Hilary Baird began her piano studies at the age of ten while also teaching herself composition. As a music major at Spokane Falls Community College she has studied with Dr. Rosi Guerrero and Dr. Gerald Krumbholz. In Spokane, she has given performances to benefit patients with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Cystic Fybrosis, and has also performed at the Steinway & Sons in the city. Ms. Baird performs Mendelssohn and her own compositions on this recital.