MAP Week is finished, and everyone worked hard to prepare and did a great job! I applaud all the students (and student-teachers) for their hours of focus and practiceđź‘Ź. You should all be so proud of yourselves. Thank you also to the parents who are always there for encouragement and support! Dr. Menchetti and Dr. Manalac had helpful suggestions and comments for students, and also many compliments for the beautiful playing.
The Visiting Artists selected a few of our students for honors. Congratulations!
OMTA Honors Recital Winners: Chloe (Chopin Sonata) and Anoova (Scriabin Deux Poèmes)!
OMTA Honors Recital Alternates: Landon and Alexander!
Honorable Mention: Gyu-Rim and Simone!
The OMTA Honors Recital will be this Sunday at Westwood Baptist Church @ 1:45 and 2:30pm. It is free and open to the public, so if you are able, please come and hear these talented young pianists, as it is always a fabulous performance! FYI, Chloe and Anoova will perform at the 1:45 recital.
WSMTA Honors Recital Competition Results: Chloe and Anoova are the two prize winners from our chapter 🎉! Winners go on to the State Conference to perform there (last year, Alexander was the representative from our chapter)!
Composition Contest: we entered our Piano Pal compositions into a Composition Contest, and the results are in!
1st place: Alexander "Panda Rag"
2nd place: Gyu-Rim "Autumn Rainfall"
3rd place: Chloe "Un-Original Rag"
Honorable Mention: Grant "Sailing"
Congratulations!
Grant performed Chopin’s Polonaise in G# Minor, a showy and technical piece composed by Chopin as a young teenager!
Alexander is a huge Scott Joplin fan - he performed The Cascades Rag!
Piectzonka’s Tarantella was performed energetically by Gyu-Rim’s fast fingers!
Competitors of the first group - Congrats to. the winner, Chloe!
Competitors of the second group - congrats to our other chapter winner, Anoova!
Dr. Gabriel Mañalac works with Linnea. Dr. Fabio Menchetti was our other wonderful VA.