11th Annual National Piano Festival - March 16th - 18th, 2021
The Festival videos are HERE!
Tuesday 16th (Today!) - kicking off @5:00pm! SHOW #1: Solo Under 12 and Repertoire Under 12 @5:00pm
SHOW #2: Solo Under 14 @ 7:00pm
SHOW #3: Solo Under 6; Solo Under 8; Solo Under 10; Duet Under 10; Sonatina Under 12; and Virtuoso Cup (Etude open) @ ⏰ 3:00pm
SHOW #4: Solo Under 16 @ ⏰ 4:45pm
SHOW # 5: Solo Under 18; Adult pre & post Grade 5’s; and Bob Smyth Concerto @ ⏰ 6:00pm
SHOW #6: FINALS Thursday 18th - kicking off @ approx 5:00pm (stay tuned!) SHOW #6: ✨FINALE Concert✨ showcasing all the 1st Prize winners, announcing the Special Awards, including the Emerald Award, a New Adjudicator’s Award and the Clive Gouldson Junior & Senior Awards.
11th Annual National Online Piano Festival
March 16th, 2021 Results
Results - Solo Under 12
| Pei Lin Oisin Pu | 96 | 1st |
| Grace Bai | 95 | 2nd |
| Ryan Keogh | 94 | 3rd |
| Maria Motsonelidze | 94 | 3rd |
| Yihan Sheng | 92 | VHC |
| John Elwood | 92 | VHC |
| Aran Cahalan | 90 | HC |
| Aurora Drapikovska | 90 | HC |
| Eóin Mc Intyre | 90 | HC |
| Fiona Mc Intyre | 90 | HC |
| Emma Wang | 90 | HC |
| Ryan Ali | 89 | C |
| Alexandra Butler | 89 | C |
| Saoirse Dagg | 89 | C |
| Thea Jin | 89 | C |
Results - Solo Repertoire Under 12
| Ethan Bai | 93 | 1st |
| Anita Han | 92 | 2nd |
| Ryan Keogh | 92 | 2nd |
| Yihan Sheng | 91 | 3rd |
| Rebecca Yu | 91 | 3rd |
| Mia Dobbyn | 90 | VHC |
| Timothy Lau | 90 | VHC |
Results - Solo Under 14
| Pei Lin Oisin Pu | 96 | 1st |
| Mark Egan | 94 | 2nd |
| Yichen Yao | 94 | 2nd |
| Zoe Yu | 94 | 2nd |
| Molly Devaney | 92 | 3rd |
| Yajun Wu | 92 | 3rd |
| Kexin Zhang | 92 | 3rd |
| Laurence Coonan | 91 | VHC |
| John Ding | 91 | VHC |
| Michael Holton | 91 | VHC |
| Reuben Avery | 90 | HC |
| Anna Doherty | 90 | HC |
| Jimmy Heng Fan Mi | 90 | HC |
| Léon GAUTIER-LOFTUS | 89 | C |
| Eve O' Donovan | 89 | C |
March 17th, 2021 Results
Solo Under 6
| Ella Siyu Liu | 95 | 1st |
| Sofia Foran | 93 | 2nd |
Solo Under 8
| Emily McCarthy | 96 | 1st |
| Rebecca Yu | 94 | 2nd |
| LuoXi Xu | 94 | 2nd |
| Jane Yihan Sun | 92 | 3rd |
| Daniel Zhu | 92 | 3rd |
| Arabella Lin | 89 | VHC |
| Ava Marie Mc Cabe | 89 | VHC |
| Yuzheng(Lucas) Wang | 89 | VHC |
| Emily Xinning Zhao | 87 | HC |
| Jenny Han | 87 | HC |
| Sam Elwood | 86 | C |
| Elisabetta Skurykhina | 86 | C |
Solo Under 10
| Grace Bai | 96 | 1st |
| Victoria Lin | 93 | 2nd |
| Chuqiao(Jody) Wang | 93 | 2nd |
| Quintus Lin | 92 | 3rd |
| Sienna Silverman | 92 | 3rd |
| Lin jing (Henry) zhan | 92 | 3rd |
| Anna Dobbyn | 90 | VHC |
| Augusta Stefanska | 90 | VHC |
| Charlotte Butler | 89 | HC |
| Dmitrij Sabaliauskas | 89 | HC |
Sonatina Under 12
| LuoXi Xu | 94 | 1st |
| Emily McCarthy | 93 | 2nd |
| Mia Dobbyn | 92 | 3rd |
| Aine Mc Polin | 91 | VHC |
Solo Etude
