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Luca Miguel Martinez
~ Ace Caravan by James L. King III Luca Miguel Martinez is a piano player from Orlando, Florida. He is 9 years old and has been playing the piano since the age of 3. He was born in Miami, FL and is the oldest of 4 siblings. Luca loves improvising on the piano and loves taking pieces of music from the TV or radio and playing them by ear. He has started composing and writing his own music and is currently organizing his own concert at home, where friends and family will come watch him play. In addition to piano he is currently learning to play the guitar and the recorder and is a member of his school's choir. He takes hip hop classes and loves acting. He also plays soccer and is a purple belt in karate. Some of the artists whose music he likes to play are The Beatles, Jonas Brothers, Michael Jackson, and Justin Timberlake. |
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Haley Johnson
~ Midnight Beat by James L. King III Hailey Johnson is a pianist from Clermont, Florida. She is 12 years old and has been playing the piano since the age of 4. Hailey is a 7th grader at Windy Hill Middle School and is currently the WHMS Jazz Band pianist. She also plays percussion in the school's symphonic band. Outside of music, Hailey enjoys running cross-country and twirling the baton. She is a member of Florida's Tri-City Dance Twirlers where she competes both as an individual and with two twirling teams. Hailey is an honors student and a great kid. |
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Paul Wubbena
~ Bagatelle No. 4 "Anxiety" by James L. King III Paul Wubbena has been studying piano for over seven years with Mara Lauzums of Merritt Island. Paul has attended the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music camp for four summers and recently began studying theory, musicianship, and performance at the Frost School of Music Preparatory program. In spring of 2019, Kaleidoscope MusArt of Miami invited Paul to perform at a prelude concert, master class, and Young Talents Showcase. In the summer of 2020, Paul earned first place at the Florida Sacred Music Competition. At the age of six, Paul accepted the 100-Day Challenge from Piano Explorer magazine. In October of 2020, Paul will have practiced 2,600 days in a row! Paul has earned places in FSMTA honors recitals and has participated in state competitive and non-competitive events. He has earned honors at FSMTA’s Student Day for the last four years. In addition to piano, Paul loves golf, tennis, and video games. |
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Hayley Vora
~ Secret Agent Nightwatch by James L. King III Hayley Vora is a sixth grade student living in the Tampa Bay area. A studious pianist, she has also been selected for regional honor choirs. Hayley is drawn to anything and everything arts-related, including guitar, ukulele, and painting. Outside of engaging with the arts, Hayley also enjoys swimming. |
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Tianyi Chen
~ Sonatina No. 3 by James L. King III Tianyi Chen is an 11-year old girl. She has been learning piano for three years. She participated in several recitals and won the first prize in one of local piano competitions. |
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Cameron Loberger
~ Robotic Rise by Wendy Stevens My name is Cameron Loberger. I live in Doral, Florida, and I am 6 years old and in Kindergarten. I started learning to play the piano about one year ago, and my mom is my piano teacher. Robotic Rise by Wendy Stevens has been my most favorite piece to play. I also like Rainbow Colors by Julie Knerr Hague. Besides piano, I really like to play basketball and ride my bike. |
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Caroline Vynanek
~ The Soggy Sonatina by Wendy Stevens Caroline Vynanek, 10, is in her sixth year as a student of Miss Lisa Barwell at Lily Music Studio. In the three years participating in her local Federation Festival, Caroline has earned superior ratings in piano solo, duet, and theory, and has been awarded a gold cup in piano solo. She enjoys playing for others at studio recitals, for special programs in our community, and in virtual performances with students around the world. Caroline also composes pieces as part of her studies with Miss Barwell and creates other musical “doodles” from time to time. When she is not at the piano, Caroline is most likely to be plowing through a stack of books or on her roller skates. |
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Valery Castro
~ A Royal Invitation by Wendy Stevens My name is Valery Castro. I am 9 years old and I live in Doral, Florida. I love playing the piano. I started playing when I was 6 years old. I love the classes with my piano teacher. I also want to learn to play the guitar, because it seems to me a very interesting instrument. When I grow up I want to be a piano teacher, and I would also like very much to work at NASA. I love music and I really enjoy learning new songs. My favorites are Christmas songs and Christian songs. |
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Silvana Pachon
~ Springs and Sprinkles by Wendy Stevens My name is Silvana Pachon, and I am 9 years old and in 4th grade. I live in Weston, Florida. I love to play piano and listen to music. I started playing the piano when I was 6 years old. My other passions are baking and spending time with my family. |