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Talman Welle began his piano study with his mother, the late Martha
Thatcher of Bremerton. He graduated magna cum laude from Central
Washington University where he received his Bachelor and Master of Music
degrees in piano performance. His principal teachers were Tim Strong,
Dr. John Salmon, and Dr. Bonalyn Bricker-Smith. Since 1988, Welle has
taught piano, class piano, and music appreciation at Olympic College,
Bremerton, and he maintains a large, successful studio of private
students. An active member of Kitsap Music Teachers Association, he is
also Chair of the National Guild of Piano Teachers for Kitsap County and
judges for them as well. Many of his students have won scholarships and
awards, gone on to major in music at college, and become professional
musicians.
Welle's past performances have included Beethoven's Concerto No. 4 in
G Major, with the Bainbridge Orchestra, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with
the Bremerton Symphony and Olympic College orchestras, solo recitals of
Liszt and Debussy, and two-piano concerts with Martha Thatcher. He has
also recorded two CD's, in association with Dave Schafer Studios,
Bremerton. One is the music of his mother that he has performed with her
in concert. The other is Richard O'Keefe's Pastorale No. 1 for Piano. In
the fall of 2001 Welle gave a well-received concert tour of the state,
which included concerts at Central Washington University, Washington
State University, and the Seattle Art Museum. This round of concerts
also included performances at the Bainbridge Commons for benefit of the
Yamaha concert piano, Olympic College Faculty Recital at the Unitarian
Fellowship in Bremerton, Sherman Clay/Steinway in Seattle, and a
performance to benefit the North Kitsap High School Choir's trip to
perform in Carnegie Hall, New York City. Besides teaching and
performing, Welle also enjoys the sport of bodybuilding.
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