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Yen Nguyen wins at Bach Festival The Bach Festival on April 14 featured 60 piano students from 13 studios in the PV-VC Branch. Fifteen students were selected as winners. Eleven-year-old Yen Nguyen, student of Noëlle Tinturin, was a winner, performing the Prelude in C Major from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I. She will go on to perform at the Regional Festival on May 5. First Honorable Mention went to nine-year-old Manas Khatore, for his performance of Bach's Short Prelude in C Major. Congratulations to these fine students, and to all the other winners. |
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Notes from GlennUSC Thornton School of Music Classical Guitar Upcoming Events Dear Friends of the USC Thornton Classical Guitar Program,The 2010-2011 year was bittersweet for us as we celebrated the astonishing life of our longtime chairman, James Smith, and began a new page in the story of our department and school. This Fall we welcomed a wonderful new…Read more... |
Notes from NoëlleAn Important Message to Piano Owners During my career as a pianist, I have had the opportunity to perform on many different pianos of all kinds. Some were beautiful concert pianos and some were potentially fine instruments, while others were badly in need of repair. They were all, however, in need… Read more... |
Notes from LennyLoose Wrists Sink Ships Loose wrists are one of the most misunderstood attributes associated to playing the piano. On the contrary, when performing you need to be in complete control of your forearms, which of course include your wrists. I was taught this by Keuorilisky, who fingered for Horowitz on occasion, and…Read more... |