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Recent Piano Events2010 / 2011 Combo Piano Recital – Amateur Adult Deborah Brown and Junior Senior Victoria Yang performed alternatively compositions by Beethoven (Sonata Op.2, No.2 and Op.53), Rachmaninoff (Prelude and Polishinelle), and Liszt (Mephisto-Waltz and Hungarian Rhapsody No.2) in May at the Steinway Piano Galleries. Extremely difficult program is the way to grow as an artist and pianist, and I encourage my students to challenge themselves to “break the seiling”.
In spite of the conflicts for many students, who could not participate in Spring Studio recital – it took about two hours, as students performed programs from Burgmuller to Beethoven’s “Appassionata”. As usual, Award Ceremony was the most exciting and rewarding moment, concluding the entire academic year of efforts and dedication to piano performance. Victoria Yang, our Senior, received Studio Trophy and five certificates – from AMTA, NDMTA, NFMC (Superior+), Local Audition (OP) and from my Studio for her musical achievements during studying at the Studio from 2004 to 2011. She is the winner of Chopin Competition (Chopin Society of Atlanta), NDMTA Sonata Competition, GCSU Piano Olympics Competition, NFMC Summer Camp Scholarship, three times GMTA Conference Recitalist and the winner of the Georgia Governor’s Honor Program (Georgia Department of Education).
Victoria decided to continue her music education in college, all together with other subjects. Good luck in her endeavors!
Her sister, Nina Yang, is persistently disciplined in gaining larger and larger Studio Trophies. Based on the point system for each lesson and her participating in all piano events throughout the year, she has accumulated 850 points by this time! Bravo, Nina! Doyle Wang followed her with the trophy of 500 points!
Other students received trophies according to their efforts and years of studying as well.
24 students participated in NFMC Festival in Decatur chapter. All of them received Superior and Superior +. Three students received cups for 3 (Yangyang Lee) and 6 (Deborah Brown and Jocelyn Yang) consecutive Superiors. What a great job! It is especially impressive when adult student receives Cup for 6 years! (Silver Cup for Seniors). Deborah Brown, full time IT professional, Ph.D in Math, always finds time for her favorite lifelong affair – music, performing in Solo Recitals and all possible events for Amateur Adults.
Your Piano Teacher chaired RWA Program “Joy of Music” and gave several presentations through the year (French Court Dance, Great Loves of Great Composers, and Symphony Orchestra and Conductors). It was an interesting experience – to present for non-professionals, and it was very inspiring to receive many positive feedbacks (more at www.atlmta.org in January Newsletter).
Your Piano Teacher visited Ufa State Institute of Arts (Conservatory) in Russia, where she was teaching for years. The 18th c. building belonged to Nobility Assembly and is well known as having an acoustically excellent hall. The closest for years S. Rachmaninoff’s friend, famous Russian bass Fedor Chaliapin has made his debut in Ufa and has sang in this hall. Raisa Isaacs presented on both, piano and harpsichord, lecture-recital “J.S. Bach and ways of adaptation Baroque Performance Practice on the modern keyboard instruments”.
Casual February Home Recital with the following reception has always been one of the charming events for adults, who prefer to perform in a private environment. It is enjoyable to communicate after the (still!) stress of performing with your friends and spouses and share your life experiences in a friendly chatting.
As a Chair of AMTA Out State Presenters Program, in January we welcomed Executive Director of Monmouth Conservatory, NJ and renowned pianist Vladislav Kovalsky. Mr. Kovaslky is still carrying Natan Perelman’s traditions of St. Petersburg Conservatory, Russia, in its integrity. He gave master class and presentation at GSU and for three Music Teachers Associations in the Atlanta Metro Area (AMTA, NDMTA, and NDMTA). I like my students to encounter with different teaching techniques and ideas and offered Mr. Kovalsky to have private lessons with my students. I was sure that they would benefit in receiving an invaluable and inspiring information regarding historically based musical approach and technical skill of the “Russian full-tone touch”. As AMTA member mentioned in the Newsletter: ”Kovalsky emphasized going
to the text for interpretation of the compositions and getting to the heart of what the composer was saying in his score, in regard to the melody, phrase line, pulse, character of the music, and tempo that best portrayed the composer’s intent. When that all happens, the performer is at his optimum level of balance
of voicing and interpretation”.
