Naomi LaViolette, Accompanist
Naomi LaViolette is a composer, performer, singer-songwriter and versatile pianist based in Portland, Oregon. She has a master’s degree in classical piano performance, but she has also immersed herself in the study of jazz standards, folk songs, soul, pop and gospel. Her compositions and recordings have received great reviews and critical acclaim, and she has performed at esteemed venues and festivals including the Carnegie Hall Weill Recital Hall, the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland Jazz Festival, Jimmy Mak’s, the Doug Fir Lounge, and the Aladdin Theater. Her work with Steven Goodwin and the Saving His Music project has received prominent coverage in national and local news, including CBS Sunday Morning. Their record, entitled The Nature Of Love, spent three weeks on the Billboard New Age chart in January 2018.
Since 2004, the Oregon Repertory Singers have made her an essential part of their artistic staff as their pianist. Naomi is a published choral composer with Santa Barbara Publishing. Her compositions and recordings of solo piano, released under the moniker Lucente Skye, have been featured on streaming platform playlists and on All Classical Radio. The Oregon Symphony collaborates with Naomi as a songwriter and arranger for the Lullaby Project. Naomi frequently sings national anthems for conventions and sporting events, and she is a pianist for She’s Speaking, a collective that creates forums/spaces for women’s voices and women’s stories to be heard.