| Pei Lin Oisin Pu | 96 | 1st |
| Zoe Yu | 95 | 2nd |
Solo Under 16
| Pei Lin Oisin Pu | 95 | 1st |
| Leah Elwood | 94 | 2nd |
| Zongwen Wu | 94 | 2nd |
| James Gerald Guerrero | 93 | 3rd |
| Maria Nasypanaya | 93 | 3rd |
| Conor Dixon | 91 | VHC |
| Abigail Fahy | 91 | VHC |
| Grace O'Donovan | 90 | HC |
| Anna Hrymak Quinn | 90 | HC |
Solo Under 18
| Dylan Hanly | 96 | 1st |
| Dean Fahy | 94 | 2nd |
| Cate O' Donovan | 93 | 3rd |
| Emma Wang | 91 | VHC |
| Líadh O’ Toole | 90 | HC |
Solo Adult Bronze
| Pearse Crowley | 93 | 1st |
Solo Adult Silver
| Laura Finn | 95 | 1st |
| Ailish Malone | 94 | 2nd |
| Gavan Doherty | 93 | 3rd |
Bob Smyth Concerto
| Stan O’Beirne | 96 | 1st |
| Zongwen Wu | 94 | 2nd |
Limerick Contest
2021 ☘️LIMERICK Contest ✍️AWARDS:
Very Highly Commended:
Bob Turvey - Bristol, UK
Bonnie Neubauer - Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Joint 3rd:
Emily Mc Carthy - Dublin
Mac Chen - Kirkland, Washington, USA
Joint 2nd:
Ciara Cassoni - Kells, Co Meath
Dick Warwick - Oakesdale, Washington, USA
1st:
Dave O’ Sullivan - Co Kildare
Very Highly Commended:
Bob Turvey - Bristol, UK
Bonnie Neubauer - Havertown, Pennsylvania, USA
Joint 3rd:
Emily Mc Carthy - Dublin
Mac Chen - Kirkland, Washington, USA
Joint 2nd:
Ciara Cassoni - Kells, Co Meath
Dick Warwick - Oakesdale, Washington, USA
1st:
Dave O’ Sullivan - Co Kildare
Clive Gouldson Junior & Senior Award
Emerald Award Maria Nasypanaya
Clive Gouldson Junior Award Pei Lin Oisin Pu
Clive Gouldson Senior Award Stan O' Beirne
Clive Gouldson Junior Award Pei Lin Oisin Pu
Clive Gouldson Senior Award Stan O' Beirne
Welcome
You will remember how we quickly & successfully switched the Festival to Online last March… and with live events still not permitted, this year's 2021 Online Festival will take place March 16th & 17th, as part of the St Patrick's Day Celebrations! We like to take things up a notch and can assure you, the 2021 Festival will be even better than ever!! We invite you to go *all out* and wear your craziest or finest GREEN! Along with the numerous performance prizes throughout each round, there will be extra prizes thrown in for the most interesting costumes!!
Online Piano Festival
We are excited to welcome this year’s piano adjudicator, Dr Peter Mack – former student of Mr Frank Heneghan and Bela Siki. From Terenure just beside us, he relocated to Seattle, WA in the 1990’s to further his studies in Piano Performance, where he enjoys a highly successful teaching & performing career.
From the tiniest tots (under 6 yrs) ALL the way to our most MATURE & seasoned adults (pre and post Grade 5)…and everyone in between…the PAI Festival is the perfect platform for you to step out of your comfort zone, have your performance heard, get some positive feedback from an esteemed pianist, who has also many times before been in your shoes!