Winter Studio Recital was held at the Steinway Piano Galleries on December 18. As usual – Studio Recital is an opportunity to perform new programs for the coming Spring events (MFMC, Auditions and etc.) before an audience. Though friendly – it is always more challenging to perform in open to public recitals.
Your teacher, Raisa Isaacs, was an Artistic Director and Harpsichordist at the recitals of French Baroque and German-French Baroque on Period Instruments that were performed at OUMA on November 14, 2010 and at the Church of the New Covenant on April 3, 2011. Programs featured solo and chamber music of Bach, Rameau, Couperin, La Guerre, Marais and Leclair. French Baroque Recital was prepared in conjunction with the French Master Drawings and Sculpture Exhibition at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Arts, and as a very specific style in Baroque music required thoughtful research work and detailed, sensitive collaboration between partners. As live illustration, the group participated in my presentation for NDMTA “French Influences in J. S. Bach’s music”as well. AMTA Romantic Festival & Competition for Juniors and Amateur Adults estimated by colleagues among the higher rank students’ events in Atlanta area and brought new OP, OPR and AW results for 22 students participated in the Festival category. As a Chair of the Romantic Festival I was pleased to see many applicants from different chapters. Our judges (Evgeny Rifkin, UGA, Geoffrey Haydon, GSU, Kevin Chance, AU) mentioned many performances with difficult programs and polished quality. 2009 / 2010 Your teacher, Raisa Parmenier Isaacs was invited to participate in the recital of the World Famous Mandolin Recording Artist Carlo Aonzo (Italy) in Atlanta popular Chamber Concerts series “Music on the Hill” on June 27, 2010. Piano Studio Recital was held at the Southern Keyboards on May 22, 2010 and as usual was concluded with the ceremony of the Studio Trophy Awards. Since the points are accumulative from year to year–the most persistent and disciplined students received as much as 800 pt. trophy! (Nina Yang). Her impressive reward was very inspiring for the younger students. Students received Certificates and other events Trophy at the recital as well.
Adult Students Piano Recital – collaboration of Deborah Brown and Saeka Hasegawa, was held on May 2, 3pm at the Steinway Piano Galleries.
Their program included the most renowned compositions by Chopin (Etudes) Beethoven (“Appassionata”, Sonata No.2) and Rachmaninoff (Etude-Tableau and Preludes).
I accompanied Deborah in the most famous the 2nd Concerto by S.Rachmaninoff.
After intermission the audience enjoyed pieces based on American and Japanese tunes. At the end of the recital Deborah and Saeka performed piano duet pieces by Aram Chatschaturjan and Darius Milhaud and deserved encouraging applauses of the excited audience.
Your teacher, Raisa Parmentier Isaacs, performed as a Collaborative Pianist in Opera Workshop Production at the Reinhardt University on April 20,2010 and in Senior recitals.
The whole music world celebrates 2010 as a year of 200th anniversary of the birth of Chopin and Schumann. The major forum for all teachers in US – Music Teachers National Conference (MTNA) commemorated this event in the Pedagogy Pre-Conference “Rediscovering Chopin” program in Albuquerque, NM on March 20–22, 2010.
Numerous presentations, master classes with the leading performers of Chopin piano repertoire (Kevin Kenner, Winner of Warsaw Chopin Competition) with the winners of Canada and USA Chopin Competitions raised many questions about modern interpretation of the most performed composer of the Romantic period. Your teacher’s review of the event and contemplation about the trends in Chopin’s performance were published on http://www.atlmta.org/media/pdf/AMTAnewsletter.May10.pdf
Atlanta Fest (AMTA) at the Southern Keyboards greeted with Superior grades 18 students of my studio on February 28, 2010. Congratulations! Their names: Angela Lee, Yanyang Li, Chelsea Thorpe, Sainath Rajendrakumar, Jasmine Ewe, Bowen Ewe, Anna Hu ,Michael Hu, Doyle Wang ,Georgianna Lin,Nina Yang, Victoria Yang, Emily Ku,Tylor Tran, Jacqline Tran, Eric Pan, Jessica Pan and Suprotik Debnath. National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) brought Superiors with the excellent judge comments on February 20, 2010. NFMC is a valuable opportunity to receive comments from the faculty members of the universities for Adult amateur students. Very few piano events accept Adult students. Some of them—Deborah Brown, Meera Barve, Saeka Hasegawa and Josh Tyree successfully participated in this event. Doyle Wang, Suprotik Debnath, Nina Yang, Victoria Yang and Meghna Rao received Junior Golden Cups for 3 and 6! Consecutive Superiors. Adult student Meera Barve received Senior Silver Cup for 3 consecutive Superiors. 
