Bio
Laura Poblete has been playing piano on and off since the age of five, but didn’t discover a true love for the piano until recent years. Not a professionally trained or technically complex musician, Laura’s simple and soothing piano compositions focus on bringing tangible, honest, and therapeutic expression to the quietly intangible moments of meaning in our lives.
She grew up feeling a bit land-locked and mountain-deprived in the Midwest (although Nebraska sunsets are nothing to be trifled with) and since then has enjoyed living on both coasts, currently residing in California. When not playing the piano or spending time with family, Laura works as an oncology nurse. Some of her music has been inspired by her experiences with the beautiful people she has met in that world.
Broken Song is Laura’s first independent album release, comprised mostly of songs she has written and recorded in the last 2 years, although some themes and melodies reach back across the decades. See the blog entry “I am not a musician” for deeper insights on Laura’s songwriting journey.
Samples of Laura’s music can be found here and on her YouTube channel, and her album is now available on CDBaby, Apple Music, iTunes, and Amazon. Sign up for the mailing list to receive updates about upcoming projects.
The Story of the Broken Piano
While traveling through southern California with my family in February 2019, I came across a broken piano that had been left outside to the elements, water damaged and warped after an exceptionally rainy winter. I wondered what kind of music it was still capable of producing and wished I could sit down and try playing it, but it was blocked off with yellow caution tape and couldn't be touched. I felt sad for the piano. I took pictures because I saw so much beauty and lingering potential in its brokenness, and instinctively knew this piano’s story was going to be important to me in some way. As soon as we arrived home, I sat down and wrote a song for the broken piano with tattered keys, the song I imagine it would have wanted to play if it were still able. The melody came the first night. Lyrics followed the next, and within less than a week I had created what has unintentionally become a bit of a theme song in my life. The inspiration I felt during that songwriting process became the catalyst for a cascade of new piano creations in the months to follow. The album Broken Song is the final result.
Location: La Sierra University campus, Riverside, California
