From the Artistic Director of the Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition
The e-Piano Junior Festival that we started in the summer of 2008 has proven to be a great success, and this year we are continuing our four-year tradition with the e-Piano Junior Festival 2011, that will feature some of the world’s most famous pedagogues and our best local young pianists in a series of master classes and performances, open for all to enjoy and to learn from.

e-Piano Junior Festival (July 7, 2011) and e-Piano Junior Competition (July 1-8, 2011) will be inspirational for all.  Listen to the performances of the best and brightest young pianists in the world, and learn from the today’s leading piano teachers!  Our audiences will be exposed to a wide variety of styles and interpretations.  This can be a truly formative experience for aspiring pianists, teachers and music lovers.

As part of our emphasis on the educational aspect, we have made all events of the e-Piano Junior Festival free of charge.  The Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition is also collaborating with the Minnesota Music Teachers Association and Hamline University in producing the e-Piano Junior Festival 2011 – an educational experience created especially for the young pianists of Minnesota.  The e-Piano Junior Festival will include master classes given by the members of the e-Piano Junior Competition International Jury members, opportunities to perform, and special presentations.

e-Piano Junior Festival: Frequenty Asked Questions

Q. What is the e-Piano Junior Festival?
A. The e-Piano Junior Festival is an event that is created especially for the local young aspiring pianists and their teachers. It will take place on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the Sundin Music Hall, Hamline University. This event will consist of four master classes given by the members of the International Jury of the Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition, a concert (the evening of Thursday, July 7) and a special presentation.

Q. Who can participate in the e-Piano Junior Festival?
A. The e-Piano Junior Festival is truly for everybody! There are two ways you can become involved: as a spectator and as a participant.
For spectators: All master classes, concerts and presentations are free and open to the public, so you can come to some or all events of the Festival. You will most certainly hear inspiring performances and engaging ideas!

For participants: If you are a young pianist who has not started college, and a resident of Minnesota, North Dakota or Wisconsin, you can apply to perform at the e-Piano Junior Festival. You will be asked to prepare one piece or a group of pieces (a set or part of the set) no longer than 12 minutes. Based on the initial application review, participants will be invited to perform in front of an audience at the MMTA State Convention at Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in Plymouth, MN on June 6 and 7, 2011. Up to twelve local young pianists will be selected to play for one of four International Jury Members of the e-Piano Junior Competition and perform in a concert on Thursday, July 7, 2011 at the Sundin Music Hall, Hamline University.  A professional audio recording will be created from the performance and given to each Festival participant.

Q. Are the participants of the e-Piano Junior Festival competing against the participants of the Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition?
A. No, the participants of the e-Piano Junior Festival are not competing against the participants of the e-Piano Junior Competition 2011.   The e-Piano Junior Festival is an independent event that will take place on the days that there are no e-Piano Junior Competition performances (Thursday, July 7, 2011).

Q. What are the benefits of participating in the e-Piano Junior Festival?
A. For active participants, the Festival is a unique opportunity to have up to three public performances and receive written and verbal comments from local and internationally acclaimed piano teachers. For spectators, the Festival is a chance to hear great music and wonderful performances, experience different teaching styles, and see engaging presentations.

Rules

• Participation in the e-Piano Junior Festival is open to all young pianists who have not started college (2011 high school graduates are welcome to apply). 
• The participants must be residents of Minnesota, Wisconsin or North Dakota. 
• All applicants must be available to perform on June 6 and 7, 2011 at the MMTA State Convention at Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in Plymouth, MN and July 7, 2011 at the Sundin Music Hall, Hamline University.

Important Dates

• February 2011 – Application form and Rules and Requirements are available to download from the MMTA, Minnesota International Piano-e-Competition websites.
• Tuesday, May 10, 2011 – Festival Applications must be postmarked by this date.
• Monday, May 30, 2011 - all participants are notified of the schedule by that date.
• Monday and Tuesday, June 6-7, 2011 – Preliminary Performances at the State MMTA Convention in Crowne Plaza Minneapolis, 3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth, MN
• Thursday, July 7, 2011– e-Piano Junior Festival 2011 at the Sundin Music Hall, Hamline University

Application:

• e-Piano Junior Festival 2011 Rules and Requirements (PDF)
• e-Piano Junior Festival 2011 Application (PDF)
• Privacy Statement (PDF)

Dr. Stella Sick
Telephone: (612) 460-5640
E-mail: piano@ecompetition.org


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