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Deep Love for Piano
by Leen Akran
I am currently in my twelfth year of piano lessons at The Music Settlement, and each year I have seen myself grow musically. This summer, I entered my performance of Claude Debussy’s First Arabesque into The Stars of Summer International Piano and Vocal Competition and received a first place (95 points) in the World Composers Category ages 15-17. This fall, I have already learned and memorized Gershwin’s Prelude No. 2 and performed it in a masterclass with Dr. Jeff Brown, the new Chair of the Center for Music at The Music Settlement. I am also preparing the Brahms Rhapsody in G minor Op. 79, No. 2 and the second movement of Ravel’s Concerto in G Major for the NFMC Festival in March.
These accomplishments and my deep love for the piano wouldn’t have been possible without The Music Settlement, and for that I am extremely grateful.
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