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Eleven budding classical pianists were featured at the Westchester Musician Guilds Young Artist Series concert Sunday afternoon at the New Rochelle Public Library.
Among them was Amos Jeng, a high school freshman from Armonk, who performed Mozarts Sonata K. 283 in G Major. He said he chose the piece because, "Its energetic, a fast tempo piece."
Jeng has been playing piano for about nine years and its the first time hes performed at the Westchester Musician Guilds concert.
The concert was one of 40 Free Arts Day events held throughout the county Sunday, ranging from classical Indian dance at the Pelham Arts Center to the New York, New York art collection shown at the Katonah Museum of Art.
At the concert in New Rochelle, 11 students from grades seven to 12, who are taught by Westchester teachers, performed an array of classical pieces. A crowd of about 100 was on hand to watch the students who bowed to the audience before sitting down at the librarys new concert piano to perform.
Three of the students won monetary awards, based on their performances at the preliminary auditions in November when the 11 performers were chosen from a group of 16. The winners of $150 prizes included Jak Magaud, a tenth-grader from Bronxville and Kevin Chang, an eighth-grader from Pleasantville. A junior award of $75 went to Yui Kakegawa, an eighth-=grader from Mamaroneck.
Fiona Murray, a violinist who coordinated the concert, said, "it is valuable because its so important for kids to be involved in the arts. Its a wonderful way to showcase kids who are pursuing arts and are involved with the community as a part of Free Arts Day.
In the audience was Jane Steinfink, a member of the New Rochelle Council of the Arts, who said, I love these concerts, I try to go to as many cultural events as I can. Theyre very important and New Rochelle and Westchester are terrific to support them.
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