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Our mission is to nurture the musical growth and development of musicians and inspire excellence
through musical performance and competition opportunities.

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Competition 2023

The Ogden Piano Festival Competition 2023 will be held as two events. Please see the calendar below for details. The 2023 Concerto Competition was completed in June of 2023 with the Prodigy Concert held September 2, 2023 at Peery’s Egyptian Theatre, Ogden.

Information for Competitors: Main Competition
Concerto, Chamber, and Ensemble Winners
Olivia Jiang Performing at Steinway Grand Piano
Junior Division winners 1st Nathan Belnap, 2nds Christina Sung, 3rd-Jovan Crockett, Honorable Mentions: Serena Hilton, Emily Leung, Emily Yang, Jinlin Cai
Young Elementary Solo division winners. 1st Place-Lydia Sheranian, 2nd Place-Maxwell Ji, 3rd Place-Adelaide Howell, Honorable Mention-Sabrina Howell, Honorable Mention-Katherine Gao
Senior Division Winners: 1st-Cedar McDonald, 2nd-Shane Grover, 3rd-Nina Harris, Honorable Mention-Emeline Howell

Main Competition Calendar

Competition Semifinals
November 4, 11:59 p.m. MDTRegistration and Video Submission Deadline
November 11, 8 p.m. Competition Finalists Announced
Competition FinalsHeld at the Pleasant Valley Library:
5568 Adams Ave, Washington Terrace, UT
November 16, ThursdayCompetition Finals Young Elementary Solo, Elementary Solo, Elementary Ensemble (in-person)
November 18, SaturdayCompetition Finals Junior Solo, Junior Ensemble, Junior Chamber, Senior Solo, Senior Ensemble, Senior Chamber (in-person)
November 15-18 Competition Finals at Pleasant Valley Library

First Place Cash Awards

Piano SoloPiano EnsemblePiano in Chamber EnsemblePiano Concerto
Completed for 2023
Young Elementary (8 and Under)
$25		Elementary (5-10)
$50		Junior (5-15)
$160		Elementary (5-10)
$25
Elementary (9-11)
$50		Junior (11-14)
$80		Senior (16+)
$240		Junior (11-14)
$50
Junior (12-15)
$75		Senior (15-18)
$120		Senior (15-18)
$100
Senior (16-18)
$100

*Awards subject to revision for 2023 season

Ogden’s Prodigy Concert

Our Prodigy Concert is the culmination of the annual Concerto Competition. The Concert was held Saturday, September 2, 2023, 7:30 PM at Peery’s Egyptian Theatre, 2415 Washington Blvd, Ogden.

Meet the Performers
Watch Concert
Prodigy Concert Performers standing in front of Orchestra at the Egyptian Theatre in Ogden, Utah
Prodigy Concert Performers and Orchestra

Ogden’s Extravaganza Concert

Photo Gallery
Meet the Performers
‘Ori Tahiti Dancer
Annika dances with Tanner. Her left leg is raised in the air.
Anika Baker and Tanner Cole, Latin Dance
Elle Hirst Sings
Elle Hirst
Esther Jeehae Ahn
Rick Schwemmer, Alpine Entertainer
Genevieve Fullmer, Guest Speaker stands on stage. There is a picture of desert on the projector screen behind her.
Genevieve Fullmer

Winners

Elementary

1st: Natalie Sun

2nd: Maxwell Ji

3rd: Annie Jia

Honorable Mention:
Abigail Yang

Junior

1st: Christina Sung

2nd: Olivia Jiang

3rd: Kourtney Jia

Honorable Mention: Brooklyn Lee

Senior

1st: Emily Runov

2nd: Katherine Leach

3rd: Aimee Lam

Orchestra Performers

Natalie Sun

Kourtney Jia

Maxwell Ji

Emily Runov

Christina Sung

Olivia Jiang

Students selected to perform with Orchestra. Front L to R: Maxwell Ji, Natalie Sun; Back L to R: Christina Sung, Olivia Jiang, Emily Runov, Kourtney Jia
Orchestra Performers: Front Maxwell Ji, Natalie Sun; Back Christina Sung, Olivia Jiang, Emily Runov, Kourtney Jia.
Elementary Division Winners with certificates and prize bags in front of Steinway Grand Piano and Ogden Piano Festival banner. Left to Right: Abigail Yang, Honorable Mention; Annie Jia, 3rd Place; Maxwell Ji, 2nd Place; Natalie Sun, 1st Place.
Elementary Division Winners: Abigail Yang, Honorable Mention; Annie Jia, 3rd; Maxwell Ji, 2nd; Natalie Sun, 1st.
Junior Division Winners with gift bags and certificates in front of Ogden Piano Festival banner and Steinway Grand Piano
Junior Division Winners: Left to Right: Brooklyn Lee, Honorable Mention; Kourtney Jia, 3rd; Olivia Jiang, 2nd; Christina Sung, 1st.
Senior division winners L to R: Aimee Lam, 3rd; Katherine Leach, 2nd; Emily Runov, 3rd. Standing with certificates and gift bags in front of piano and Ogden Piano Festival Banner.
Senior Division Winners: L to R: Aimee Lam, 3rd; Katherine Leach, 2nd; Emily Runov, 3rd.
Information for Competitors: Concerto Competition

Cultural Extravaganza 2023:
Ogden Piano Festival’s 3rd Annual Gift to Ogden Concert

Everyone is invited to our annual Cultural Extravaganza Concert August 17, 2023 at Peery’s Egyptian Theatre at 7 p.m.

Cultural Extravaganza 2023

Performance Evaluations

Ogden Piano Festival is pleased to offer performance evaluation opportunities. All ages are invited to participate at any time. All evaluations are done online. We provide evaluations for Piano Solo, Piano Ensemble, Piano in Chamber Ensemble, and Piano Concerto categories. Musicians of any age are encouraged to submit recordings below. Participants will receive written comments from the judge.

Performance Evaluations

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