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I'm just a girl with a piano. I'm on a quest to go from audit files to Broadway. Currently, I'm working on "The Dreams Beneath Our Feet", a new musical exploring identity, family, and love for second generation immigrants.
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Jazz and Arancini

This is a post where I discuss the story behind my solo piano work Jazz and Arancini which I premiered at the Composers Collective Spring 2015 concert. You can skipContinue readingJazz and Arancini

Posted-on2 August 201525 December 2020By lineBylineDeborah Lau
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Another Year, Another City

This is part 12 of 12 in the series 26 Songs

I am seriously unstable. I can hear you thinking now, “Deb, there’s no way you’re unstable. You’re: a) married; b) you’ve been at the same job since high school; andContinue readingAnother Year, Another City

Posted-on9 April 201527 December 2020By lineBylineDeborah Lau
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A Tale of Two Generations

This is part 4 of 4 in the series Dream Traps - What's Stopping You?

Recently, Sarah and I have been working on the opening number to our show, which is tentatively titled Graduation Day. Planning to do our opening number tmr @MTFmusicals's Factory SalonContinue readingA Tale of Two Generations

Posted-on3 April 201525 December 2020By lineBylineDeborah Lau
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Revolver

This is part 11 of 12 in the series 26 Songs

This is a post where I discuss the story behind the number Revolver from the show I’m currently working on. You can skip the reflection and go straight to whereContinue readingRevolver

Posted-on18 March 201526 December 2020By lineBylineDeborah Lau
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What Are the Odds?

This is part 10 of 12 in the series 26 Songs

This is a post where I reflect on my life to date and the story behind the number What Are the Odds? from the show I’m currently working on. YouContinue readingWhat Are the Odds?

Posted-on27 November 201426 December 2020By lineBylineDeborah Lau
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Moment

This is part 9 of 12 in the series 26 Songs

A lot has happened since my last post. We decided to move back to Australia. I then got an opportunity to do an amazing project for work for nine months.Continue readingMoment

Posted-on28 June 201426 December 2020By lineBylineDeborah Lau
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Empty House

This is part 8 of 12 in the series 26 Songs

The end of February is fast approaching, and I am nowhere near the fourteen song target for February Album Writing Month. Unlike at my day job, where I can usuallyContinue readingEmpty House

Posted-on23 February 201426 December 2020By lineBylineDeborah Lau
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Get In Line

This is part 7 of 12 in the series 26 Songs

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about lines. It’s not that I didn’t know there are crazy lines in New York, although I feel like now that I have officiallyContinue readingGet In Line

Posted-on11 February 201416 January 2019By lineBylineDeborah Lau
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Birthdays

This is part 6 of 12 in the series 26 Songs

Birthdays are strange and powerful. I don’t know what it is, but no matter how dismissive you try to be about your own birthday, you can never quite convince yourContinue readingBirthdays

Posted-on3 February 201416 January 2019By lineBylineDeborah Lau
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Ivory Keys

This is part 5 of 12 in the series 26 Songs

In my last post, I mentioned that I recently took Pat Pattison’s Coursera songwriting course (as offered by the Berklee College of Music via their Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)Continue readingIvory Keys

Posted-on9 October 201316 January 2019By lineBylineDeborah Lau

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Deborah is a pianist/composer based in Sydney, Australia

She studied piano with Neta Maughan, a student of Alexander Sverjensky, and was one of the youngest pianists in Australia to be awarded the Licentiate in Music on Pianoforte (Performance) with Distinction. Deborah also holds an Associate Diploma (Performance on Pianoforte) from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London.

Her studies in composition began with renowned Australian composers, Paul Stanhope and Matthew Hindson at MLC School, New South Wales, Australia. She continued to pursue her passion for musical theatre at Tisch School of Arts, New York University under Joel Derfner and Rachel Sheinkin (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) and songwriting with Pat Pattison (Berklee College of Music). Recently, Deborah studied composition with Jonathan Dawe at the Juilliard School Evening Division.

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