Penn State Marian Garcia Piano Competition Winners

March 21, 2005

The second annual Marian Garcia Piano Competition for high school pianists took place on Feb. 12 at the Penn State University Park campus. Participants were judged by Penn State piano faculty and Cecilia Dunoyer, a State College pianist who performs nationally.

Adam Neumann of Glen Mills, Pa., took first place in the Senior Division, and Diane Lee of Alpine, N.J., took second place. For the Junior Division, Daniel Schlosberg of Merion, Pa., took first and Daniel Glessner of Mechanicsburg, Pa., took second.

According to Timothy Shafer, professor of music in piano and coordinator of the competition, the repertoire requirements for this competition were more challenging than the requirements for college admission. "This competition [included] the most talented high school pianists in the Mid-Atlantic Region. These students have spent no less than six months on their preparation-a lot of work has gone into this."

The 19 participants, whose works were memorized, played a selection of pieces by composers such as J.S. Bach, Beethoven and Mozart, in addition to a substantial work representing the Romantic, Impressionistic or 20th-century time period.

The competition was funded by an endowment created by the late Edith Garcia in honor of her daughter, Dr. Marian Garcia, a State College physician.

Contact: Kate Hoffman, kah39@psu.edu or 814.863.2104