Violinist | Educator
2024 Winter/Spring Performances
January 12 | Musicians' League @ Aquinas College
January 12 | Candlelight Concert Series @ Fountain Street Church
January 21 | Solo Recital @ Faith Presbyterian Church
January 22 | Chamber Concert @ AGO Grand Rapids Conference
January 23 | String Quartet Concert @ Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park
February 15 | Solo @ Hudsonville MS Concerts
February 17 | Candlelight Concert Series @ Fountain Street Church
February 18 | GVSU Art of the Fugue Project @ St. Mark's Episcopal Church
February 24 | Solo @ CAWM Lunar Celebration Concert
February 25 | Chamber Concert @ Second Reformed Church in Zeeland
February 28 | Jap-Thompson Duo @ University of Minnesota
March 3 | Castalia Quartet @ Free at 3
March 8 | Jap-Thompson Duo @ Hackley Library Recital Series
March 8 | Jap-Thompson Duo @ Book Nook, Whitehall
March 10 | Castalia Quartet @ Fountain Street Church
March 12 | Castalia Quartet @ Alliance Francaise
March 15 | Solo collaboration with Deos Contemporary Ballet Co. @ St. Cecilia Music Center
March 16 | Solo collaboration with Deos Contemporary Ballet Co. @ St. Cecilia Music Center
March 17 | Solo collaboration with Deos Contemporary Ballet Co. @ St. Cecilia Music Center
March 17 | GVPCS @ St. Mark's Episcopal Church
March 18 | GVPCS @ Grand Valley State University
March 24 | Chamber Concert @ Saugautak District Series
April 13 | Chamber Recital @ Hope College
April 27 | Holland Symphony Orchestra - Classics 4
May 10 | West Michigan Symphony Orchestra - Masterworks 5
June 24-July 3 | Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
July 15-16 | Jap-Thompson Duo Recording Session with Blue Griffin
July 29-August 2 | GVSU Violin Intensive Seminar
August 2 | White Lake Chamber Music Festival
August 11 | Sunday Strings Music Series
2023 Performances
January 14, 2023
Chamber Concert
Fountain Street Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Vivaldi Four Seasons, works also by Piazzolla and Richter
February 3, 2023
First Friday Concert Series
Grace Lutheran Church
Milwaukee, WI
The Jap-Thompson Duo perform works by Piazzolla, Beaser, Paganini, and de Falla
February 5, 2023
Free at 3 Concert Series
First Reformed Church
Holland, MI
The Jap-Thompson Duo perform works by Piazzolla, Beaser, Paganini, and de Falla
February 19, 2023
Sacred Sounds Concert Series
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Amy Beach Program
February 25, 2023
Holland Chorale
Park Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Considering Matthew Shephard
February 26, 2023
Holland Chorale
Holand Armory
Grand Rapids, MI
Considering Matthew Shephard
March 7, 2023
Whitehall Concert series
White Hall
Muskegon, MI
The Jap-Thompson Duo perform works by Piazzolla, Beaser, Paganini, and de Falla
April 1, 2023
St. Cecilia Music Center
Grand Rapids, MI
A Celebration Mass by Andres Thomas
April 2, 2023
GV Baroque Winter Concert
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
Works by Dowland, Bach, etc.
