2017 DEC PASO Magazine

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of the amazing community support,” said
Vikky. “If you or your business would like
to be a sponsor this year, please reach out.
It’s a great way to become an important part
of something that will deeply enrich our
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and maintain the quality of life in our fabu-
EDUCATION & CULTURE
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PADEREWSKI from page 51
Pianists from Santa Barbara swept the
Junior division. In third place was Vincent
Lertchareonyong (14), and in second place
was Holly Hadsell (12), who also placed
second in the 2016 competition. A pleasant
surprise was the Junior first place winner,
Noelle Hadsell, who at just eight years old,
won first place.
In addition to common interests in performing
arts, both Noelle and her older sister
are mutually supportive of one another
in musical competitions. The sisters also
enjoy ballet and singing when not playing
Bach, Mozart and Chopin. Their interest in
competition grew from piano lessons to a
growing love of music in its various forms.
At school, however, the sisters typically
lean toward Beethoven while their peers
prefer pop.
MAGDALENA BACZEWSKA
WOWS AT GALA CONCERT
The Saturday evening audience was fully engaged
as Magdalena performed her program
of Paderewski, Chopin and Szymanowski. The
New York City concert pianist and professor at
Columbia University familiarized the audience
with intriguing information before she played
each piece. Without question a technically
flawless pianist, the rapt audience absorbed
every note of Baczewska’s intuitive playing.
Baczewska seemed to make her own even the
most popular of the Paderewski’s compositions,
which drew repeat ovations.
PADEREWSKI CYCLE
PRESENTATIONS
At Epoch Estate Wines’ York Mountain
location, where Paderewski bottled his award-
winning Zinfandel, VIP ticket holders enjoyed
a relaxing brunch on a perfect Sunday morning
while viewing a musical presentation of
Paderewski Cycle. Sponsored by the Adam
Mickiewicz Institute in Warsaw, the national
juried competition calls for creative “treatments”
for a musical script about Paderewski.
Nine finalists from New York City and Los
Angeles were featured in videotaped musical
vignettes aimed to bring Paderewski’s multifaceted
accomplishments to a modern audience.
Special guests at the Festival included the
Honorable Mariusz Brymora, Consul General
of the Republic of Poland, and Dr. Krzysztof
Olendzki, director of the Adam Mickiewicz
Institute.
For more information about the Paderewski
Festival, visit paderewskifest.com
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