Kori ade biography

Mission Statement: To encourage and develop the musicality, artistry, and personal expression of skaters on and off the ice. 

Laura grew up in a very social house filled with music, art, and writing.

Her father, Bill Pursell, was a Nashville Music Row legend, pianist, and composer, who recorded with Johnny Cash, Patsy Klein, Marty Robbins, Eddy Arnold, Jim Reeves, Brenda Lee, “Boots” Randolph, and Chet Atkins, to name just a few.  Classically trained at the Eastman School of Music, he wrote the City of Nashville’s only symphony, a 4-movement piece entitled “Heritage”, which he conducted himself.

Kori ade biography

He went back to Eastman to earn his doctorate degree at the age of 69. He was on the music faculty at Belmont University for 37 years. Laura’s mother, Julie Pursell, was a well known writer, journalist, art editor, and public relations specialist.

The boisterous Pursell household hosted countless holiday parties and s