Superior students: Georgianna Lin, Bernardo Moreira, Suprotik Debnath, Yangyang Li, Doyle Wang. Chelsea Thorpe, Jasmine Ewe, Bowen Ewe, Nina Yang, Victoria Yang, Meghna Rao, Avinash Rao, Sainah Rajendrakumar, Emily Ku, Anna Hu, Michael Hu, Eric Pan, Jessica Pan, Meera Barve, Deborah Brown, Josh Tyree, Saeka Hasegawa. Nina Yang has become a Winner 2010 in Decatur Chapter of NFMC and received a scholarship for a Summer Camp. She has chosen University of North Caroline (UNC) in Greensboro and will spend a week on the campus with the leading professors of the university. Her older sister, Victoria Yang, who was the Winner at the NFMC Festival in 2009, was nominated and has won participation in Georgia Governor’s Honor Program (Georgia Department of Education) She will attend the six-week summer program at Valdosta State University in Georgia. GHP is an opportunity for gifted high school juniors and seniors to study in depth artistic field of interest with college instructors in the university campus environment. For more info about Georgia Department of Education’s Governor’s Honors programs visit: http://snipurl.com/ghp_doe Your piano teacher, Raisa Parmentier Isaacs was an Artistic Director and Harpsichordist of the German Baroque Chamber Music Recital on Period Instruments. We participated in two recitals in Atlanta: Oglethorpe University of Museum of Arts (February 7) and in Atlanta well-known series of Chamber Concerts “Music on the Hill”(January 31). In spite of uniqueness and elite kind of audience who would be interested in such specific concerts—the halls were full and performers received very enthusiastic and grateful applauses.
The 1st Romantic Festival-Competition (AMTA) started 2009-2010 Academic year. It featured very strong young and amateur adult performers in Atlanta area and was evaluated by the team of highly esteemed judges from UGA and Columbus State University. Students were judged based on their sensitivity to melodical line, musicality and technical abilities to express their intensions. We had OPR (Outstanding Performer Recitalists) in Elementary (Michael Hu) and Adult (Deborah Brown, Josh Tyree, Meera Barve) Categories.
2008 / 2009 Congratulations to our participants in the International Summer Academy in Germany, Regensburg in July 19-August 2 - Doyle Wang, Saeka Hasegawa and Deborah Brown! (www.musicontherhine.com) They performed in the halls of 15-16 centuries and enriched their knowledge of Piano Performace with remarkable teachers from United States, Russia and Mexico (Vladislav Kowalsky, Anatoly Zatin…) They performed in solo mini-recitals, Academy concerts as soloists and chamber music partners and gained unique musical experience and artistic stimulation. They discovered Bavaria Region of Germany and Salzburg, the birth place of Mozart. Your teacher, Raisa Parmentier Isaacs, was working with the international students, gave a presentation about Baroque music and performed in recitals of the Academy as well.
~ * ~ Three students from my studio—Doyle Wang, Deborah Brown and Saeka Hasegawa will participate in the International Summer Academy in Regensburg, Germany in July 18-August 2 of this year. I will be teaching there as well. The students will be rotated between international collegiate of the faculty and perform solo, chamber and piano duet music during the workshop. They also will give piano minute recitals at the Academy in addition. I believe, they are looking forward for it, as much as I do.
