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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN WWW.KANSAN.COM | NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 2007
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Young pianists gather for institute
Program combines learning with fun for pre-college students from around the world
Emily Rautio, 16-year-old from O'Fallon, Ill., practices the piano while fellow musicians and piano professor Jack Winerock look on. The students are taking part in The International Institute for Young Musicians.
By Sam Carlson scarlson@kansan.com
For young pianists, there's no better place to spend the month of July than the University of Kansas.
Almost 100 pianists from the United States, Canada and China ranging in ages from 11 to 19 are participating in this year's International Institute for Young Musicians program.
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The institute's summer program is in its fourth year at the University. Piano professor Jack Winerock said the University's well-respected piano division and its location in the middle of the country made it an ideal host for the program.
"For the pre-college student, this is probably the most important program in the country," Winerock
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The program consists of a piano competition, which took place July 1 and 2,a class taught by faculty from around the world and nightly recitals. Students practice for about three hours a day and study areas such as music history and music training.
said. "It basically puts us on the map in the world of piano."
Mike Repper, a 16-year-old high school student from Laguna Niguel. Calif., said the program is not all business.
"It combines a lot of learning with a lot of fun," said Repper, who is participating in the program for the seventh consecutive year.
Winerock said the month-long event was especially important to the University and the future of its piano program. With so much young talent in one spot, the event serves as an excellent recruiting tool, he said.
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Two more Gala recitals will follow, one on July 18 and one on the final day of the program, July 25.
Winerock estimated that there were around 10 current students majoring in piano who participated in the program before enrolling at the University.
in the program. Susi said the course of study not only provided him with a network of friends, but it also gave him an opportunity to strengthen his relationship with Winerock, who
Nick Susi, St. Louis junior, is one such student. Susi, a student in the 2004 program and a counselor in 2005, said his college choice was greatly influenced by his experience
he met in 2004.
"If he didn't teach here, I wouldn't be here," Susi said.
A Gala student recital will be held tonight at 7:30 at the Lied Center.