BC Piano Competition Audition Results

Dear Members,

On May  20, 2020 the audition process for our Branch representative to the BC Piano Competition began; the adjudicator was Allen Reiser of Calgary, Alberta. After viewing the video links in random order (see program below) the following results were announced.

Congratulations to Ivy Lin, student of David Vandereyk, who will represent our Branch in September 2020, and to Matthieu Foresi student of Corey Hamm, who will be the alternate if for some reason Ivy is unable to compete. Mr. Reiser sent his best wishes to each performer and noted how much he enjoyed the experience.

The Executive would like to thank the students and their teachers for their participation, we look forward to hearing more from them all in the future.

1. Markus Masaites
   Mozart Sonata k.333 mvt.I,II; Chopin Etude op.25 no.7; Adam Zolty Etude no.1 "Drumkit"

2. Brandon Jong
   Prelude and Fugue in C sharp Major;  BWV 848 - J.S. Bach; Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor K. 310, 1st Movement - Mozart;  In Memoriam to Victims of Chernobyl - L. Kuzmenko

3. Paul Wang
   Chopin: Scherzo No.2 in B-flat minor Op.31;  Henri Dutilleux: Au Gre Des Ondes, I. Prélude en berceuse & VI. Étude; Mozart: Sonata in B Flat Major, K. 333, I. Allegro; Stephen Chatman (Canadian): Prelude for Piano Book 3, "Spring Celebration"

4. Ivy Lin
   Debussy- L’isle joyeuse; Mozart- Piano Sonata D+ k.284;  McIntyre- Butterflies and Bobcats

5. Sylvana Au Yang
   Rachmaninoff - Melodie Op.3 No.3 (1940);   Beethoven - Sonata in A flat major Op.26 I.Andante con variazioi; Behrens - Hommage à Chopin

6. Simone Ren
   Bach Toccata F Sharp Minor BWV910; Schoenberg Opus 11 - Mvt 1 and 2; Howard Bashaw Five Rather Short Pieces - 1 and 2

7. Matthieu Foresi
   Beethoven: Piano Sonata Op. 10 No. 2, first movement; D. Chang: Five, no. 1 "ephemera" and no. 4 "Echoes” A; Scriabin: Etude Op. 42 No. 5