In conclusion of our piano studio Spring Recital at the Steinway Piano Gallery on May 15th students were rewarded with the Studio trophies in accordance with their efforts during the year or years of study. Just remind you that each student can earn 3 points for performance, practice time and theory work every lesson. In addition, students get points for participating in the recitals, festivals, auditions and just for visiting any other recitals, exhibitions and plays. If they persist from year to year—they can get as many points as Nina Yang received —700 points trophy!!
Our adult student, Deborah Brown presented a very extensive program during a Fundraising event in one of the Backhead mansions of Atlanta in March. Last year she gave a recital at one of the nursery facilities for great enjoyment of our senior citizens. She presented her Solo recital at the Steinway Piano Gallery on May 31st with the program including the most challenging Liszt, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Barber compositions. Deborah is also persistent in her participating in the Senior Category of NFMC Festival and received the Silver Cup for adults for 3 year of Superior grades.
4 students: Nina Yang, Michael Resnikov, Meghna Rao and Victoria Yang participated in the most challenging local Spring Audition on March 14, 2008. Victoria Yang in addition to OP was chosen as a Conference Recitalist for GMTA Conference in November 2009. It’s the highest recognition student can get on the level of Georgia MTA.
Besides, Victoria Yang and Saeka Hasegawa played in the beautiful, North Drive Baptist Church in Buckhead area of Atlanta on April 22. They performed Beethoven’s Appasionata the 1st and last movements and have been noticed as a really highly professional and successful performers who made a very impressive conclusion of the recital at the AMTA chapter.
On February 21 22 students, including adults, faced annual nationwide festival -- NFMC, at Rehoboth Baptist Church, Tucker. Their names: Angela Lee, Sivamalai Chandrasekar, Mary Lou, Sophia Resnikova, Teresa Xie, Bernardo Moreiro, Suprotik Debnath, YangYang Li, Michelle Zhong, Baylen Jobe, Doyle Wang, Albert Yang,Chelsea Thorpe, Jasmine Ewe, Nina Yang, Michael Resnikov, Idean Berhorouz, Hong Laurie, Hong Claire, Meghna Rao, Victoria Yang, Meera Barve, Deborah Brown. All of them received Superior and Superior+ 3 of them- Albert Zhang, Doyle Wang and Sivamalai Chandrasecar-- received a trophy, a golden cup for 3 Superiors in 3 consecutive years. Our congratulations!! Atlanta Fest in frame of Atlanta Music Teacher Association took place on February 14, 2009 at the Southern Keyboards, Marietta. 28 students participated in this event and all of them received Superior and Superior + Their names: Sai Rajakumar, Jeremy Kemalov, Iris Xie, Angela Lee, Sivamalai Chandrasekar, Taylor Thomas, Tylor Tran, Jaqliene Tran, Mary Lou, Sophia Resnikova, Inika Muralidharan, Georgiana Lin, Teresa Xie, Bernardo Moreiro, Suprotik Debnath, YangYang Li, Michelle Zhong, Baylen Jobe, Doyle Wang, Chelsea Thorpe, Jasmine Ewe, Nina Yang, Michael Resnikov, Idean Berhorouz, Hong Laurie, Hong Claire, Kinsey Farmer, Victoria Yang. Biennial Piano Studio Recital took place at the Steinway Piano Galleries on December 17, 2008. Almost all students were able to attend, which extended the recital to two hours! Students and parents enjoyed communication at the following reception as usual.
A harpsichord student Yoko Tanaka performed her first harpsichord recital on December 14, 2008! She is just 10 years old and she has her own Flemish style harpsichord! Yoko likes to play only the harpsichord and it helps her to avoid problems of readjusting piano technique to a very different harpsichord touch. She learns the secrets of Baroque performance at the age when it’s easier to absorb detailed information and will succeed if she persists in this area. She played Couperin and Bach music.
Your teacher was a member of the 13th World Piano Pedagogy Conference (WPPC), which was held in Dallas (TX) on October 22-26, 2008 (www.atlmta.org/resources/newsletter December 2008) Raisa Parmentier was a member of the jury of the final round of the 3rd Pianovision International Competition in Sonata category Adult student, Saeka Hasegawa, was a finalist of the Miniature category of the competition and performed Etudes and Preludes by Chopin and Rachmaninoff.
