The Erie Prodigy

Kevin Phillips, from Erie Pennsylvania, is the best piano player America has produced in a generation. As a likable, unassuming underdog, his virtuosity impresses everyone, except him. He fantasizes of dropping his piano from a helicopter and watching it plummet to the ground. But the virtuosity he possesses is hard to escape from, and often proves to be the only soothing respite from his stern and exclusive private school, the turmoil with his father, and the girl he loves but loses. Throughout his life, the music he plays becomes a backdrop and escape for the challenges that confront him. At the pinnacle of his career, he turns his back on the piano and walks away, deep into the forest.