S E RI O U S ST U D E NT M U SI CI A N S A R E E N C O U R A G E D T O P R E P A R E N O W D E A D LI N E S F O R 2 0 1 7 P A D E R E W S KI Y O U T H P I A N O C O M P E T I T I O N A N N O U N C E D E D U C A TI O N & Y O U T H B y M eliss a C h a v e z he d ate is f ast a p pr o ac hi n g f or y o u n g pia nists t o a u diti o n f or t he 2 0 1 7 Pa dere ws ki Yo ut h Pi a n o C o m petiti o n. A p pli c ati o n s u b missi o ns t o t a ke p art i n t he c o nt est m ust b e m a d e n o l ater t h a n Fri d a y, S e pt e m b er 2 9, 2 0 1 7 . he Pa dere ws ki Festi v al i n Pas o R o bles welc o mes pi a n o t e ac h ers t o e nc o ur a ge t heir t ale nt e d st u d e nt pi a nists, a ges 1 0 t o 1 8, t o m a k e t h eir e ntri es i n t his e xciti n g c o m p etiti o n. To q u alif y f or p artici p ati o n, st u de nts m ust resi de wit hi n S a n L uis O bis p o, M o ntere y, S a nt a B ar b ar a or Fres n o c o u nties. h e pi a n o c o m p etiti o n is re - stricte d s olel y t o n o n- pr of essi o n al pi a- nists w h o are rec ei vi n g c urre nt i nstr uc - ti o n wit h est a blis h e d pi a n o t e ac hers. C o m p etiti o n a u diti o ns are sc he d - ule d f or S at ur d a y, O ct o b er 2 1, 2 0 1 7 at 4: 0 0 p. m. L e a di n g t h e C o m petiti o n J ur y i n t h e el e v - e nt h a n n u al Pa d ere ws ki Yo ut h Pi a n o C o m p etiti o n is c o nc ert pi a nist a n d c o m p os er M are k Ż e br o ws ki, w h o is t h e Direct or of t h e P olis h M u - sic Ce nter at U C L A a n d Artistic Direct or of t h e Pa dere ws ki I n dia D' Avi g n o n Festi v al i n Pas o R o bles, a n d I n di a D’ Avi g n o n, w h o ser ves as a n Ass o - ci ate Pr of ess or i n Cl ass Pi a n o a n d Ge ner al M usic at C al P ol y U ni versit y i n S a n L uis O bis p o. St u de nts will c o m pete i n t w o a ge c ate g ories: J u ni ors ( a ges 1 0- 1 4) a n d S e ni ors ( a ges 1 5- 1 8). Pri z es fr o m $ 2 0 0 t o $ 7 5 0 will be a w ar de d t o t he wi n ni n g st u de nts. C o m petiti o n a p pli - c ati o n f or ms are a v ail a ble f or d o w n - l o a d o nli ne at p a dere ws kif est.c o m. A m o n g t he a u diti o n re q uire me nts f or J u ni or c o m petit ors are t w o prep are d w or ks. E ac h selecti o n m ust v ar y di f er i n de gree of di ic ult y, st yle a n d peri o d. F or S e ni ors, t hree w or ks t h at v ar y i n di ic ult y, st yle a n d peri o d will be re q uire d. A m o n g t h ose t hree, o ne of t he c o m p ositi o ns m ust be by I g n ac y J a n Pa dere ws ki. All re pert oire m ust be perf or me d fr o m me m or y, s o it is i m p ort a nt f or pi a n o teac hers a n d st u de nts t o be gi n t heir pre p ar ati o ns n o w. M are k Ż e br o ws ki, w h o acti vel y t o urs w orl d wi de as a c o ncert perf or mer a n d m u - sic c o m p oser i n a d diti o n t o his w or k i n ac a de mi a, will hel p e q ui p st u de nts wit h i n di vi d u ali z e d c o ac hi n g i n pre p ar ati o n f or t heir c o m petiti o ns a n d c o ncert a p pear a nces. U p o n c o n - cl usi o n of t he c o ntest, all a w ar ds will be m a de at t he j ur y’s discreti o n a n d all ver dicts will re m ai n u nc o nteste d. O n S at ur d a y, N o v e m b er 4 at 4: 0 0 p. m., t he Wi n n ers’ R e cit al will s h o w- c ase t he a w ar de d i n alists i n t he Pas o R o bles I n n B allr o o m. his perf or - m a nce is o pe n t o t he p u blic wit h no cost f or a d missi o n. he recit al is p art of a f o ur- d a y, 2 0 1 7 Pa dere ws ki Festi v al cele br ati o n, hel d fr o m N o v e m b er 2- 5 i n se ver al Pas o R o bles ve n ues. I n c ult ur al c o o per ati o n a n d s p o n- s ors hi p bet wee n t he Pa dere ws ki Festi v al i n Pas o R o bles a n d t he Pr o vi nce of Tar n ó w i n P ol a n d, selecte d wi n ners m a y als o s u b mit t heir a p plic ati o ns t o t a ke p art i n a n exciti n g tri p t o P o- l a n d i n s u m m er 2 0 1 9 as p art of t he Pa dere ws ki Festi v al Yo ut h E xc h a n ge Pr o gr a m. his u n p ar allele d ex perie nce i ncl u des pi a n o w or ks h o ps, m aster cl asses a n d c o ncert perf or m a nces at K ąś n a D ol n a, Pa dere ws ki's est ate i n s o ut her n P ol a n d a n d at J a giell o ni a n U ni versit y i n Kr a k ó w. All st u de nt ex - pe nses f or t he tri p are c o m pletel y p ai d. P h ot o by Mr. A nt o ni H off ma n n Marek Ze br o wski a n d Poz na n P hil har m o nic 2 To le ar n more a bo ut t he Yo ut h Pi a no Co m petitio n, St u de nt E xc h a n ge Pro gr a m a n d he Pa dere ws ki Festi v al i n Paso Ro bles, ple ase e m ail Mec helle Me d h urst at yo ut h @ p a dere ws kifest.co m or visit p a dere ws kifest.co m or c all 2 3 5- 1 5 3 0. M A R K Y O U R C ALE N D A R S WIT H T HE SE I M P O RT A NT D ATE S D E A D LI N E F O R A P P LI C ATI O N S: Fri d a y, S e pt e m b er 2 9 A U DITI O N S : S at ur d a y, Oct o b er 2 1 9 a. m. – 4 p. m. WI N N E R S R E CIT A L: S at ur d a y, N o v e m b er 4, 4 p. m. 2 0 P A S O M aga zi ne, J u ne 2 0 17
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