Five students participated in the NDMTA event on October 19, 2008 –Bach’s Festival-Competition. All of them were rewarded with the highest festival grade – Outstanding Performer (OP). The judges’ comments characterized the students’ performance as fresh and full of interesting ideas in ornamentation and articulation. Their names --- Doyle Wang, Nina Yang, Victoria Yang, Isabella Tondi Resta and Judy Lee. My congratulations and deep appreciation of your hard work! I have to note that it’s extremely challenging to demand Bach pieces performance from young students in accordance with the latest requirements of the authentic performance of the Baroque music Your teacher organized Presentation and Master-class for Advanced and Gifted Students of the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music (New-York), the Board Member of WPPC Phillip Kawin in collaboration with four MTA chapters in Atlanta area (AMTA, NDMTA, NFMTA and GCMTA) and at GSU on October 17-18, 2008 Students had to apply for the competition with the high credentials in order to be eligible to participate in the master class of this distinguished piano teacher. My student Victoria Yang has been chosen among 5 other students and played quite rare performed Chopin’s Nocturne Op.9, No.3 Phillip Kawin has given performances internationally in Australia, China, Italy, Russia, Spain, Korea, and in United States. He “ has created a teaching methodology that elucidates the principles of pianistic technique and musicianship in a detailed, analytical approach — an approach which does not ignore the intuitive aspect of music-making”(www.pnk.com)
Your teacher, Raisa Parmentier, had a presentation about The Main Aspects of Bach’s Phrasing and Articulation for the members of Atlanta MTA at the Southern Keyboards,
“up-bow’ baroque phrasing was analyzed all together with examples of the various articulation patterns, common for Baroque period.
2007 / 2008 Summer has past quite fast. For some of the students this summer was especially adventurous. Isabella Tondi Resta and Victoria Yang participated in the annual International Summer Academy in Düsseldorf-Duisburg, Germany on June 30-July 13, 2008 It was very exciting and invigorating experience for them. Students, children and adults, has been rotated and taught by several professors from Boston, New-York, Russia and Mexico and had to perform solo and chamber group music in five to six recitals in the different music halls during those two weeks. They visited Robert and Clara Schumann’s house in Düsseldorf and Beethoven’s House in Bonn. In addition, they have made many friends from the different parts of the world! Your teacher, Raisa Parmentier,
as Faculty
member of the Academy, was teaching students from
the different countries as well (www.musicontherhine.com/ Students should be prepared properly during the year and participate in the festivals and auditions of the intermediate and advanced level to be recommended for this exciting event.
Our senior, Michelle Wang, performed solo recital on May 24,2008 at the Steinway Piano Galleries as well. Her diverse program included the most significant piano compositions of the different periods: Prelude and Fugue from Bach’s WTC, Beethoven’s “Appasionata”, Chopin’s Nocturne, Grieg’s Concerto and pieces of Chinese composers. Michelle had live audition at UGA and was immediately accepted by commission, which included UGA faculty, Martha Thomas, GMTA president, and notorious performer and pedagogy specialist Eugeny Rivkin.