April 16, 2023
GV FrenchFest Piano Chamber Series
The Block
Muskegon, MI
Works by Farrenc, Poulenc, and Franck
April 17, 2023
GV FrenchFest Piano Chamber Series
Park Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Works by Farrenc, Poulenc, and Franck
April 17, 2023
GV FrenchFest Piano Chamber Series
First Reformed Church
Holland, MI
Works by Farrenc, Poulenc, and Franck
April 28, 2023
Chamber Concert
Grand Rapids Literary Club
Grand Rapids, MI
Beethoven string quartets (selected movements)
May 7, 2023
Trinity Lutheran Church Concert Series
Trinity Lutheran church
Grand Rapids, MI
Bach Cantata BWV 147, Caroline Shaw: To the Hands
May 19, 2023
Grand Rapids Women Chorus
St. Cecilia Music Center
Grand Rapids, MI
May 20, 2023
Grand Rapids Women Chorus
St. Cecilia Music Center
Grand Rapids, MI
May 27, 2023
Deos Contemporary Ballet Awaken Series
St. Cecilia Music Center
Grand Rapids, MI
Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 1
May 28, 2023
Deos Contemporary Ballet Awaken Series
St. Cecilia Music Center
Grand Rapids, MI
Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 1
July 3, 2023
Hong Kong Baptist University: Festival Concert
City Hall
Hong Kong
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18, No. 4, Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 1, Golijov: Last Round, Mendelssohn: String Octet, Piazzolla: Libertango
July 23, 2023
Sunday Strings Concert Series
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Grand Rapids, MI
Works by Purcell, Vaughan Williams, Bliss, Finzi
July 30, 2023
Sunday Strings Concert Series
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park
Grand Rapids, MI
Works by Shaw, Mozart, Janacek
August 3 & 4, 2023
Summer Chamber Music of Saugatuck
Saugatuck Woman's Club
Saugatuck, MI
Works by Montgomery and Dvorak
September 16, 2023
Solo Recital
Sunset Manor
Grand Rapids, MI
Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro
Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 1
Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor
Li: Fisherman's Harvest Song
Ravel: Tzigane
September 23, 2023
Faculty Solo Recital
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro
Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 1
Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor
Li: Fisherman's Harvest Song
Ravel: Tzigane
September 24, 2023
Solo Recital
Second Reformed Church in Zeeland
Zeeland, MI
Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro
Montgomery: Rhapsody No. 1
Grieg: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor
Li: Fisherman's Harvest Song
Ravel: Tzigane
October 28, 2023
Holland Symphony Orchestra: Classics 3
Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts
Holland, MI
Brahms: Symphony No. 3, Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto No. 1, Winehouse
November 1, 2023
Grand Valley Arts Chorale
Cook Dewitt Center
Allendale, MI
November 4, 2023
String Faculty Recital
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
November 17, 2023
Holland Bach Society Concert
First Presbyterian Church in Grand Haven
Grand Haven, MI
November 17, 2023
Holland Bach Society Concert
Second Reformed Church Concert Series
Zeeland, MI
November 17, 2023
GV Symphony Orchestra Recording
Allendale, MI
Werner Oboe Concerto
November 18, 2023
Hope College Concerto Competition Adjudicator
Holland, MI
November 19, 2023
Holland Bach Society Concert
14th Street Church, CRC
Holland, MI
November 17, 2023
Holland Bach Society Concert
Pillar Church
Holland, MI
December 3, 2023
Messiah Christmas Concert
East Congregational Church
Grand Rapids, MI
December 8, 2023
Holland Symphony Holiday Pops
Dimnent Chapel
Holland, MI
2022 Fall Performances
September 8, 2022
GRCC Faculty Recital
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, MI
Paganini: Sonata Concertata
September 15, 2022
Bon Appetite!
Betty Van Andel Opera Center
Grand Rapids, MI
Lee Hoiby: Bon Appetite
September 18, 2022
Music by the Fireplace Concert Series
Spring Lake Library
Spring Lake, MI
Works by Sheng, Pujol, Paganini, Bach
October 10, 2022
Blue Lake Radio Recording Session
Blue Lake Radio Station
Muskegon, MI
Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor
October 10, 2022
GV Piano Chamber Series
New City Kids
Grand Rapids, MI
Debussy: Violin Sonata, Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1
October 15, 2022
Yellowdoor Collaborative Workshop
Yellowdoor Piano Studio
Grand Rapids, MI
Gershwin: It Ain't Necessarily So
October 15, 2022
GV Piano Chamber Series
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
Debussy: Violin Sonata, Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1, Chaminade: Piano Trio
October 24, 2022
GV Piano Chamber Series
Mayflower Congregational Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Debussy: Violin Sonata, Faure: Piano Quartet No. 1, Chaminade: Piano Trio
November 5, 2022
Candlelight + Van Gogh Concert
Grand Rapids Van Gogh Exhibit
Walker, MI
Works by Dvorak, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, etc.
