[NEohioPAL]Oberlin Conservatory Press Release: Pianist Spencer Myer, a Semifinalist in the Cleveland International Piano Competition, is One of Several Young Oberlin Conservatory Laureates

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:		MEDIA CONTACT: Marci Janas
August 2, 2005					=
440-775-8328//marci.janas at oberlin.edu

Pianist Spencer Myer, a Semifinalist in the Cleveland International=20
Piano Competition, is One of Several Young Oberlin Conservatory=20
Laureates

OBERLIN, OHIO =97 Pianist Spencer Myer, a 2000 graduate of the Oberlin=20=

Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College, is having a very good summer=20=

in his home state.

The 26-year-old, who studied at Oberlin with Professor of Piano Peter=20
Tak=E1cs and hails from North Ridgeville, won the silver medal and =
$5,000=20
in July at the 2005 World Piano Competition, held at the Aronoff Center=20=

for the Arts in Cincinnati. On August 1, he advanced to the semifinals=20=

of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, which holds the=20
distinction of offering the largest first-prize award in the world =97=20=

$50,000 =97 for a solo piano competition. More information is available=20=

at http://clevelandpiano.org.

As one of eight semifinalists, Myer will perform for the judges today=20
at 7 p.m. at the Cleveland Playhouse. His one-hour program will feature=20=

Debussy=92s Images, Book II, Albeniz=92s Iberia, Book II, and Barber=92s=20=

Sonata, Op. 26.

Myer, who received his doctor of musical arts degree from Stony Brook=20
University in New York in June, will be the only contestant=20
representing the United States in the 2005 Busoni International Piano=20
Competition, to be held in Bolzano, Italy, August 24 =97 September 3. He=20=

is also one of five finalists in the American Pianists Association=92s=20=

2006 Classical Fellowship Awards Competition, which takes place in=20
various Indianapolis venues in late 2005 and early 2006.

Myer is not the only recent Conservatory graduate to achieve=20
competition success this summer. Canadian Scott Meek, who earned=20
Oberlin degrees in piano performance and East Asian Studies in May,=20
joined Myer on the winners=92 platform in Cincinnati, taking the bronze=20=

medal and $3,000 in last month=92s World Piano Competition. He was a=20
piano student of Associate Professor of Piano Alvin Chow and is from=20
Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Another student of Peter Tak=E1cs, Mudi Han, won first prize and $2,500=20=

in the Beethoven Club=92s 11th Biennial International Beethoven Piano=20
Sonata Competition, held in May at the University of Memphis in=20
Tennessee. At 22, Han was the youngest of the seven finalists in the=20
competition. Born in Wuhan, China, he will be a senior at Oberlin this=20=

fall. Ivan Seng, a 1999 graduate of Oberlin, placed fourth in this=20
competition.

Anastasia Dedik, an artist diploma student of Professor of Piano=20
Sedmara Rutstein, won first prize in the advanced category at the Sixth=20=

Annual International Russian Music Piano Competition, held in San Jose,=20=

California, in May. Jingwen Tu, a May graduate of the Conservatory and=20=

another Rutstein student, won second prize in the college piano=20
division at the Lima Orchestra Young Artists=92 Competition, held at =
Ohio=20
State University=92s Lima campus in April.=09
The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, founded in 1865 and situated within=20=

the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since 1867, is the oldest=20=

continuously operating conservatory in the United States. Renowned=20
internationally as a professional music school of the highest caliber=20
and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the Washington Post, =
Oberlin=92s=20
alumni have gone on to achieve illustrious careers in all aspects of=20
the serious music world. Its students and alumni have won top prizes in=20=

numerous international piano competitions, including the Van Cliburn,=20
the Fryderyk Chopin, the Queen Elisabeth, the Arthur Rubinstein, the=20
Walter W. Naumberg, the Unisa International Piano Competition (South=20
Africa), the American Pianists Association Classical Fellowship=20
competition, the Kosciuszko Foundation Chopin Piano Competition, and=20
the Busoni Competition. The Conservatory=92s collection of 1,700 period=20=

and modern musical instruments includes 199 Steinway grand pianos.=20
Oberlin, an All-Steinway School, is Steinway & Sons oldest continuous=20
client; their relationship dates back more than 125 years.

