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, October 2025

The Student of the Month for October 2025 is Vivian Grannan. She received 50 points out of 50. This is the first time this school year that Vivian gets this award. Thank you for being the best well-prepared student during October!

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Masquerade Musicale 2025

Ten students from the studio performed at the Masquerade Musicale on October 25th, 2025, at 2:20 PM, at the Madison Place. 
It was so much fun to hear each student play on their Halloween Costume. The participants were: Amelia Hossain, Brody Santiago, Gabriela Santiago, Vivian Grannan, Curtis Grannan, Akshara Baskar, Daphne Steele, Michael Wagner, Akanksha Pallanti and Anuhya Pallanti.

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Student of the Month, September 2025

Starting the school year, our first Student of the Month for the 2025-2026 school year is Marcel Monnin. Congratulations to Marcel for being the best well-prepared student for his lessons this month with a score of 38 out of 40 points.