Thursday, June 12th

Contemporary Piano - Solo

Adjudicator: Peter de Sousa

Contemporary Piano - Solo

After over 40 years of teaching at the Beckett School, now the Laurier Academy of Music and Arts, Peter finds himself enjoying teaching even more. He received his Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance at Wilfrid Laurier University in 1982 under the direction of Garth Beckett. A teacher at the Beckett School since its opening in 1980, he has enjoyed a diverse career as a piano teacher, a music director for theatre, accompanist, church organist, adjudicator and arranger. He also enjoys teaching students how to play from lead charts of any style, jazz rock, etc. Currently, he is busy with his 10-piece rock band, Stealing Dan, playing, of course, the music of the celebrated band Steely Dan.

Location

Wilfrid Laurier University - The Mezz
75 University Ave. W.
Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5

Contemporary Piano - Elementary Level - Ages 11-12

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:2:00 PMName:Shikai FuTitles:
May Be by Yiruma
Home Festival:North York Live
Time:2:06 PMName:Ira KarthiTitles:
Cops and Robbers by Christopher Norton
Home Festival:Pickering Rotary
Time:2:12 PMName:Xiyu ZhangTitles:
Jazzafina by Alexander Rosenblatt
Home Festival:North York Live
Time:2:18 PMName:John Andrew MottolaTitles:
Let There Be Rock! by Andrew Harbridge
Home Festival:Niagara
Time:2:24 PMName:Nathaniel PhillipsTitles:
Swingle Set by Lynn Freeman Olson
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo

Contemporary Piano - Beginner Level - Ages 6-8

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:2:30 PMName:Jasmine DeckerTitles:
A Cool Waltz by Alfred's Piano Collection
Home Festival:Midwestern
Time:2:36 PMName:Boyang HaoTitles:
Stormy Night by Melody Bober
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis
Time:2:42 PMName:Lillian DyckTitles:
Down by the Bay, Traditional by Anonymous
Home Festival:Midwestern
Time:2:48 PMName:Diane OlsonTitles:
Mountain Fortress by Lynette Sawatsky
Home Festival:Midwestern
Time:2:54 PMName:Marianna SutherlandTitles:
Coconut Rag by Christopher Norton
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:3:00 PMName:Charlotte HaoTitles:
Souvenirs D'Enfance (Childhood Memories), by Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint
Home Festival:North York Live

Contemporary Piano - Primary Level - Ages 9-10

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:3:06 PMName:Elina ChaiTitles:
Chop-sticks, Variations by John Thompson
Home Festival:North York Live
Time:3:12 PMName:Vedanth ReddyTitles:
Just Struttin’ Along by Martha Mier
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:3:18 PMName:Derek SunTitles:
Liuyang River by Jianzhong Wang
Home Festival:CCC
Time:3:24 PMName:Spencer LauTitles:
Unexpected Kindness, Count the Stars by Lynette Sawatsky
Home Festival:Windsor-Essex
Time:3:30 PMName:Asya UclerTitles:
Moonlight on the Water by Anne Crosby Gaudet
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo

Contemporary Piano - Junior Level - Ages 13-14

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:3:40 PMName:Sullivan FallsTitles:
Hanging Gardens by Christopher Norton
Home Festival:Stratford

Contemporary Piano - Intermediate Level - Ages 15-16

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:3:46 PMName:Arya NuthulapatiTitles:
Dreams by David Foster
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo

Contemporary Piano - Senior Level - Ages 17-18

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:3:53 PMName:Jenny BianTitles:
Fracture by Stephan Moccio
Home Festival:London

Contemporary Piano - Advanced Level - Ages 19-28

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:4:10 PMName:Hannah JiaoTitles:
Liuyang River by Jianzhong Wang
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:4:17 PMName:Corrine CodinaTitles:
Angels from the Realms of Glory by Henry T. Smart, arr. Julie A. Lind
Home Festival:Toronto

4:45 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm.

Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.