We finished our 2007-2008 academic year with our regular spring studio recital at the Steinway Piano Gallery on May18,2008. Students were rewarded with the trophies and Certificates in accordance with their efforts during the year
Two students participated in the GMTNA
Spring Audition on March
17th at GSU. Nina Yang received Awards of Excellence; Victoria Yang
received Outstanding Performances
and proceeded to the State level at UGA in May. She received Outstanding
Performance at the State level
in UGA and has been chosen as Conference
Recitalist for the most prestigious
event for piano students in Georgia-Conference
of the Georgia Music Teacher Association (GMTA) 2008 18 students-Sivamalai Chanrasekar, Alex Agnew, Victoria Yang, Nina Yang, Izabella Tondi Resta ,Michelle Zhong, Bahman Moattari, Albert Zhong, Ana Yoon, Meghna Rao, Jaqliene Tran, Tylor Tran, Bernardo Moreira, Inika Vimal, Michael Tian, Doyle Wang, Deborah Brown, Meera Barve- participated in the AMTNA Atlanta MusicFest on March 8 at the Southern Keyboards. All of them received SUPERIOR grades! Bravo! Renowned specialist in Baroque Music, Professor of the School of Music at the University of Michigan Edward Parmentier visited Atlanta the second time with master class and presentation at the NDMTA and GSU. He worked privately with the students Izabella Tondi Rersta, Victoria Yang, Russel Thomas, Michelle Wang and Deborah Brown on the piano and harpsichord. It was inspiring and very educational coaching sessions before the Bach Competition in October 2008 at the NDMTA
24 students, including adult students, participated in NFMC Festival on February 16, 2008 at the Rehoboth Baptist Church in Tucker and all received SUPERIORS. In addition, advanced students received SUPERIOR + and SUPERIOR++! Their names: Alex Agnew, Brown Deborah, Bergorouz Ideen, Chandrasekar Sivamalai, Rao Meghna, Resta Tondi Izabella, Reznikov Michael,Resnikov Sophia, Xu Alina, Yang Nina, Yang Victoria, Zhang Albert, Weng Edmund, Doyle Wang, adults Thomas Russel, Meera Barve and Deborah Brown. Two students- Idean Behgorouz and Alina Xu were awarded with Golden Cups in Junior category and Deborah Brown has received Silver Cup for Tree Years of Superior in Adult category student at the NFMC Festival Victoria Yang has won the 1st Award ($300) for a Summer Camp! She will use the award towards International Summer Academy in Düsseldorf, Germany this summer. She will perfect Solo, Chamber Music and Piano Duet performances with the leading professors from United States and Europe. Adult Piano Recital was held at the studio on February 3, 2008. Adult student recital is a form of a recital in a friendly environment for all level of adult performers. Cordial discussion followed after each performance with emphasis on the different aspects of the Piano Performance, brief information about composers and each piece. Compositions from Clementi sonatas to Liszt-Busoni’s Mephisto-Waltz were performed. After the recital students continued interaction during the reception.
January, 2008 – your teacher, Raisa
Parmentier, performed in the Chamber
Music Recital with Mark
Lakirovich, violinist and dean of Longy
School of Music in Cambridge, MA, and cellist George
Butler at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Atlanta/Sandy
Springs, at the Epiphany Church in Suwannee, and at the Fallany Performing
Arts Center of the Reinhardt College in Waleska.
November 19, 2007 – your teacher, Raisa Parmentier participated in Reinhardt College faculty recital in J.S.Bach Concerto for Four Keyboards and orchestra in A Minor, BWV 1065. Juan Ramires - conductor of the Reinhardt Symphony Orchestra, George Lucktenberg – Artist in Residence and Raisa Parmentier
Victoria Yang,
the 9th grade, participated in the Georgia
College and State University Junior Piano Olympics Competition
in the High School Division on October 27,2007
October 2007 – NDMTA
Sonata Competition
Andy Hyang, Isabella Tondi Resta and Nina Yang received Outstanding Performance grade! Our congratulations!
Adult student Deborah Brown performed a solo
piano recital at the England Piano
on July 22, 2007.
Our 2007 spring season concluded with our Magic Piano Studio recital at the Steinway Piano Galleries on May13, 2007. The recital acknowledged new trophy and award winners,
who have been rewarded for their sustained accomplishments in hours
of home practice, performances during the lessons and theory studies.
Nina Yang – 400 points trophy! Vivian Wang, Meghna Rao – 300 points; Heather McKay, Sivamalai Chandreasecar – 200 points; Izabella Tondi resta, Idean Behgorouz, Dianna Xu, Alina Xu, David Solano, Albert Zhang – 100 points; Amber Feng, Sophia Reznikova, Michael Reznikov, Lavanya Natshiappan, Divya Balakrishnan – 50 points awards. Victoria Yang (8th grade)
and Alex Agnew (7th Grade) performed at
the State level of Georgia
Music Teacher National Association (GMTA)
at the University of Georgia on May 12, 2007. Your piano teacher, Raisa Parmentier, participated in the All-Bach Baroque Recital in local churches in February and at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Arts on March 18th. Your teacher performed solo and chamber music on the harpsichord: Toccatas, chamber duets, and trio-sonatas. It is a very well known fact that Bach did not compose for the piano. Every student will benefit from an introduction to the authentic sound of the most renowned Baroque composer by attending programs that perform his compositions on the original instruments. It will help students to develop the adequate Baroque interpretations on the modern pianos.
