Emika Saito in recital May 2, Temecula Library

Hello all,
Please attend Emika Saito's (age 13) performance this Saturday at 2:00 at the Temecula Library

Emika Saito will be performing works by Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Lecuona and Hisaichi.

Inland Valley Symphony presents MUSIC @ THE LIBRARY. Admission is Free.  The recital begins at 2:00 pm and are part of the symphony's community outreach in partnership with the Friends of the Temecula Library.  The library serves refreshments.

Venue:  Grace Mellman Community Library in Temecula
41000 County Center Dr, Temecula, CA 92591
(951) 296-3893

Patrick Xu completed his Piano Guild High School Diploma

Patrick Xu completed his Piano Guild High School Diploma in a live audition that lasted almost two hours of non stop playing!
This marks the seventh Piano Guild High School Diploma completion.

Congratulations Patrick Xu!

90 minutes Piano Guild audition and three double programs

My first five students in the annual Piano Guild auditions this year. Patrick Xu preparing to perform in a 90 minute audition the regular 15-piece High School Diploma, piano performance music minor degree; Cynthia, Kathleen and Stacey Phan are each preparing to perform the Advanced Bach Plaque (15 Bach Inventions) and a second 10-piece program. Thulasi Yogarajah is preparing to present her 8th year National 10-piece program. 8 programs, 8 gold medals, 8 composers pins. The composers pins are awarded fir gold medal program after the fifth year.
Now, all we have to do is practice and perform. Five students, 100 pieces, including scales, chords/cadences and arpeggios.
All programs except for Thulasi's needed to be approved by head quarters.
Total performance time for these exams is six hours

One more Steinway Awards photo

A well deserved celebration after 10 months if intense work.

Emika Saito receiving the Steinway award

Here is Emika's Steinway award presentation.
Emika performed beautifully.
Big moment, here it is:

Patrick Xu performed at the Riverside MTAC

Patrick Xu performed the Chopin Ballade #1 in g minor at the Riverside MTAC Branch Honors recital. Patrick, being a 12th grader was awarded the Graduating Senior plaque and medal.

Anais Perkins at the Riverside MTAC Branch Honors recital

Anais Perkins performed La Comparsa by E. Lecuona

Sebastian Gonzales is awarded highest score

The Royal Conservatory of Music exam in piano performance. Sebastian Gonzales is awarded the highest score in 2013 in the Fountain Valley Center. Sebastian tested in level 3, preparing for his exam in 6 weeks.

Sai Sivapalan Top Five Scholarship recipient

Congratulations to Sai Sivapalan. Sai accumulated 11 years of piano guild programs and his accumulated score brought him top honors.

Inland Empire Piano Competition Results

I am very happy that every student who performed yesterday, received an award.

Congratulations to all your hard work.

Trisha Leungsikul - 1A - 3rd place
Ophelia Herabadi - 1A - Honorable Mention
Emika Saito - 3A - 2nd place
Sebastian Gonzales - 4B - Honorable Mention
Anais Perkins - 5A - 4th place
Cynthia Phan - 5A - Honorable Mention

Sixth Piano Guild High School Diploma

In the 13 years teaching piano in the Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Temecula area my piano studio was able to produce 6 High School Diploma winners as certified by the American College of Musicians:
Jake McKeon, Paderewski Medal and $200.00 scholarship winner;
Shanti Ryle, Paderewski Medal and $200.00 scholarship winner;
Juliette Beucler;
Mitchell Johnson;
Bret Paddock, Paderewski Medal and First Place - Top Five 2012 scholarship winner;
Sai Sivapalan, Paderewski Medal and Top Five 2013 scholarship winner.

Adam Ghilarducci (age 13) Piano Guild Advanced Bach Plaque

Congratulations, Adam! On August 10, 2013 Adam performed the Advanced Bach program from the National Piano Guild.

The audition lasted 45 minutes and required all pieces to be performed from memory, plus 4 octaves scales and cadences.
Adam's Bach program included two-part Inventions #1, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15 and three-part Invention - Sinphonia #15, a total of 15 pieces were performed.
What an achievement.

Adam is the second student to achieve this plaque in the Eva Martin Hollaus piano studio.

Royal Conservatory of Music Summer Session Results

I am very happy to announce that
Thulasi Yogarajah successfully completed performance Level 3;
Sebastian Gonzales completed performance Level 3;
Tara Romero completed performance Level 5.

