Saturday, July 15, 2017

W.Knabe Young Artist Piano Competition

Nicole with the Jury Chair, Mr.Bradford Gowen after the Awards Ceremony
Raelyn after the Awards Ceremony 
Congratulations to Nicole Papenfuss and Raelyn Hoang on their outstanding achievements at the 2017 William Knabe Young Artist Piano Competition! After 3 days of preliminary auditions, judges selected Nicole and Raelyn as finalists. Nicole performed Scherzo-Valse by E.Chabrier. Raelyn played Impromptu op.31 #2 by G. Faure. Congratulations to both students on their superb performances!
 Nicole-1st place
Raelyn-2nd place and Audience Award

Division 2 Finalists

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Summer Kaleidoscope

  
Nicole and Sophia after District Auditions
Jacqui after District Auditions
   Summer heat and spontaneous rain showers have not stopped us from continuing an active piano performance season. Big Congratulations to Nicole and Jacqui on their fantastic achievements  at the Northern District Auditions. 
Nicole (level II)-2nd place
Jacqui (level IB)-3rd place
Raelyn, Kayleigh, Cameron and Nicole performed a beautiful program at the concert organized by the Riderwood Piano Club. It was the most enjoyable afternoon for all, audience and families. Thank you to Ms. Belson and Ms.White for the invitation and this unique opportunity to perform for the Riderwood Community!

 In June, Kayleigh and Raelyn enjoyed the most wonderful opportunity to perform at the prestigious Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, NY. They were invited to attend the Golden Key Winners Concert and AADGT Winners Concert. Both, Kayleigh and Raelyn, are gold medal recipients of the competition.
  Soon Katherine Wang will be saying goodbyes to us as she prepares to move to her new school in Massachusetts. We will miss her musical playing, her smile and her exquisite ballet performances very much. We look forward to hearing from you, Katherine, about your new life endeavors!
Katherine performs at Sonata Honors Recital, GMU