# # #

Marci Janas
Director of Conservatory Media Relations
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
39 West College Street
Oberlin, OH  44074
www.oberlin.edu/con
(P) 440-775-8328
(F) 440-775-5457
marci.janas at oberlin.edu=

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</underline><center><bold><bigger>Pianist Spencer Myer, a Semifinalist
in the Cleveland International Piano Competition, is One of Several
Young Oberlin Conservatory Laureates=20

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</bold><bigger>OBERLIN, OHIO =97 Pianist Spencer Myer, a 2000 graduate
of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music at Oberlin College, is having a
very good summer in his home state.

The 26-year-old, who studied at Oberlin with Professor of Piano Peter
Tak=E1cs and hails from North Ridgeville, won the silver medal and
$5,000 in July at the 2005 World Piano Competition, held at the
Aronoff Center for the Arts in Cincinnati. On August 1, he advanced to
the semifinals of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, which
holds the distinction of offering the largest first-prize award in the
world =97 $50,000 =97 for a solo piano competition. More information is
available at
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<bold><underline><color><param>0000,0000,FFFD</param>http://clevelandpiano=
.org</color></underline></bold>.

As one of eight semifinalists, Myer will perform for the judges today
at 7 p.m. at the Cleveland Playhouse. His one-hour program will
feature Debussy=92s <italic>Images, Book II</italic>, Albeniz=92s
<italic>Iberia, Book II</italic>, and Barber=92s <italic>Sonata, Op.
26</italic>.=20

Myer, who received his doctor of musical arts degree from Stony Brook
University in New York in June, will be the only contestant
representing the United States in the 2005 Busoni International Piano
Competition, to be held in Bolzano, Italy, August 24 =97 September 3. He
is also one of five finalists in the American Pianists Association=92s
2006 Classical Fellowship Awards Competition, which takes place in
various Indianapolis venues in late 2005 and early 2006.

Myer is not the only recent Conservatory graduate to achieve
competition success this summer. Canadian Scott Meek, who earned
Oberlin degrees in piano performance and East Asian Studies in May,
joined Myer on the winners=92 platform in Cincinnati, taking the bronze
medal and $3,000 in last month=92s World Piano Competition. He was a
piano student of Associate Professor of Piano Alvin Chow and is from
Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Another student of Peter Tak=E1cs, Mudi Han, won first prize and $2,500
in the Beethoven Club=92s 11th Biennial International Beethoven Piano
Sonata Competition, held in May at the University of Memphis in
Tennessee. At 22, Han was the youngest of the seven finalists in the
competition. Born in Wuhan, China, he will be a senior at Oberlin this
fall. Ivan Seng, a 1999 graduate of Oberlin, placed fourth in this
competition.

Anastasia Dedik, an artist diploma student of Professor of Piano
Sedmara Rutstein, won first prize in the advanced category at the
Sixth Annual International Russian Music Piano Competition, held in
San Jose, California, in May. Jingwen Tu, a May graduate of the
Conservatory and another Rutstein student, won second prize in the
college piano division at the Lima Orchestra Young Artists=92
Competition, held at Ohio State University=92s Lima campus in April.=09

<bold>The Oberlin Conservatory of Music</bold>, founded in 1865 and
situated within the intellectual vitality of Oberlin College since
1867, is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United
States. Renowned internationally as a professional music school of the
highest caliber and pronounced a =93national treasure=94 by the
<italic>Washington Post,</italic> Oberlin=92s alumni have gone on to
achieve illustrious careers in all aspects of the serious music world.
Its students and alumni have won top prizes in numerous international
piano competitions, including the Van Cliburn, the Fryderyk Chopin,
the Queen Elisabeth, the Arthur Rubinstein, the Walter W. Naumberg,
the Unisa International Piano Competition (South Africa), the American
Pianists Association Classical Fellowship competition, the Kosciuszko
Foundation Chopin Piano Competition, and the Busoni Competition. The
Conservatory=92s collection of 1,700 period and modern musical
instruments includes 199 Steinway grand pianos. Oberlin, an
All-Steinway School, is Steinway & Sons oldest continuous client;
their relationship dates back more than 125 years.

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</bigger></center>

Marci Janas

Director of Conservatory Media Relations

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

39 West College Street

Oberlin, OH  44074

www.oberlin.edu/con

(P) 440-775-8328

(F) 440-775-5457

marci.janas at oberlin.edu=

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