Members of All-Bach Baroque Recital with Lloyd Nick, Director of the Oglethorpe University Museum of Arts.
24 students, including adult students, participated in
NFMC Festival on March
10th at the Northminister Church and all
received SUPERIORS. In addition, advanced students received
SUPERIOR + and SUPERIOR++!
Michelle Wang received The Judge Award for Edward Grieg Concerto in A Minor Op. 16 in the category Concerto
Russell Thomas, one of the adults students, who has received Superior + at the NFMC Festival Seven students - Meghna Rao, Lavanya Natchiappan, Nina Yang, Victoria Yang, Tamara Choksey, Amber Feng and Alex Hammer - were awarded with Gold Cups for 3 Consecutive Years of Superior Rating and participated in the Gold Cup Honor Recital.
Four students participated in the GMTNA Spring Audition on March 17th at GSU. Andy Huang and Nina Yang received Awards of Excellence; Victoria Yang and Alex Agnew received Outstanding Performances and will proceed to the State level at UGA on May 12. Six students-Sivamalai Chanrasekar, Alex Agnew, Victoria
Yang, Nina Yang, Izabella Tondi Resta, Andy Huang- participated in the
AMTNA Atlanta MusicFest
on February 24th at Steinway Piano Galleries. All of them received SUPERIOR
grades. “Atlanta Camerata” (Raisa Parmentier – harpsichord, Nancy Schechter-violin, Olga McNeil-flute, George Butler-cello) presents J.S.Bach Trio-Sonatas recital at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Arts on March 11, 2006.
The 11th World Piano Pedagogy
Conference held from October 25th to 28th, 2006 was
the most significant musical educational event in Atlanta this fall.
Two students from my studio, Alex
Agnew and Deborah Brown, participated in Miniature and Sonata
categories and reached the semi-final and final rounds.
Victoria Yang has won 1st prize in the Chopin Piano Competition on November 18th in her age category B (12 years old). She played Etude in G Flat Major and Berceuse by Fr. Chopin. Judges for this contest included Professor Jeffrey Hayden from Georgia State University and Professor Martha Thomas from University of Georgia Best congratulations for her hard work and excellent performance!
Nina Yang participated in a challenging J.S. Bach Competition
of NDMTA on October 18th and received Outstanding Performance! My congratulations to those students who participated in “Magic
Piano” studio’s Technique Test
during October. Steinway Piano Galleries hosted our semi-annual “Magic Piano” Studio Recital on December 8, 2006. Students participating in our studio point system received appropriate trophies for attaining 100,200,300 and even 400 points! (By participating in recitals, auditions, festivals, competitions and class work assignments, students are able to earn points that result in larger trophies.) Irene Weng and Alisa Yang have received the highest grade
of excellence “Distinction” in challenging Practical exam
of The London Royal School of Music (ABRSM) in
March 2006. Besides their performance, the exam included scales,
sight-reading, aural and memory tests, and knowledge of musical glossary. NFMC (National Federation
of Music Clubs) Festival Our annual National Federation Music Club Festival (MFMC) has been held on March 18, 2006. 26 students participated in this event, 2 adult students among of them.
All of them received SUPERIOR and some of the students got SUPERIOR + Judges have defined 5 WINNERS in the best performances during the Festival! Their names: Alex Agnew, Deborah Brown, Andy Huang, Victoria Yang, Nina Yang! Congratulations! We have two students, Alex Agnew and Andy Huang, who have received
Nationwide Golden Cups
for 3 and 6 consecutive years in Piano Solo Performance! It’s
a great reward for the consistent practice which enabled them to progress
in developing musical skills.