With fantastic prizes, interlaced with some good ol’ fashioned Irish humour what are you waiting for?!
From the tiniest tots (under 6 yrs) ALL the way to our most MATURE & seasoned adults (pre and post Grade 5)…and everyone in between…the PAI Festival is the perfect platform for you to step out of your comfort zone, have your performance heard, get some positive feedback from an esteemed pianist, who has also many times before been in your shoes!
With fantastic prizes, interlaced with some good ol’ fashioned Irish humour what are you waiting for?!
Limerick Contest
NEW this year is our LIMERICK CONTEST!
The Limerick (5 line rhyme) contest will be one of the fun highlights of this year's National Piano Festival! To help lift the oul' spirits, all participants, friends and family are encouraged (arms twisted:) to submit ONE Limerick to the Piano Academy of Ireland!
During the Piano Festival Concerts on March 16th - 17th, the top finalists will recite their Limericks! The overall winner will be announced and awarded a handsome prize including the illustration & framing of their Limerick, to the value of €100.
The Limerick (5 line rhyme) contest will be one of the fun highlights of this year's National Piano Festival! To help lift the oul' spirits, all participants, friends and family are encouraged (arms twisted:) to submit ONE Limerick to the Piano Academy of Ireland!
During the Piano Festival Concerts on March 16th - 17th, the top finalists will recite their Limericks! The overall winner will be announced and awarded a handsome prize including the illustration & framing of their Limerick, to the value of €100.
Save the Dates!
Registration Deadline
REGISTRATIONS - sending of LIMERICK (optional - but go on…give it a lash!) Poems not later than
EXTENDED TO
5:00pm Friday, 5th March, 2021
EXTENDED TO
5:00pm Friday, 5th March, 2021
Piano Videos Due
not later than
5:00pm Wednesday, 10th March
5:00pm Wednesday, 10th March
Submit Your Video
Festival Procedure
1. With round-the-clock piano performances, each age-group Concert will be presented, running in alphabetical order – followed by Dr. Mack’s video adjudication – just like the live-event! Interlaced with humourous Limericks, the ‘Most Festively Dressed’ & the ‘Best Limericks’ will also be announced. The Festival will be YouTube Premiered on 16th/17th March but in the event that you are busy, it will be viewable afterwards.
2. Feedback Report sheets and certificates will be emailed in the days immediately after the Festival, including other special awards. Medals will be mailed out after that.
3. Surprises & total €800 Cash Prizes to be sent electronically
4. Trophies to be picked up from the PAI Office or delivery by courier, at the expense of the participant.
2. Feedback Report sheets and certificates will be emailed in the days immediately after the Festival, including other special awards. Medals will be mailed out after that.
3. Surprises & total €800 Cash Prizes to be sent electronically
4. Trophies to be picked up from the PAI Office or delivery by courier, at the expense of the participant.
Who says we can’t also have some craic! In true Irish spirit, here’s to a joyful *Celebration* of the piano - of ALL your wonderful talents - of Irish culture and indeed of life itself! We really hope you can join us & be a part of this wonderful Festival, so go ahead and register right away!
Don’t forget, Registrations (including Limericks) have been extended and will close 5:00pm Friday, 5th March!
Go n-eirí an t-ádh libh,
Rhona & Archie
Don’t forget, Registrations (including Limericks) have been extended and will close 5:00pm Friday, 5th March!
Go n-eirí an t-ádh libh,
Rhona & Archie
Categories
- Solo Under 6 years
- Solo Under 8 years
- Solo Under 10 years
- Solo Under 12 years
- Sonatina Under 12 years*
- Solo Repertoire Under 12 years**
- Solo Under 14 years
- Solo Under 16 years
- Solo Under 18 years
- Solo Etude Open (no age limit)***
- Piano Concerto Open (no age limit)****
- Solo Adult Bronze Jubilee Pre-Grade 5 (over 18)
- Solo Adult Silver Jubilee Post-Grade 5 (over 18)
- Duet Under 10 years
- Duet Under 16 years
*To perform the first OR last movement from any Sonatina.
