beethoven taught Chopin; Chopin taught Rachmaninoff; Rachmaninoff taught Mr. Moses’ teacher, who then taught Mr. Moses. It was here that I found the musical insight and perspective I had been craving and searching for my whole life. He taught me how to practice, how to play and how to perform. Over the last twenty years, I have honed the skillset he passed on to me. I have played my Hanon until I could do it with my eyes closed, taught for over 25 years, accompanied and performed for churches, choirs and local music studios, and now I am so excited to begin a new adventure as the CEO of Camille Classics with my friend and incredibly talented vocalist Camille. 

 

piano Performance:

  • Recitals

  • Concerts

  • Holiday Parties

  • Churches


Other

  • Teaching

  • Accompanying

  • Recording