Greg and son, Grant, at the filming of "Winter Waltz"Greg Rice has had Parkinson’s disease since 1993. In 2003 he discovered his gift of music composition. This remarkable musical ability emerged inexplicably. Greg has had no formal musical training other than a few years of piano and trombone lessons as a youth. Yet within the first several months following his original composition in 2003, he wrote a symphony.
Since that time Greg’s gift of music has caught the attention of the media. In addition to articles in print such as a Boston Globe story on a music video he wrote and produced, “Winter Waltz, an Afternoon at Channing Pond”, Greg has been featured in a number of diverse television programs including ABC News PrimeTime Live, a New England Cable News feature, a Middle Eastern Broadcast Network special, and a recently aired BBC documentary on creativity and the brain.
Greg grew up in Northern Virginia and graduated from Lynchburg College in Virginia. He went on to receive a Law degree from American University in Washington, D.C. Greg’s 30-year professional career focused on Labor Relations and Human Resource Management with The Continental Group, PepsiCo, and Bank of Boston. Greg retired in 2002 partly due to his Parkinson’s disease, but also to devote more time to his three children and pursue his passion for community service.
Today Greg’s priority is raising his three children - Christian, Grant, and Dana. In addition, Greg serves as coach for his sons’ baseball teams, performs a variety of community service, is active in his undergraduate college and continues to create music. He believes his musical talent is “God given”, but his inspiration comes from his family. He is grateful for all of the people who have come into his life to support him and his mission. He feels truly blessed.
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