November 19, 2022
Candlelight Concert
Fountain Street Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Vivaldi Four Seasons, works also by Piazzolla and Richter
November 26, 2022
Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids
First United Methodist
Grand Rapids, MI
Works by Charpentier, Hagenberg
November 27, 2022
Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids
First United Methodist
Grand Rapids, MI
Works by Charpentier, Hagenberg
December 3, 2022
Johnny Mathis Christmas Show
Soaring Eagle Casino Resort
Mount Pleasant, MI
Music by Johnny Mathis Show
December 5, 2022
Grand Valley State University Arts Fest
Fountain Street Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Works by Coleridge-Taylor, Bizet, Finzi, etc
December 9, 2022
Listening Room
Grand Rapids Listening Room
Grand Rapids, MI
Works Piazzolla, Pujol
December 10, 2022
Holland Symphony Pops
Dimnent Chapel
Holland, MI
Holiday program
December 11, 2022
Holland Chorale Concert
First Reformed Church
Holland, MI
Holiday program
2022 Winter Performances
February 6, 2022
GV Brahms Piano Chamber Series
Alger Park Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1, Piano Quartet No. 2
February 7, 2022
GV Brahms Piano Chamber Series
Grand Valley State University (Louis Armstrong Theater)
Allendale, MI
Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1, Piano Quartet No. 2
February 12, 2022
Open Mic
The Listening Room
Grand Rapids, MI
Works by Piazzolla
February 20, 2022
Sacred Sounds Concert Series
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Leo Sowerby: Piano Trio
March 1, 2022
GVSU Faculty Recital
Grand Valley State University (SVS)
Allendale, MI
Work by Kreisler, Ysaye, Montgomery, Piazzolla, Li, Ravel
March 24, 2022
GRCC Faculty Recital
Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, MI
Works by Piazzolla, Liesner, Beaser, and more
April 9, 2022
GV Brahms Piano Chamber Series
The Block
Muskegon, MI
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Piano Quintet in in F Minor
April 10, 2022
Spring Lake Library Concert Series
Spring Lake Library
Spring Lake, MI
The Jap-Thompson Duo perform works by Piazzolla, Liesner, Beaser, Bach, Corelli
April 16, 2022
GV Brahms Piano Chamber Series
Grand Valley State University (Haas Center for Performing Arts)
Allendale, MI
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Piano Quintet in in F Minor
April 23, 2022
Chamber Choir of Grand Rapids
East Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Works by Mozart, Haydn, Robertson
April 26, 2022
Chamber Music Concert Series
Saint Paul's Episcopal Church
Muskegon, MI
Boccherini
May 1, 2022
GV Brahms Piano Chamber Series
First Reformed Church (as part of Free@3 Series)
Holland, MI
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Piano Quintet in in F Minor
May 2, 2022
GV Brahms Piano Chamber Series
Park Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Piano Quintet in in F Minor
May 15, 2022
Holland Symphony Chamber Music Concert
Second Reformed Church
Zeeland, MI
Brahms: Horn Trio, Op. 40, Wieniawski: Op.18, No. 1, Leclair: Sonata No. 5
May 20, 2022
Holland Symphony Chamber Music Concert
Freedom Village
Holland, MI
Brahms: Horn Trio, Op. 40, Kreisler: Praeludium and Allegro
June 5, 2022
Meijer Garden Concert Series
Meijer Garden
Grand Raipids, MI
String quartet works by Clara Schumann, Amy Beach, Caroline Shaw, Jessie Montgomery
June 14, 2022
Whitehall Concert series
White Hall
Muskegon, MI
The Jap-Thompson Duo perform works by Piazzolla, Liesner, Beaser, Bach, Corelli
2021 Performances
December 6, 2021
Grand Valley State University Arts Concert Series
GVSU Faculty in collaboration with GRSO members
Grand Rapids, MI
Vivaldi, Handel
November 8, 2021
GV Brahms Piano Chamber Series
Grand Valley State University (Louis Armstrong Theater)
Grand Rapids, MI
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor
November 1, 2021
GV Brahms Piano Chamber Series
Mayflower Presbyterian Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor
October 29, 2021
GVSU Symphony Orchestra
Allendale, MI
Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
October 16, 2021
Classics III Concert Series
Holland Symphony Orchestra
Holland, MI
October 4, 2021
Grand Valley State University Arts Concert Series
GVSU Faculty in collaboration with Tesla String Quartet
Allendale, MI
Mendelssohn: String Octet in E-flat Major
October 2, 2021
New Beginnings
Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra
Battle Creek, MI
September 25, 2021
Classics II Concert Series
Holland Symphony Orchestra
Holland, MI
September 9, 2021
Classics Up Close
Holland Symphony Orchestra
Holland, MI