Author: Dr Olga Rua

Dr. Olga Rua earned her Doctoral degree in Piano Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa, her Masters' from the University of Toledo and her bachelors from the University of Antioquia (Medellin, Colombia). Dr. Rua has performed as a soloist and collaborative pianist in Colombia, Italy, Germany, and the U.S.A. In 2003 and 2004 Dr. Rua was selected to participate in Chatauqua Summer School of Music with full scholarship. In 2008 she won Distinguished Musician Award at the Ibla International Piano Competition (Italy) and in 2009 she was selected to take part of the Asolo Song Festival (Italy) as collaborative pianist. In addition to performing and teaching, Dr. Rua is an avid scholar of early 18th-century music, particularly the music of Carlos de Seixas (1704-1742), and the Spanish music of late 19th-century, mainly "Iberia" of Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909). In December of 2010, her D.M.A. Essay: "Historical Overview of Carlos Seixas's Works for Solo Keyboard," was published. In the Spring of 2016 she moved to Cincinnati with her husband and son. She joined the faculty of Cincinnati Music Academy in July 2016.
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Student of the Month, April 2025

For the month of April 2025, the “Student of the Month” is Marcel Monnin. He receives this award for preparing each lesson so well. He got 50 points out of 50! This is the third time he receives this award during this school year.

Congratulations Marcel!

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Julie Shelton Honors Recital 2025

The 2025 Julie Shelton Honors Recital (organized by KTA) was held at CMA on April 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM. Representing our studio was Myra Sahay.
Myra Sahay is a young talented student, who is very focused on excelling in all activities she puts her mind on.  She is very diligent, a hard-worker, and recently started exploring her interpretative skills to make the piece communicate her ideas.  She loves piano and often takes on pieces that are challenging to her to push herself to learn new skills. She performed New Beginning by Mona Rejino.

Congratulations Myra on a beautiful performance, we are proud of your achievement.

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Student of the Month, March 2025

For the month of March, James Henderson is the Student of the Month with a score of 30 points out of 30. Congratulations James on being the best well-prepared students during the month of March!