Celebration of the Amateur Pianist &
 Rocky Mountain Amateur Piano Competition
3rd Competition 2003 2nd Competition 2002 1st Competition 2000
4th 2004 Competition 2005 Celebration
The 4th Rocky Mountain Amateur Piano Competition,  August 11-15, 2004
Competition Wrap & Message from the Vice-President
Thomas Maurice with the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs
Professional Jury & Special Awards
Grand Prize: Thomas Maurice
Second Prize: Mark Cannon
Third Prize: Jim Allison
Best Baroque Performance: Michael Moore
Best Classical Performance: Jim Allison
Best Romantic Performance: H. Michie Akin
Best Contemporary Performances: Mark Cannon, H. Michie Akin
Press Jury Award: Thomas Maurice
Audience Award: Thomas Maurice
Spirit of the Celebration: Ruediger Thalmann
Richard F. Murphy Award of Excellence: Jim Macdonald, API Web

Professional Jury

Press Jury
Dr. Lisa Campi
Dr. Errol Haun
June Haun
Yakov Kasman
Dr. Janet Landreth
Maestro Thomas Wilson
Mark Arnest
Dave Carty
David Sckolnik

All pictures below are thumbnails, click on the image for full-size.

Left: API Board Members Center: KCME-FM 88.7 General Manager, Jeanna Wearing, Dave Carty, David Sckolnik, Maestro Thomas Wilson

Dr. Errol Haun, June Haun, Dr. Lisa Campi, Yakov Kasman, Dr. Janet Landreth

2004 Finalists: Deanna Lee, Jim Allison, H. Michie Akin, Mark Cannon, Thomas Maurice & Carolyn Luskin

API Vice-President, Yelena Balabanova "crowns" Thomas Maurice

"Spirit of the Competition",
Ruediger Thalmann

2004 Participants & API Board

Grand Prize Winner,
Thomas Maurice
leads a cheer.

David Sckolnik with a special presentation to API President, Chuck Cabell

API Vice-Presidents, Yelena Balabanova, PhD & Margo Keyser

Competitor & Lecturer
Professor Abigail Alberto Romero

Second Prize Winner,
Mark Cannon

Third Prize Winner,
Jim Allison

Richard F. Murphy Award of Excellence,
Jim Macdonald

Recitalist & API Member Greg Adams

Local arts writer, composer & semi-finalist Mark Arnest

Local web developer & semi-finalist John Saxon

At the Closing Celebration

Mark Arnest &H. Michie Akin, Joel Clyman

John Saxon, Rocky Nevin, Dr. Lisa Campi

Thomas Maurice & Mark Arnest in discussion

Jim Allison, Dale Backus & Thomas Maurice

The "Line Up" for dinner

Karen De Nardo entertains Ruediger Thalmann