Catherine, a third-grader at Challenger School – Strawberry Park, has been playing the piano for three years. Her teacher for the last two years has been Mrs. Lena Grozman. Catherine won first place in the 2019 CAPMT District 2 Honors and Contemporary Music competitions, as well as the 2019 USOMC Showcase Solo Competition. A recipient of the Challenger School scholarship for three consecutive years, Catherine loves school. In addition to piano, her hobbies include reading, ballet, rock climbing, and golf.

1. Allegro moderato

Fourteen-year-old pianist, Rin Homma, currently a student of Hans Boepple, was previously a scholarship student at the Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles. At age six, she performed at San Diego’s 65th Annual Salute to the Champions. Rin’s numerous awards include first prizes at the 2014 U.S. Open Music Competition, 2016 MTAC Solo State Competition (Division I), 2017 MTAC Concerto State Competition (Division I), the 2018 Pacific Musical Competition, and the North Regionals of the 2018 MTAC Concerto State Competition (Division II). In January 2018, she was the guest soloist with the professional San Francisco Chamber Orchestra. Rin enjoys watching movies, drawing, playing video games, and, most of all, spending time with her four siblings.

1. Allegro

1. Half Note = 48

Conor, a fifteen-year-old guitarist, is a student of Scott Cmiel in the Pre-College Division at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. His prizes include the 2019 National Young Arts Foundation competition, the 2018 California Statewide guitar competition of the American String Teachers Association, and the 2017 International Great Composers Competition Series for Best Bach Performance. Conor has performed as a soloist in the annual Junior Bach Festival for six consecutive years, as well as at the University of Hawaii Maui College, and in professional concerts for the South Bay Guitar Society in San Jose. He regularly performs at a local assisted-living center and in various benefit concerts, and plays in a guitar quartet at the Conservatory. Conor attends high school in Palo Alto, where he serves as an academic tutor and enjoys hanging out with friends.

Jonathan Wang Hou is a junior at Menlo School, where he has soloed with the Menlo School Orchestra and is also principal violist. He began piano lessons at age six and currently studies with Anna Semyanovsky. Jonathan’s original works for chamber ensemble, orchestra, and piano have been performed at international competitions, symposia, and festivals. He won first prize in the 2018 international Vienna Golden Key piano composition competition and was a finalist in the Tribeca New Music competition. His prizes in piano competitions include the 2018 Thera Rabinowitch Memorial Competition, USOMC, and the Junior Bach Festival. Jonathan loves backpacking, reading, painting, physics, and language, is editor of his high school literary magazine, and has won state competitions for his acrylic paintings.

1. Andante con variazioni

1. Intermezzo in B Minor – Adagio
2. Intermezzo in E Minor. – Andantino un poco agitato
3. Intermezzo in C Major – Grazioso e giocoso
4. Rhapsodie in E-flat Major. – Allegro risoluto