YMIC Competition

  Raelyn and Nicole participated in the Young Musicians Inspiring Change Competition. Both students entered in solo and duet categories. Raelyn was awarded the Grand Prize and $500, congratulations on an outstanding performance! Nicole and Raelyn are 2nd place winners in a Piano Duet category. In addition, Nicole received HM for her Solo performance, well done! Both students had a memorable weekend as they participated  at the Winner's Concert held at the Montgomery College Recital Hall, Rockville, Maryland.

Spring News

Easter weekend started off with a lovely Studio Recital at the Brightview. This time program included many exciting duets and new solo pieces we are planning for different upcoming events. Thank for attending this event, I know that residents really enjoyed student performances! 

 Big thank you to the organizers of the Steinway Piano Competition, this competition was a pleasure to attend! Parents and students enjoyed not only smoothly organized event, but also beautifully designed and printed programs that will make this competition even more memorable. This year repertoire requirement was for students to perform at least one composition by F.Chopin in addition to other selections.
 Jacqui- 3rd place
 Nicole- HM
 Raelyn- HM

 Jacqui was invited to the Winners Concert, she received a beautiful medal! Raelyn and Nicole are invited to the Steinway Showcase event this coming weekend.

   Nicole and Raelyn performed duets at the Heartfelt Japanese Spring Concert held at the Washington DC Temple Visitors' Center. Both students had a wonderful time performing and spending the day together!

VIII Chopin International Piano Competition

  Please send the warmest congratulations to Raelyn, she is the GRAND PRIX winner of the VIII Chopin International Piano Competition at Hartford, CT! This year, Junior Category had 48 contestants from Canada, Japan, Germany, China and USA. Raelyn performed compositions by F. Chopin, E. Grieg and I. Berkovich. Congratulations on a superb performance!

NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival/Competition

Sophia G.

Kenneth

 NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival/Competition was a success! All participating students had a great experience this year and can be proud of their achievements. I have received already several repertoire requests for next year, how exciting! It has been a rewarding event indeed.


Sophia G. ( grades, 6-7)-1st place
Kenneth ( grades, 6-7)-1st place
Jacqui (grades, 4-5)-2nd place
Cameron (grades, K-3)- HM

 Sophia W., Kevin and Cameron

Nicole at Alden Theater!

Nicole with her very supportive family

 Last weekend, Nicole performed a beautiful solo program at the Alden Theater. Her program consisted of Prelude and Fugue in e minor from WTC I by J.S. Bach, Waltz op 34.#3 by F. Chopin, Valse-Scherzo by E. Chabrier and Variation Etude by Y. Nakada. Many of her friends came to hear Nicole perform. She received not only cheerful applause, but also a lot of colorful flower bouquets that will make this day even more memorable. Thank you for coming to hear Nicole at the Alden Theater!

Studio News

Cameron, after MPMC

Nicole performs Variation-Etude by Y. Nakada

  Students have been preparing very sincerely for Theory Exam, Skills Day and many other events during the past month. I am so thankful for such a wonderful group of students and parents, I am truly fortunate to have you all in my studio. Thank you!

   Several students participated in the WMTA held event, Modern Piano Music Competition. Selections had to be written by composers born after 1905. Many interesting pieces were performed by students from VA, MD and Washington DC. After competition, I was asked if we could include several selections in future repertoire because students enjoyed hearing them so much. It is always exciting to discover a composition and wish to learn it after hearing at the event. Results were outstanding:

Grades K-3:
Cameron-2nd place

Grades 4-6:
Nicole-1st place
Jacqui-3rd place 

Teddy and Nicole after NVMTA Judged Recital

 
Nicole and Teddy attended NVMTA Judged Recital, congratulations to both on superb performances!
Nicole- Honors
Teddy- HM

Raelyn took part in the Bland Contest, well done!
 Raelyn-2nd place, cash award

Students showed outstanding music sight-reading skills at the Skills Day Exam;
 Superior- Cameron, Teddy, Nicole, Jacqui, Kevin, Raelyn, Sophia W.

 Realyn and Kayleigh are winners of Golden Key Competition, performance category. Both sisters will travel to Austria this summer. Congratulations!

Upcoming events:
3/4-Piano Concerto Festival, K-3 at AWC
3/11,12-Piano Concerto Festival, 4-12
4/1-Bach Baroque Festival, Falls Church

NVMTA Piano Concerto Competition

 Please send the warmest congratulations to Raelyn, she is the 3rd place winner of the NVMTA Piano Concerto Competition! Level 2 division had 20 entrants this year, and was the biggest group in the competition. Raelyn performed beautifully, she played Concerto in d minor, K466, mvt.1by W.A. Mozart. Congratulations, Raelyn!