At Catherine Marie Charlton’s first solo piano concert at the age of 18, a woman in the audience was so moved that she sent flowers with a note that read “Only once before in my life has another pianist brought tears to my eyes. You play with both strength and tenderness- how beautiful.” The letter now hangs framed in Charlton’s studio. Catherine Marie says that “Ever since that day, I have striven to express my passion through the piano, to recreate emotions through sound, and to touch listeners’ hearts with my music.”