**To present 5 - 7 minutes of contrasting repertoire, minimum of 2 pieces representing different styles/moods. Please note performers presenting a programme under the time limit will not be considered for a prize.
***To present one Piano Etude by one of the following composers: Hummel, Moscheles, Herz, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Alkan, Henselt, Smetana, Gottschalk, Saint-Saens, Moszkowski, Lyadov, MacDowell, Debussy, Busoni, Godowsky, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Bartok, Stravinsky, Szymanowski, Prokofiev, Lutoslawski, Ligeti, Glass, or Bolcom.
****To present one movement from a piano concerto of own choice. Orchestral part to be provided by the competitor. A second piano will be provided.
Video Submission Guidelines
Video Submission Link: https://forms.gle/qDCzvPCJxXkb1Cqz6
Video Recording Tips:
Please film your video in Landscape.
Using your phone or tablet to record is fine.
Please hold your phone/tablet to record video in landscape, not portrait (landscape is horizontal, portrait in vertical). This type of recording will help fill the screen better and make for a more consistent presentation for our premiere.
When recording your video, include just a few seconds of silence before and after starting the performance.
Try to present yourself as if this were a “real” performance! We want to capture your best performance to share!
Instructions for Uploading Video:
After your video audition has been created, upload it to YouTube as “unlisted” (see below). Be sure to give the file an appropriate title and description (see below). Copy/paste the URL into your online Video Submission Form. Please check your URL to ensure it is functioning properly before submitting your application.
Video Format: YouTube accepts any of the following video formats: .MOV, .MPEG4, MP4, .AVI, .WMV, .MPEGPS, .FLV, 3GPP, and WebM.
Upload: Follow these directions to upload your completed video to an unlisted YouTube file. By doing this, only someone with a direct link to your video will be able to view it on YouTube.
1. Go to www.youtube.com and sign in. If you don’t already have an account, create one.
2. Click the “UPLOAD” button at the top.
3. Either click on the “Select files to upload” box and select your video file from the directory or
drag/drop your video file into the box.
4. In the “Basic Info” screen, enter YOUR NAME, PIECE & COMPOSER, CATEGORY where the filename appears. i.e. Lisa Smith, Sonata in E major, K. 984, 1st mvt by Mozart, U16
5. Change the privacy setting from “Public” to “Unlisted.”
6. Click “Done.”
7. When the video is finished, copy the URL and paste it into your online application form.
Video Recording Tips:
Please film your video in Landscape.
Using your phone or tablet to record is fine.
Please hold your phone/tablet to record video in landscape, not portrait (landscape is horizontal, portrait in vertical). This type of recording will help fill the screen better and make for a more consistent presentation for our premiere.
When recording your video, include just a few seconds of silence before and after starting the performance.
Try to present yourself as if this were a “real” performance! We want to capture your best performance to share!
Instructions for Uploading Video:
After your video audition has been created, upload it to YouTube as “unlisted” (see below). Be sure to give the file an appropriate title and description (see below). Copy/paste the URL into your online Video Submission Form. Please check your URL to ensure it is functioning properly before submitting your application.
Video Format: YouTube accepts any of the following video formats: .MOV, .MPEG4, MP4, .AVI, .WMV, .MPEGPS, .FLV, 3GPP, and WebM.
Upload: Follow these directions to upload your completed video to an unlisted YouTube file. By doing this, only someone with a direct link to your video will be able to view it on YouTube.
1. Go to www.youtube.com and sign in. If you don’t already have an account, create one.
2. Click the “UPLOAD” button at the top.
3. Either click on the “Select files to upload” box and select your video file from the directory or
drag/drop your video file into the box.
4. In the “Basic Info” screen, enter YOUR NAME, PIECE & COMPOSER, CATEGORY where the filename appears. i.e. Lisa Smith, Sonata in E major, K. 984, 1st mvt by Mozart, U16
5. Change the privacy setting from “Public” to “Unlisted.”
6. Click “Done.”
7. When the video is finished, copy the URL and paste it into your online application form.
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