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By Virginia Johnson, Entertainment Host/ReporterLast Updated: Monday, July 29, 2013, 4:27 PM
It's the inaugural year of the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festivalat USF.
The festival is moving from its Chautauqua, New York, home after 34years, and the students are from around the world. They hail from Chile,Hawaii via Japan, Guatemala and South Korea.
"We had 83 applications from 17 countries," Rebecca Penneys said.
In the end Penneys chose 30 world-class piano players for her firstpiano festival here at USF. Students participate in master’s classeswhere they both perform and receive instruction.
"It is learning experience, not only for the person who performs, but it's a learning experience for everybody,"Penneys said.
Penneys says it’s a unique and free opportunity for the public.
"It's really geared for piano lovers and anyone who really wants to see how professionals are really trained justbefore they are ready to roll, so to speak,” Penneys said.
Students also attend for free, and they are filled with a passion for the piano—both to perform and pass on their gift.
Alfonso Hernandez, 22, is from Guatemala City, Guatemala, and feels playing the piano allows him to give of
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Student Pedro Zenteno plays alongside Rebecca Penneys during the festival, held at the University of SouthFlorida.
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himself to the audience.
Dan Sato, 24, was born in Japan and raised in Hawaii, and he hopes to eventually teach piano to pass on hisknowledge.
Pedro Zenteno, 20, is from Santiago, Chile, describes playing the piano is an ambiguous addiction that he loves.
"It's a mix of enjoyment, deep spiritual connection, I'd say, and also, like, very high stress points," he said.
The festival continues with classes and recitals through August 4. Next year the festival will include a $10,000competition. The money will be allocated for a student's tuition.
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