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Pupils show piano prowess

By Times Staff Writer
Published November 21, 2007

Allain Borno plays George Gershwin's Prelude No. 2 during the Upper Pinellas Music Teachers Association's 20th Century, Contemporary Music Festival at the Music Gallery in Largo. The festival featured 242 piano students who performed for an evaluation and a trophy.
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ADVERTISEMENT [Douglas R. Clifford | Times] Eva Genov reaches for the pedals while performing at the music festival. [Douglas R. Clifford | Times] Adam Johnson of Palm Harbor gets a hug from aunt Jeanne Johnson.

The sweet - and occasionally not so sweet - sound of piano music filled the Music Gallery last weekend during the Upper Pinellas Music Teachers Association annual festival.

The two-day event featured 13 recitals and 242 piano students, according to Susan Mariscal, the event's chairwoman. 

"Everything seemed to go very smoothly," she said.

The event is not competitive, although all students are evaluated by a judge who gave them each a comment sheet with constructive criticism. Every student also received a small trophy, Mariscal said. This year's theme was 20th century composers, including Bartok and Rachmaninoff. "Our goal was for them to expand their repertoires," Mariscal said. "It's a real encouragement to them to accomplish something like this."

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