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Blair’s first annual Precollege Piano Competition

Posted by on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 in Articles, Spring 2009.

Judge Helen Gleason with Grades K-3 winners of Blair’s first Precollege Piano Competition. From left, Christine Li, Kaitlyn Mi, Dong Zhao and Gitae Park.

Judge Helen Gleason with Grades K-3 winners of Blair’s first Precollege Piano Competition. From left, Christine Li, Kaitlyn Mi, Dong Zhao and Gitae Park.

Blair’s first annual Precollege Piano Competition took place Nov. 16. Organized and led by Jama Reagan, Elizabeth Eckert and the rest of the Blair piano faculty, it included guest lecturer Melanie Lowe, a member of Blair’s musicology faculty. 

Grades K & 1: Gitae Park, winner

Grades 2 & 3: Dong Zhao, winner; Christine Li and Kaitlyn Mi, honorable mention;

Grades 4 & 5: Tony Ding, winner, Lindsey Tucker, honorable mention;

Grades 6 & 7: Jenny Sai and Joyce Kang, winners 

The winners studied with precollege piano faculty Elizabeth Eckert, Chi Hee Hwang, Valerie Middleton and Roland Schneller

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