Today's great story

[malaise]

https://www.ohio.com/akron/entertainment/arts/piano-and-organ-prodigy-daniel-colaner-12-to-debut-at-carnegie-hall-on-sunday
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Akron musician Daniel Colaner, 12, has always been excited and motivated by setting goals. On Sunday, a big one will come to fruition when he makes his Carnegie Hall debut on piano after placing third in his age division in the American Protégé International Piano Competition.

At the 11:30 a.m. Sunday recital in Weill Recital Hall in New York, he’ll play Chopin’s Fantasie-Impromptu, which contains the melody upon which the song I’m Always Chasing Rainbows is based. Daniel won his spot at Carnegie Hall with a video submission of Aaron Copland’s zippy The Cat and the Mouse about a year ago. But his piano skills have developed so much since then, he and Fairlawn piano teacher Tatsuya Nagashima decided to go for an even bigger challenge by performing the virtuosic Chopin piece at Carnegie Hall.

[samnsara]

1. wow!!!!

[malaise]

2. This kid had cancer

and lots of other medical issues

[marble falls]

3. Nice to see a hometown kid make good.

[malaise]

4. Given all his medical problems this is a great story

https://www.google.com/search?q=Daniel+Colaner+abc&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b&gfe_rd=cr&dcr=0&ei=yNsbWvHJDo6IX9Xrh1A

[marble falls]

5. Nice to see a hometown kid overcome more than his share of odds against him and make good!...

btw, your posting was another good thing I missed while I was away.

[malaise]

7. Welcome back

and thanks marble falls

[oasis]

6. Wonderful outcome. This is truly a great story.

[malaise]

8. Yes indeed

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/934401259913785344