Dreamscape Weekend is new to RPPF this year. We have three pianist-composers in residence who have composed new works for us. The world premieres of these pieces will be performed at 2:00pm on July 8, and the composers will be meeting with our student participants...
RPPF Chapter II - by Rebecca Penneys As we begin our second decade, it’s impossible not to remark on how rapidly our world has changed and how the ever-increasing prominence of social media and virtual charisma affects our lives. Until just a few years ago, the only...
Hats Off to Team RPPF 2022! -- by Rebecca Penneys As we celebrate RPPF’s recent milestone - 10 years! - this post salutes our devoted, tireless, and highly creative staff. We are hoping to add another member to our summer team in Tampa for 2023. If you are an RPPF...
My Take on RPPF - Letter from RPPF Alum, Esther Jee Hae Ahn Photo: (L-R Esther Jee Hae Ahn, E-Na Song, Sarah Gao It is with boundless joy that I partake in the launching of RPPF 2022 and the celebration of its 10th anniversary! As a former participant of the program...
Musicians’ Yoga - Promoting a Healthy Body and Mind - by Rie Tanaka “If you do not make time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for your illness.” - unknown. Injuries from music related activities have threatened artists' careers for centuries. Whether...
RPPF Magic --- by Rebecca Penneys RPPF was started because my life took a sudden turn, and as a result, I had an epiphany: Why not start a festival that every pianist, teacher, student, and piano lover, would want to attend? RPPF was an instant success. It has what I...
Do You Dalcroze? – by Terry Boyarsky I look forward with great delight to the 2022 Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival. The students who participate are some of the most invested, caring, curious, upbeat, thoughtful, motivated young adults I have had the honor to teach....
To RPPF Friends, We are thrilled to announce that 2022 is RPPF’s 10th anniversary season! We hope you will inform your friends and students about our terrific artist faculty, the 2022 dates, June 28-Jul 18, and that we are tuition-free for all. This one-minute video,...
End-of-summer greetings from the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival 2021. This was a summer we will all remember! It started with “Elsa” - a Category 1 hurricane that blew through on our first day, closing the Tampa airport temporarily and...
#RPPFGIVINGSTORY - 2019 RPPF & RPPF-Mini have climbed to the forefront of international summer festivals in just eight summer seasons. RP Friends of Piano is dedicated to providing broad-based education tuition-free on a vast array of topics by world-renowned...
The Steinway pianos at USF are made possible by the kind assistance of the Music Gallery, Clearwater, Florida. THANK YOU!