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Annual Piano Festival Scheduled for June

(Mesquite, TX) – Eastfield College will host the Eastfield Metroplex East Piano Festival June 18-23. Pierrette Mouledous, Director of the Piano Department, has assembled an impressive faculty of educators with specialty in piano performance to teach the week-long camps. Instructors will focus on elements of stylistic interpretation and technique from classical, jazz and liturgical piano repertoire for students age 7 and up; tuition starts at $75 (audition on June 14-15 is required for intermediate and advanced workshops which occur June 20-23).

A highlight of the festival is the guest performance of Konstantyn Travinskyy. Born in Ukraine in 1981, Travinskyy began exhibiting his exceptional musicality at the age of 5. By age 8, Travinskyy participated in his first competition in Kiev and won 3rd prize.

After residing in Kiev for the next 13 years and graduating from the Special Music School, Travinskyy was accepted to the Ukrainian National Academy of Music. While pursuing his master's degree in Piano Performance, Travinskyy received an invitation to continue his career under the tutelage of Van Cliburn Gold Medalist (1973) and Artist In-Residence at UNT, Vladimir Viardo.

After arriving in the U.S. in 2003, Travinskyy began participating in his first international competitions held in this country. Within two weeks, he won 1st prize at the Crescendo Music Competition in Tulsa; 2nd prize at the Kingsville Concerto competition and 1st prize at the Texas Music Teachers Association Concerto competition. As 1st prize winner of the 2004 Wideman Piano Competition, Travinskyy is pleased to be sharing his passion for music.

Admission to the special concerts is included with registration to the festival; general admission tickets are $20. For more information call 972-860-7113 or email PierretteMouledous@dcccd.edu. Complete details can be found at www.eastfieldcollege.edu.

Eastfield College, one of the seven Dallas County Community Colleges, is located at 3737 Motley Drive in Mesquite, just north of I-30.