The Southeastern Piano Festival stands out among competitions for its emphasis on education and community. Winning a prize here felt particularly meaningful because of the growth I experienced throughout the process.

The Festival Experience

What makes SEPF unique:

• Daily masterclasses with different professors
• Peer learning through competitor seminars
• Performance opportunities beyond the competition

Competition Repertoire Strategy

For the Arthur Fraser Competition, I designed a program that showed both technical mastery and emotional range:

• Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor (WTC I)
• Beethoven's Sonata Op. 31 No. 2 ("Tempest")
• Liszt's transcendental Étude "Feux Follets"
• Chopin's Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major

This carefully balanced program allowed me to demonstrate versatility while maintaining artistic coherence.