RCM is an excellent and challenging program, that can provide a Conservatory education during K-12!

Adam Ghilarducci performed TWO programs in the Piano Guild auditions

Adam Ghilarducci, age 13, performed two programs.  He played the Advanced Bach plaque and an additional regular 10 piece program.  The Bach program included 14 two part Inventions and 1 Sinfonia.

Adam's second program included the Alla Turca by Mozart, a Scott Joplin rag and two tangos by Astor Piazzolla.

July 13, 2013 Inland Valley Symphony Temecula Library recital series

Most gratefully, our studio was offered to perform in the IVS free library recital series. Photograph with Alana Joos, president of IVS, pictured on the right.

The program performed:

For the Joy of Playing Piano

Sweet Dreams                              

Cynthia Nguyen Phan, composer and pianist

Inter City Stomp                   C. Norton

The Milky Way                      N. Telfer

White Heat                            R. Vandall

Fon Fon                                 E. Nazareth

Sebastian Gonzales, pianist

Stomp Dance                       Carol Klose

Skate Board Doodle           Folk

A Rainbow is a Smile         Nancy Faber

Roller Skate Ride                Nancy Faber

Odelia Herabadi, pianist

Bagatelle Op 119 no 9       Lv Beethoven

Moons of Jupiter                  Mary Dolan

Harmony of Angels             Burgmuller

Italian Song                          Tchaikovsky

Emika Saito, pianist

When Rivers Flowed on Mars   Nancy Telfer

Sonatina Op 36 No 4 Allegro     M. Clementi

Tara Romero, pianist

The Cascades                     Scott Joplin

Eduardo Dominguez, pianist

Sonata  K 309, Allegro con spirito            W. A. Mozart

Waltz Op 34 no 3                                         F Chopin

Stacey Nguyen Phan, pianist

Song Without Words           Duvernoy

The Shepherd's Flute         Salutrinskaya

Hungarian Folk Song         Bartok

Dancin Dino                         Keveren

Ophelia Herabadi, pianist

Invention no 12                   J.S. Bach

Rose Leaf Rag                    S Joplin

River Flows in You             Yiruma

Kathleen Nguyen Phan, pianist

Nocturne in e minor            F Chopin

Valse D'Amelie                    Yann Tiersen

Anais Perkins, pianist

English Suite # 3, BWV 808, Prelude and Musette      J. S. Bach

Fantasie in d minor, K 397                                                W. A. Mozart

Prelude in D flat Major Op 28 no 15                                 F. Chopin

,Vuelvo al Sur                                                                       Astor Piazzola

Kelly Rausch, pianist

English Suite #2 in a minor BWV 807                         J.S. Bach

     (Prelude, Bouree I and II, Gigue)

Sonata Op 13 "The Pathetique" Grave -  Allegro     

Adagio cantabile                                                              Lv Beethoven

Study Op 25 no 11 "The Storm"                                    F Chopin

Waltz Op 18                                                                      F Chopin

Prelude Op 23 no 5 in g minor                                       S Rachmaninoff

Malaguena                                                                        E Lecuona

Cynthia Nguyen Phan, pianist

 

May 18, 2013 TVMTA Young Artist Competition

Sebastian Gonzales took 2nd place in the 4th - 6th grade division performing the E. Nazarth Fon-Fon and Stacey Nguyen Phan received an Honorable Mention for her performance of the Chopin Waltz Op 34 no 3.

In the 7th - 9th grade division Cynthia Nguyen Phan was awarded 3rd place for her performance of the Chopin Study Op 25 no 11.

Southern California Junior Bach Festival Regional Event May 11, 2013

I am very happy to state, that both Patrick Xu and Stacey Nguyen Phan performed in this Regional event.
Patrick Xu (age 16) performed the WTC I Fugue no 8 in d# minor, and Stacey Nguyen Phan (age 10) performed the WTC I Prelude no 23 in B Major.  Patrick Xu was declared a winner and was invited to perform in the Complete Works Audition in October.

MTAC Young Pianist Honorable Mention

April 21, 2013, Sebastian Gonzales received an Honorable Mention in the Elementary II Category performing the E. Nazareth Fon-Fon and the Robert Vandall White Heat.

Jenardan Sai Sivapalan Certificate

Sai's graduating Senior Certificate

Jenardan Sai Sivapalan Graduating Senior Plaque and Medallion

Congratulations Sai!