Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival
RPPF is for solo piano only.
Please be aware that you are expected to be in residence for the entire festival.
You must be fluent in English.
Please label your submission videos in English.
Please be vaccinated!
You must be 18 years old by June 28, 2022 to attend RPPF and live in dormitory housing.
Please submit 3 pieces total in 3 contrasting styles.
(i.e. Bach, Chopin, Kapustin or Mozart, Liszt, Ravel)
One of the three pieces should be a virtuoso etude or virtuosic piece.
You may submit selection(s) from multi-movement works.
Total time: about 20 minutes.
(Remember: 3 distinct contrasting styles!)
It is fine if your total time is a bit long or short…..it is okay either way!
* Concerto movements are not acceptable
Registration fee $785
Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival
What to Expect at RPPF
At the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival we strive to understand and encourage the uniqueness of each student’s talents and career goals. Our program promotes an innovative and successful enhancement to the traditional academic school year for exceptional collegiate pianists – creating a kind of musical Turkish Bazaar, tuition-free, for everyone. Our purpose is to help participants grow and find their own distinctive niche in the world of music. RPPF offers an exciting mixture of lessons, classes, and performances with an internationally renowned, multi-generational faculty. Students choose their own course of study, with the option to have lessons and classes with as many teachers as possible, even every day! Many will receive nearly a semester’s worth of private lessons. RPPF is a touchstone for artistic awareness and professional inspiration, truly a unique and profound experience. RPPF is designed for serious aspiring pianists enrolled in a collegiate program. Participants are expected to be in residence for the entire festival and must be fluent in English. Our official age range is 18-29. If you are younger or older and wish to apply please contact us before starting an application. If you are a teacher and would like to attend, we welcome you.
Classes
- Motion and Emotion – Using physical motion to achieve maximum emotional expression.
- Mind & Body Tune-Up – Techniques for improved attention, memory, and stress management.
- Music of Today – Address the challenges present in deciphering and performing new music.
- Dalcroze Eurhythmics – A mini-workshop that benefits musicians, actors, athletes, and dancers by using body and voice in a more relaxed, joyful way to develop inner hearing, good timing, perception, memory, awareness, phrasing, and flow.
- Yoga – Sessions for body-mind awareness, balance, strength, and flexibility.
Other classes cover making your own interpretation, improvisation, pedaling, nuance and more! We also arrange “Pop-In Classes” which are spontaneous events that arise out of participant needs and requests.
Concerts
Soireé Series
Artist Faculty perform lecture recitals in a wide range of styles and themes.
Ambassador Concerts
RPPF student pianists share their gifts in multiple concerts throughout Tampa Bay, Clearwater, and St. Petersburg at many different venues – including live performances on WUSF FM radio. All participants are encouraged to participate.
2 Pianos 8 Hands
What pianos and pianists do for fun! Our annual Piano Extravaganza features lighthearted works in a fun-filled program that everyone looks forward to year after year.
Showcase Finale
Another audience favorite: all RPPF participants perform in this thrilling musical marathon that celebrates the successful close and highlight of the season.