Around the Globe Music & Arts Newsletter October 2019

PRESS RELEASE

You are invited to Around the Globe Piano Music Festival 2019 – 6th Annual Competition PERFORMANCE OF PIANISTS OF ALL LEVELS AND AGE!

WHERE The Study Society Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, London W14 9DA

WHEN Saturday 23rd Nov 2019, 10 AM – 6 PM Sunday 24th Nov 2019, 1.30 PM – 6 PM

PROGRAMME

Saturday 23rd Nov 2019 Piano Classes for Junior, 10 -12 AM Piano workshop with Marina Petrov, 12 AM – 1 PM Lunch Break 1 – 2 PM Piano Classes for Junior and Piano Advanced Piano Duets, 2 – 6 PM

Sunday 24th Nov 2019 Piano classes for Junior, Adult Advanced and Adult Learner, 1.30 – 5 PM Masterclass presented by Lola Perrin, 5 – 6 PM END

* Please note that the organisers reserve the right to alter the programme schedule.

YAMAHA GRAND IS SPONSORED BY MARKSON PIANOS www.marksonpianos.com

Saturday 23rd Nov 2019

‘Easing Tension in Performance’ Piano workshop with Marina Petrov

Marina Petrov will give additional comments to participants on different aspects of their performance concerning psychological, emotional or physical tensions, focusing on the mental process of playing as well as on various piano techniques and beyond.

Marina is an award-winning classical pianist, piano educator, lecturer, occupational piano injury specialist and Managing Director and Co-founder of Around the Globe Music & Arts and AGPMF. She has over 30 years of experience in teaching junior and adult pianists, from beginners to highly advanced music professionals including classical, contemporary and jazz pianists. As a classically trained pianist, Marina has given over 300 piano performances including solo piano recitals since the age of 8 across the Balkan States, Eastern Europe and the UK.

More about Marina Petrov: www.marinapetrov.co.uk

Sunday 24th Nov 2019

‘Significantus’: Composer’s Response to Climate Breakdown – Masterclass presented by Lola Perrin

Lola Perrin will present a unique masterclass where she will discuss her Piano Suite IX Significantus, which is a piano and spoken word project inspired by writings about the climate change. Extracts from the work will be played by the composer. “Currently the target set by the Paris Agreement to keep the temperature rise to under two degrees will not be met because the rate at which we are reducing greenhouse gas emissions is too slow. . . I created Significantus, a keyboard conversation about climate change, because I want to stimulate more people to talk about how we can increase our ambition to deal with global warming…”

Lola is a composer and pianist who has published nine piano suites and has two CDs on general release. She founded ClimateKeys in which scores of pianists are performing with guest speakers to engage audiences in talking about climate change across the world. She has performed extensively in the UK, in Europe and in the USA and her works for solo and multiple pianos are performed by concert pianists internationally. She works in live performance with a range of collaborators including authors, filmmakers and economists, scientists and other researchers.

More about Lola Perrin: www.lolaperrin.com

NOTES TO PARTICIPANTS:

You may apply online at www.agpianomusicfestival.co.uk/newsletter/agpmf_apply.php OR By post sending a completed entry along with a cheque to: AGPMF, 11 Fermor Way, Crowborough, East Sussex, TN6 3BD Postal entry forms are available from AGPMF 2019 Brochure (p.19) and online here.