I'm Possible

“Powerful … equal parts heartwarming and heart-wrenching. White is a gifted storyteller.”–Washington Post

“Resonant, beautifully wrought.”–Oprah Daily

“A painful, inspiring journey from start to finish.”–Zibby Owens, Katie Couric online

“An evocative portrait of ambition and artistic aspiration … a vivid, inspiring saga of talent sprouting in unlikely places.”–Publishers Weekly

“Remarkable … [An] exceptionally inspiring story of the power of perseverance and the saving grace of music and community.”–Booklist

“White writes passionately about his studies and relationships, his tone disarmingly direct, with flashes of lyric brilliance. This is a story of perseverance, hard work and a little luck; of love of music and the importance of community and both built and biological families. Readers will find his account touching and inspirational.”–Shelf Awareness

“The sweetest love song for his adoptive parents, for music, for miracles, and for those who supported White all along … [The] feel-best of feel-good books.”–Washington Informer

Richard Antoine White began his tuba studies at the Baltimore School for the Performing Arts, where he graduated with honors. He went on to receive his bachelor’s degree at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and his master’s and doctoral degrees at Indiana University. Dr. White was principal tubist of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra from 2004 until its untimely demise in 2011. He is now principal tubist of the Santa Fe Symphony and is in his tenth season as principal tubist of the New Mexico Philharmonic. He enjoys teaching at the University of New Mexico, where he is professor of tuba/euphonium.