Seattle pianist Talman Welle will be at Stage 7 Pianos located in Kirkland on March 13.

Talman received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in piano performance where he studied with nationally known pianist Dr. John Salmon of UNC (Greensboro), as well as Timothy Strong of Tacoma, and Dr. Bonalyn Bricker-Smith, Professor emeritus, CWU, Ellensburg.

Talman began his studies with his mother, the late Martha Thatcher of Bremerton. Talman has been a professor of piano at Olympic College since 1988, has performed with the Bremerton Symphony, the Bainbridge Orchestra, and given many solo performances around the state.

Talman maintains a very busy studio of piano teaching in Seattle, as well as Bremerton and Poulsbo, and is a State and Nationally Certified Teacher, NCTM. Talman also has four CD’s to his credit including Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”

Stage 7 Pianos is located at 11831 124th Ave. NE in Kirkland.