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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OhioMTA-Southwest Auditions Festival 2019

OhioMTA-Sothwest’s Auditions Festival was held March 24, 2019, at CCM, Cincinnati.

Nine of Dr. Rua’s students participated, and here are the results:

Gold Medal (For students with a score between 90-100): Owin Abeysinghe

Owin Abeysinghe

Silver Medal (for students with a score between 80-89): Samantha Puthoff, Mihindu Wijesekera, and Miki Hansen (no photo).

  • Samantha Puthoff
  • Mihindu Wijesekera

Excellence Ribbon (for beginner students with a score between 85-100): Helios Arias, Willa Cooper, and Daphne Steele.

  • Helios Arias
  • Willa Cooper
  • Daphne Steele

Merit Ribbon (for students with a score between 60-69): Julia DiBenedetto (no photo), and Maya Hansen (no photo).

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Junior Festival 2019, Superior Winners

NFMC Junior Festival was held last March 8-9, 2019 at Mt. St. Joseph University, Cincinnati.

The Following students achieve the highest score: Unanimous Superior. They are (left to right and top to bottom): Caroline Gehring, Diego Ramirez-Guzman, Gabriela Santiago, Helios Arias, Juniper Fairfield, Marianna Gehring, Mateo Ramirez-Guzman, Pablo Ramirez-Guzman, Soren Fairfield, Abigail Soares, Aarya Davit, Krishen Davit, and Mathias Weil.

Congratulations to them!!