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William Westney is up now, giving a teaching demonstration with several students that he has never met before. He’ll be working with a group of three students. Dr. Westney shares of when he went to Germany to study piano and was eager to be a good student, give his opinions and answers. He soon discovered […]

Angela Myles Beeching, author of Beyond Talent, is presenting the next keynote address – Is What We Do Relevant? “I’ve posed kind of a scary question. And perhaps it’s partly because of my age. You find yourself asking that question more as you get older.” “We all know how difficult it is to promote the […]

We’re back bright and early this morning and are starting the day with an energetic presentation by Dr. Helen Marlais as she showcases some of the newest FJH music books. She began her presentation with a performance of Fossils, from Carnival of the Animals, published in book 6 of the new In Recital with Classical […]

The final item on the program for today – The Late Show – Examples of the teaching of Rosina Lhevinne and Frances Clark. We are currently watching a documentary on Ms. Lhevinne, discussing both her personal and professional life and showing clips from her teaching.

A reception followed the amazing performances and we enjoyed visiting while partaking of scrumptious goodies! Virginia, Megan and I pose for a quick shot during the reception: Here I pose with my teacher, Dr. Sylvia Coats:

The final performer of the evening is Elena Miraztchiyska, 2007 Young Artist Piano Competition Winner. Her program is: 1. Spanish Rhapsody by Liszt 2. Sonata in D Major, K. 433 by Scarlatti 3. Sonata in D Minor, K. 1 by Scarlatti