Each week at the Lakeside Beikirch Care Center in Brockport, fifteen year old Cassandra Dilucia plays classical music and hymns by volunteering to share her talents for the enjoyment of all at Beikirch.
Cassandra is one of five children of Jennifer and John Dilucia, and she has been playing piano since the young age of four. She chose piano to fulfill her musical homeschool requirement and since that time her musical talents have flourished. Cassandra recently was accepted in the Honors program at Hochstein. She is a student of Joseph Werner, who has the distinction of being the principal pianist for the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Her appreciation of music goes beyond performance and practice as she teaches piano to four students.
Her repertoire also includes the jazz music of Gershwin. Cassandra not only creates beautiful music she also excels in academics, loves to read and is an artist. Pencil drawings are her forté, in particular animals and portraits of famous actors and actresses in history.
The residents and staff at Beikirch look forward to her performances each week, listening to her heartfelt musical interpretations and watching the gracefulness of an amazing young woman filling their hearts with the joy and beauty of music.
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