Jack and Eliza went first and both did a very good job. Cat's time was a little later in the morning and while we were waiting for her turn to play for the judge, I received a phone call from our piano teacher that Jack had been chosen as a winner and would play in the winners' recital later that afternoon. I laughed out loud because Jack hadn't been playing his pieces very well in the days leading up to the festival, while Eliza had been so careful and diligent in playing her pieces well. When she found out that Jack was a winner and she wasn't, she was aghast. "Are you KIDDING me?" was her response. After that, she was pretty much okay about the whole thing though.
So Jack was chosen as one of the 3 winners from his division, and he did a great job in the recital and was quite pleased to receive his $15 cash prize too.
Cat played very well for the judge but I was able to listen to her perform in person and I wasn't sure that she had done quite well enough to be a winner. Imagine our delight when I later received the phone call that she was a winner also. She'd competed with Chopin's Valse no. 17 and an excerpt from the Rondo of Beethoven's Concerto no. 2 and chose to play the Chopin for the recital. The piece is so beautiful. I have loved starting my day listening to her practice it and I told her that she needs to just continue to play Chopin all the time but I don't think I'll be that lucky. She did a great job at the recital.
We'd promised the kids that we would get them a treat after the festival, so as a consolation prize for Eliza we let her choose where we would go. She chose Sonic and we all enjoyed a little something yummy after the recital.
I'm so proud of all of my pianists.
Oh, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Almost as good as being there!
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