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Whether you learn to play the piano for a few years and move onto another instrument or enjoy it as a lifelong interest the piano is an excellent choice for everyone!
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Congratulations to the 3rd Annual Piano Sonata Festival winners...
Elementary
1ST - Corona Chen
2ND - Neal Yan
3RD - Anya Richardson
Honorable mentions: Abigail Winn, Karuna Kov and Luke Field
Junior
1ST - Geoffrey Xue
2ND - Andy Lin
3RD - Abigail Peterson
Honorable mentions: Natalie Sandor and Cynthia Cao
Senior
1ST - Mara Bajic
2ND - Janie Xue
3RD - Danny Levy
Honorable mentions: Dominika Lulewicz and Eric Zhang
The 3rd Annual Piano Sonata Festival is TODAY at the McIntosh|Goodrich Mansion, 1584 N. Prospect Ave. All events are free and open to the public. Judges include Conservatory Piano Faculty Kayme Henkel, Drew Donica and Teresa Drews as well as our guest adjudicator, Winston Choi of Roosevelt University.
Schedule:
Recitals 9:00-12:00 and 1:00-3:00.
Master Class with
Winston Choi 3:30
Results from the competitive portion will be announced at 3:30 and also published on this page and the Conservatory's main page.
We are thrilled to be hosting our 3rd Annual Piano Sonata Festival at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music on Saturday, January 30, 2016! All area piano students from ages 8-18 are encouraged to participate in this unique event which will feature adjudicated recitals and a master class with our guest adjudicator, Winston Choi of Roosevelt University. We have both a competitive and non-competitive division for students aged 8-14 and a competitive division for students aged 15-18. All students prepare 2 memorized pieces: any sonata or sonatina movement and a contrasting piece. Application and requirements are available at the following link: http://www.wcmusic.org/piano-sonata-festival/
For more information, please contact Teresa Drews, Festival Manager and WCM Piano Dept. Chair at [email protected]
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Enjoy learning the piano in a supportive and non-competitive musical environment with other adults. Develop keyboard skills in note reading, rhythm, improvising, transposing, and playing by ear. You'll learn how to play easy classical and popular pieces, add accompaniment patterns to melodies, read lead sheets, and play ensemble pieces with other members of the class.
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