Music and Me

September 4, 2025 

Hey everyone! My name is Anna, but you might also hear me referred to as Annie or Ani depending on who you are and how you like to spell it! Both of my parent graduated from Converse, one earning a chemistry degree and the other majoring in piano performance. I am a biology major, but I have always been heavily involved in music, so I like to think I inherited the passions of both of my parents. My mom taught me how to play the piano growing up; however, I never advanced past Hot Cross Buns and basic chords because I was a very stubborn child and did not like my mom telling me what to do, plus it was never something I could comfortably grasp the concept of. I found my own musical identity in the flute when I began playing it at 10; I absolutely fell in love with the gentle tone of the instrument and continued to play up until I graduated high school.

Outside of playing and listening to music, I'm often working, with my boyfriend, or with my cat who I absolutely love and adore.

Below I will be including a few pieces that I enjoy or have significance to them!

1. My Current Go-Tos

Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto 

    I grew up listening to orchestral music from composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, and my favorites, Vivaldi and Holst, so I have always loved the complex yet easy to listen to sound of these songs. This concerto is my favorite at the moment (especially the third movement) due to its beauty. I love how certain movements build and dwindle, capturing all of the instruments playing as powerfully and as gently they can. I could write a whole book about how much I love this piece.

When It Lands - Rainbow Kitten Surprise

    This is my favorite contemporary piece at the moment. I have been listening to Rainbow Kitten Suprise since middle school but recently I have been pulled back to this album (How to: Friend, Love, Freefall.) I like this song due to the vulnerability portrayed in the lyrics and how dynamic it is; RKS was able to combine multiple different musical styles into one and make it sound natural. 

2. A Song that is Deeply Important to Me

Because He Lives

    This song was performed at my dad’s funeral by one of his close friends. He was a preacher so I grew up in church hearing these hymns but this song really connected with me the day of his funeral. In a time where I felt so lost I was reminded how good God is and how steadfast He is in His promises.

3. A Song I Don't really Connect with

Cliche - Machine Gun Kelly

    My boyfriend who I absolutely love and adore loves MGK however I do not share the same feelings. I’m not exactly sure what it is about his music that irks me. I might just not like him out of spite.