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 |
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| Dr. Lisa Campi | Yakov Kasman | Mark Arnest |
| Dr. Errol Haun | Dr. Janet Landreth | Dave Carty |
| June Haun | Maestro Thomas Wilson | David Sckolnik |
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Left: API Board Members Center: KCME-FM 88.7 General Manager, Jeanna Wearing, Dave Carty, David Sckolnik, Maestro Thomas Wilson |
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Dr. Errol Haun, June Haun, Dr. Lisa Campi, Yakov Kasman, Dr. Janet Landreth | |||
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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", |
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2004 Participants & API Board |
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Grand Prize Winner, |
David Sckolnik with a special presentation to API President, Chuck Cabell |
API Vice-Presidents, Yelena Balabanova, PhD & Margo Keyser |
Competitor & Lecturer |
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Second Prize Winner, |
Third Prize Winner, |
Richard F. Murphy Award of Excellence, |
Recitalist & API Member Greg Adams |
Local arts writer, composer & semi-finalist Mark Arnest |
Local web developer & semi-finalist John Saxon |
| At the Closing Celebration | |||||
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| 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 |

