With one to two years many other students might earn Superior grade
and receive Golden Cup Trophy with their names engraved on it as well. ·
GMTA (Georgia) Spring Local Audition Spring is a season when students can present their achievements in many significant musical events on the different levels. Four advanced students participated with very difficult programs (Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart, Rachmaninoff) in the Spring Audition of the North Fulton brunch of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Three of them: Alex Agnew, Victoria Yang and Katherine Zhang received the highest score – Outstanding Performance! Andy Huang has received Award of Excellence. The next level for OP --- State level in Athens. We wish
them a great success in this serious and responsible event. **** Your
teacher events: **** On May 16, 2005, at the Steinway Piano Galleries, Yuval Kellner, the winner of the 2005 Alpharetta Outstanding Young Artist Competition, gave her last recital before returning to her home in Israel. She received much applause for her program, which included works of Bach (Prelude and Figue in G Minor, No.16, WTC, V2), Beethoven (Sonata No.23, “Appasionata”, mvt. III), Rachmaninoff (Prelude in G Minor, op.23), Chopin Nocturnes in C Minor, op.48, No.1 and in B-Flat Minor, Op.9, No.1), Liszt (Hungarian Rhapsody No.2) and Prokofieff. We wish her good luck in her endeavors!
+++++++++ On April 23, 2005, chamber group Atlanta
Camerata (Raisa Parmentier, Randy Cono, Olga McNeil…)gave a recital
before an appreciative audience at the
+++++++++ On April 4, 2005 students Yuval Kellner, Michelle Wang
and Victoria Yang successfully performed in Atlanta Music Clubs recital
at Steinway Piano On March 13, 2005 your teacher Raisa Parmentier and students Yuval Kellner and Victoria Yang participated in Music for Missions concert at the United Methodist Church in Tucker. These advanced, disciplined and hard working students deserved applauds and recognition.
+++++++++ National
Federation Music Club Festival (MFMC) has been held on March
12, 2005 at the North River Baptist Church in Roswell.
All
of the students received SUPERIOR!
+++++++++ Febuary 5 2005, Alpharetta Presbyterian Church. Yuval Kellner played a very difficult program in the competition. (She is 13 years old) - Yuval Won!! Congratulations! Piano judge, Dr.Priscilla Jefcoat from Brenau University highly evaluated her performance: Nocturne
in C Minor by Chopin, op.48, No.1: Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 2 by Liszt: Students
Alex Agnew, Victoria and Nina Yang
participated in the Fall Festival of MTNA in October, 30. All of them
received Superior! Michelle
Wang received AWard of Excellence
on challenging Bach competition on October 16, 2004. Several
students enjoyed participation in the Christmas recital of NFMTNA "Celebrate
with Music". Students Andy Huang, Nina
and Victoria Yang, Paloma,
Boucher, Alex Agnew, Samuel
and Sarah Boger performed on beautiful grand 25 students
participated at the Studio Recital at the Clear Springs Baptist Church
on December 12, 2004.
Upcoming Piano Events 2011 / 2012 Annual International Summer Academy offers new activities: besides Solo, Piano Duet and Chamber Ensemble, piano students will have an opportunity to participate in Accompaniment, thus covering all piano performance professional areas. In addition, only members of the Academy can apply for International Solo Competitions. The first competition will take a place in Cremona, Italy from July 20, 2011 through August 4, 2011, and will include an Academy and an International Strings competitions. This will be followed by an International Piano Competition, which will take place in Regensberg, Germany from August 6, 2011 through August 7, 2011. Summer Academy in Regensburg will continue until August 20. Competitions are closed to public and only Academy students are eligible to apply. -2.jpg)
NDMTA Sonata Competition, October 15, 2011 AMTA The 3rd Romantic Festival & Competition, October 30, 2011 Winter Studio Recital, December 2011 Peter Takacs, professor from Oberlin Conservatory, OH – Master Class and Presentation for AMTA, NDMTA, and NFMTA teachers and students, January 21, 2012 Peter Takacs Solo Recitalat the Steinway Piano Galleries, January 21, 2012 Baroque Recital: Raisa Isaacs - Nancy Schechter (Frescobaldi, Froberger, Bach), OUMA, February 11, 2012, 3 PM AMTA Atlanta Fest – February, 2012 NFMC Festival – March 2012 Raisa Isaacs – Baroque Recital at Monmouth Conservatory, NJ, March 24, 2012 Local Spring Audition – March 2012 State Audition – April 2012 Royal School of Music (ABRSM) – April 2012 Spring Studio Recital – May 2012, Southern Pianos |
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