Community Choir instructor Bronwyn Edwards calls herself a “music catalyst” and when one considers the depth to which she has immersed herself into the world of music, it is impossible to disagree. From formal piano studies at the age of 11 and a childhood spent performing piano concertos to enthusiastic houses to easing the minds of weary travelers as a pianist at SeaTac airport (not to mention concerts at Benaroya Hall), her work has touched the lives of others in unfathomable ways and continues to do so.
Edwards admits that being such a success at a young age was a risky prospect. It may come as a surprise to learn Edwards had little interest in pursuing a formal musical education beyond childhood. In fact, she graduated from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia with Science and Architecture degrees.
“To be honest, I burned out like a meteorite after that, having done too much too soon, and not possessing the maturity or the ability to appreciate the gift that I was given,” she says. “There was always too much pressure to perform meticulously and music became a burden. For this very reason—decades later—having returned to music as a career after another life as a professional communications director and publicist, I live by the mantra ‘It's about joy, not perfection.’” A perspective that ultimately came to guide her teaching and her own exploration of music.
Edwards saw herself working with Fauntleroy Church for two months at the most…and that was over ten years ago.
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