Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival

Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival

WHO WE ARE

At the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival we strive to understand and encourage the uniqueness of each student’s talents and career goals. Our program promotes an innovative and successful enhancement to the traditional academic school year for exceptional collegiate pianists – creating a kind of musical Turkish Bazaar, tuition-free, for everyone. Our purpose is to help participants grow and find their own distinctive niche in the world of music.


RPPF offers an exciting mixture of lessons, classes, and performances with an internationally renowned, multi-generational faculty. Students choose their own course of study, with the option to have lessons and classes with as many teachers as possible, even every day! Many will receive nearly a semester’s worth of private lessons. RPPF is a touchstone for artistic awareness and professional inspiration, truly a unique and profound experience.


RPPF is designed for serious aspiring pianists enrolled in a collegiate program. Participants are expected to be in residence for the entire festival and must be fluent in English. Our official age range is 18-29. If you are younger or older and wish to apply please contact us before starting an application. If you are a teacher and would like to attend, we welcome you.

On-Demand Performances

July 2015 - Part 1

The Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival takes place each July at the USF School of Music in Tampa, and we give you a little sneak peek into the festival as Russell Gant welcomes to our Tampa studio the festival's namesake; Rebecca Penneys, and faculty member Eunmi Ko. They play some Mozart and Dvorak for 4 hands and give us a glimpse into this international festival that takes place right in our own back yard.

July 2015 - Part 2

The Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival is in full swing at the USF School of Music in Tampa, and Bethany Cagle welcomes to our Tampa studio two participants. Alexander Bui plays two etudes by Frederic Chopin and Priscila Navarro plays a fugue from Samuel Barber. They're also joined by Student Coordinator, Tabitha Boxerman.

July 2015 - Part 3

Bethany Cagle welcomes three more musicians from the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival to our Tampa studio to perform live on WSMR. The performances include: Jean Park, playing the first and third movements from Lowell Liebermann's Gargoyles, Op. 29; Sung-Soo Cho, playing Frederic Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1; and Munkhshur (Shuree) Enkhbold, playing the fourth movement, "Young Juliet," from Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75. They joined by Student Coordinator, Tabitha Boxerman.

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