2021 Award: Jo Merwin Scholarship
Major: Music & Biology
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Extracurricular activities: Spokane Area Youth Choirs Accompanist, enthusiast of 19th-century literature.
More about Henry
Future plans:
My future plans are to continue the study of music by pursuing a Master of Music degree in piano performance at Northern Arizona University, and to have classical music continue to permeate as many facets of my life as possible. I welcome whatever form this may take.
How has your major contributed to your professional or personal development?
My music major has directly contributed to my professional development in that I seek to be professional pianist, and to my personal development because the discipline is deeply enriching for its own sake. In fact, I desire there to be little distinction between these areas of my life.
What has been your proudest or most significant accomplishment during your Gonzaga career?
The preparation of my senior piano recital program – the music is of the most renowned and difficult caliber in the piano repertoire, and it has been a rewarding process to tackle what was my most daunting challenge yet.