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ETV Spotlights Gifted Young Pianists with Broadcast of the "2006 South Carolina Piano Festival"

For Immediate Release
June 7, 2006

Columbia, SC...Columbia, SC…On Sunday, June 25 at 5 p.m., ETV presents the 2006 South Carolina Piano Festival.  The program spotlights the winners of the annual competition, which is sponsored by ETV-Carolinas and the South Carolina Piano Teachers Association. 

The 12 accomplished pianists, ages 9-16, will perform the challenging classical arrangements they played during competitions at the University of South Carolina (Region II-lower state) and at Winthrop University (Region I-upper state). 

This year’s participants are:

Naomi Causby, age 12, Ben Lippen Middle School, Columbia

Jonathan Campbell, age 13, Chapin Middle School, Chapin

Sara Ashley Hagins, age 14, Lancaster High School, Lancaster

Christine Hang, age 14, South Aiken High School, Aiken

Phillip Howe, age 12, Rawlinson Road Middle School, Rock Hill

Oliver Kao, age 12, Florence Christian School, Florence         

Caitlin Lovett, age 10, Mt. Gallant Elementary School, Rock Hill

Lucy Mao, age 15, Northwestern High School, Rock Hill

Jennifer McNamee, age 16, Home School, Aiken

Frank Pezzimenti, age 16, Home School, Florence

Christine Weng, age 16, Myers Park High School, Charlotte, NC

Laura Weng, age 9, Community House Middle School, Charlotte, NC

The 2006 South Carolina Piano Festival is hosted by Kathryn Waller, a piano performance major at Winthrop University.  Before entering college, Waller performed five times in the festival. 

This year marks the 25th year that ETV-Carolinas has co-produced the program.  For more information about the festival, contact Dr. Ann B. Wilson, president of the South Carolina Piano Festival Association, at (803) 359-8889.

South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.

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For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.