Winners of PianoTexas Amateurs' Competition to perform with Fort Worth Symphony on Saturday, June 13

Joel Goodman is a cell biologist from Carrollton, TX

Fort Worth, TX

6/7/2010

Standouts from among the 24 amateur pianists attending this year’s PianoTexas International Academy & Festival have earned a place onstage at Ed Landreth Auditorium Sunday, to perform with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. Ticket prices: General admission $20, for seniors and music teachers $16 and $10 for students.  Those chosen after last night’s Concerto Competition (and the music they will perform) are:

Stanley Sisskin, a software developer from New York City
            Schumann: Concerto in A minor, Op.54 (First Movement: Allegro affettuoso)
 
Joel Goodman, cell biologist, Carrollton, Texas
            Franck: Variations Symphoniques  
 
José Velman, student of languages, Venezuela
            Liszt: Concerto No.1 in E-flat major
 
Henri Delbeau, physician, Williston Park, NY
            Prokofiev: Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.16 (First Movement: Andantino)
 
Robert Finley, retired electrical engineer, Northborough, Mass.
            Rachmaninoff: Concerto No.3 in D minor, Op.30 (First Movement: Allegro ma non tanto)
 
Jun Fujimoto, marketing specialist/institutional, artist relations for Yamaha Canada Music, Piano Division. Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
            Liszt: Totentanz

PianoTexas International Academy & Festival is under way on the TCU campus from now until June 29, featuring performances by Cliburn Competition medalists and other world-recognized pianists along with concerts by the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.  Each year, aspiring young professional pianists, music teachers and amateurs flock to this unique three-week event where they are taught, tutored and nurtured by some of the world’s great musicians. For more information and a complete schedule of events, go to www.pianotexas.org.


The Amateurs Program is designed for adult, non-professional pianists who have an aspiration to keep learning and to experience the art of performing. Depending on the different levels and objectives of each individual participant, the program can be either fun and entertaining or highly intensive and demanding. Since the inception of the Amateurs Program in 1996, participants return repeatedly with growing confidence and fresh repertoire, not to mention the remarkable progress they demonstrate year after year. The camaraderie with other amateurs also creates a friendly atmosphere and a wonderful experience.