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Nico Brett, Pianist

Awards


Kiwanis Club of Marietta Art & Music Showcase
2022  |  First Priz​e​  |  Age 16
Études, Op. 25, 1. Étude in A♭ Major (Aeolian Harp)  
|  Frédéric Chopin
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Georgia District of Kiwanis Art & Music Showcase
2022  |  Second Prize  |  Age 16
Études, Op. 25, 1. Étude in A♭ Major (Aeolian Harp)  
|  Frédéric Chopin
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Cherokee Music Teachers Association Summer Music Camp Scholarship Competition
2021  |  First Prize  |  Age 15
Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, 1. Sinfonia  |  Johann Sebastian Bach
Étude for the Left Hand in A♭ Major, Op. 36  |  Felix Blumenfeld
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Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra Music Education Scholarship Competition
2020  |  First Prize  |  Age 14
Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141, No. 3 Étude in G-Sharp Minor (La Campanella)  |  Franz Liszt
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Georgia Music Teachers Association Pre-College Piano Competition*
2023  |  Grade 12  |  Age 17
State:  TBD

Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, 1. Sinfonia  |  Johann Sebastian Bach
Étude for the Left Hand in A♭ Major, Op. 36  |  Felix Blumenfeld

2022  |  Grade 11  |  Age 16
Local:  Outstanding Performer  |  Regional:  Outstanding Performer  |  State:  Outstanding Performer + Conference Recital 1st Alternate
Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor (Moonlight), Op. 27, No. 2, 3. Presto agitato  |  Ludwig van Beethoven
​​Liebesträume, S. 541, Notturno No. 3  |  Franz Liszt


2021  |  Grade 10  |  Age 15
Local:  Outstanding Performer  |  Regional:  Outstanding Performer  |  State:  Outstanding Performer
Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, 1. Sinfonia  |  Johann Sebastian Bach
Étude for the Left Hand in A♭ Major, Op. 36  |  Felix Blumenfeld

2020  |  Grade 9  |  Age 14
Local:  Outstanding Performer  |  Regional:  Outstanding Performer  |  State:  Honorable Mention
Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (Pathétique), Op. 13, 1. Grave, Allegro Di Molto Con Brio  |  Ludwig van Beethoven
Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141, No. 3 Étude in G-Sharp Minor (La Campanella)  |  Franz Liszt

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2019  |  Grade 8  |  Age 13
Local:  Outstanding Performer  |  Regional:  Outstanding Performer  |  State:  Award of Excellence
French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816, 7. Gigue  |  Johann Sebastian Bach
Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141, No. 3 Étude in G-Sharp Minor (La Campanella)  |  Franz Liszt

2018  |  Grade 7  |  Age 12
Local:  Outstanding Performer  |  Regional:  Outstanding Performer  |  State:  Outstanding Performer
​Songs Without Words Book 2, Op. 30, No. 6 Venetian Gondola Song  |  Felix Mendelssohn
Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (Pathétique), Op. 13, 3. Rondo: Allegro  |  Ludwig van Beethoven

2017  |  Grade 6  |  Age 11
Local:  Outstanding Performer  |  Regional:  Outstanding Performer
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, 6. Marantelul  |  Béla Bartók
Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (Pathétique), Op. 13, 1. Grave, Allegro Di Molto Con Brio  |  Ludwig van Beethoven

2015  |  Grade 4  |  Age 9
Local:  Outstanding Performer  |  Regional:  Award of Excellence
Bagatelle, Op. 5, No. 9  |  Alexander Tcherepnin
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331, 3. Alla Turca  |  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

* Missing year is in Solo Festival

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Cherokee Music Teachers Association (CMTA) Pre-College Piano Solo Festival (non competitive)*
2023  |  Grade 12  |  Age 17  |  Ranking TBD
Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, 1. Sinfonia  |  Johann Sebastian Bach
Étude for the Left Hand in A♭ Major, Op. 36  |  Felix Blumenfeld

​2022  |  Grade 11  |  Age 16  |  Superior
​Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor (Moonlight), Op. 27, No. 2, 3. Presto agitato  |  Ludwig van Beethoven
​​Liebesträume, S. 541, Notturno No. 3  |  Franz Liszt

​2020  |  Grade 9  |  Age 14  |  Superior
Études, Op, 25, 1. Étude in A♭ Major (Aeolian Harp)  |  Frédéric Chopin
​10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75, VI. Montagues and Capulets  |  Sergey Prokofiev

2016  |  Grade 5  |  Age 10  |  Superior
Pieces de Clavecin, Book 1, Suite No. 3, 1. Le Coucou  |  Louis-Claude Daquin
A Prole De Bebê Book 1, No. 7, O Polichinelo  |  Heitor Villa-Lobos

2014  |  Grade 3  |  Age 8  |  Superior
Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K. 334, 6. Rondo: Allegro  |  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
25 Progressive Pieces, Op. 100, No. 2 Arabesque  |  Johann Friedrich Burgmüller

2013  |  Grade 2  |  Age 7  |  Superior
Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1 Allegro  |  Muzio Clementi
For Children Book 1, Sz. 42, 3. Hungarian Folk Song (Quasi Adagio)  |  Béla Bartók

2012  |  Grade 1  |  Age 6  |  Superior
Écossaise  |  Johann Nepomuk Hummel
A Short Story  |  Heinrich Lichner

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2011  |  Grade K  |  Age 5  |  Superior
Go Tell Aunt Rhody  |  American​ Folk Song
Little Playmates  |  Franz Xavar Chwatal

* Missing years are in Pre-College Competition

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CMTA Trophies
As an incentive for students to strive for excellence in music performance and theory, trophies are awarded based on points earned in Solo Festivals and the local round of the state competition.

2020 - Awarded 60 Point Trophy *​, Age 14 - (10 consecutive yrs earning the highest award in solo festival / competition)
2018 - Awarded 45 Point Trophy, Age 12 - (8 consecutive yrs earning the highest award in solo festival / competition)
2015 - Awarded 30 Point Trophy, Age 9 - (5 consecutive yrs earning the highest award in solo festival / competition)
2013 - Awarded 15 Point Trophy, Age 7 - (3 consecutive yrs earning the highest award in solo festival / competition)


​* Highest Point Trophy Ever Awarded by CMTA
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Rossall International Piano Competition
2021  |  Finalist  |  Age 15
Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, 1. Sinfonia  |  Johann Sebastian Bach

Étude for the Left Hand in A♭ Major, Op. 36  |  Felix Blumenfeld
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New York Debut Young Musician's International Competition
2017  |  Third Prize  |  Age 11
15 Two-Part Inventions, No. 8, Invention in F Major, BWV 779  |  Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (Pathétique), Op. 13, 1. Grave, Allegro Di Molto Con Brio  |  Ludwig van Beethoven

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, 2. Braul, 6. Maruntel  |  Béla Bartók
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*Photo Credit:  Getty Images
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