THE DYNAMIC
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF
THE INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARD
ODYSSIAD® & FESTIVAL, U.S.A.

April 2024

Opus 1, No. 11

MISSION

Dedicated to promoting new generations

of young keyboard artists through an internationally linked competition and festival.


IKOF 2024

August 3 - 10


We are pleased to celebrate IKOF 2024, the thirteenth-year anniversary of the International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A., with a splendid program featuring an assemblage of world-renowned pianists, guest artists and presenters, and the many young piano prodigies that travel to Colorado to compete for top prizes in the LIVE Odyssiad® competition.



Tickets & Festival Passes are on Sale Now!


 

Enjoy five evening concerts & two matinee concerts featuring some of the most distinguished and trailblazing keyboard virtuosos and specialists of our time, including several in the pantheon of all-time great pianists and teachers:


  • Inon Barnaton (Renowned soloist, curator, and collaborator)
  • Sergei Babayan (First prize: Cleveland International Piano Competition, the Hamamatsu Piano Competition, and the Scottish International Piano Competition)
  • Kemal Gekic (Croatian superstar)
  • Zuill Bailey, Cello (Grammy award winner) with Bryan Wallick, Piano (Winner of the Vladimir Horowitz Competition in Kyiv)
  • Clayton Stephenson (2022 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition finalist, 2022 Gilmore Young Artist; recipient of the 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant)
  • Saehyun Kim (First prize: Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists)
  • Vyacheslav Gryaznov (Concert Pianist, Inventor, Arranger, and Composer)



INDIVIDUAL TICKETS

Evening: Adult - $30; Matinee: Adult - $20

Student - $15; Youth (12 & Under) - FREE


Additional guest artists, presenters, and judges during the daily festival events include Jooyeon Chang (Official Staff Accompanist), Jiwon Han (Official Staff Accompanist), Devin Patrick Hughes (Conductor, Boulder Symphony and Arapahoe Philharmonic), Jung-Eun Kang (Professor, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea, Odyssiad® competition judge), Dongni Xie (Odyssiad® competition judge), Heather Lanners (Odyssiad® competition judge), Thomas Lanners (Presenter, Odyssiad® competition judge), and Scott Wheeler (Odyssiad® competition M.C.).



MARK YOUR CALENDARS now and reserve August 3 - August 10 for a multitude of spectacular events featuring world-renowned pianists in two matinee and five evening concerts, the LIVE Semifinal and Final Rounds of the International Keyboard Odyssiad® competition bringing hundreds of talented young piano prodigies to Fort Collins from around the U.S. and abroad, and numerous masterclasses, presentations, and mini-recitals throughout the week. All competitive rounds of the Odyssiad® are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

IKOF 2024 Preliminary Round Applications

Register Now! Deadline: June 15, 2024


The Preliminary Round will be held online and judged by professional pianists around the U.S. Pianists may submit their application materials online by the deadline of June 15, 2024. Preliminary Round judges will select the Odyssiad® competitors that proceed to the LIVE Semifinal and Final Rounds in Fort Collins, Colorado during the 2024 International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A. (August 3 - 10, 2024). 


For complete Solo and Concerto Preliminary Round guidelines, including repertoire requirements and cash prizes, click HERE.

APPLY NOW! APPLICATION DEADLINE: JUNE 15, 2024

VOLUNTEER FOR THE 2024 COMPETITION AND FESTIVAL

Competition/Festival Volunteer & Host Families Needed!


We’re looking for energetic, friendly, and fun individuals, couples and families for volunteer positions with The International Keyboard Odyssiad® & Festival, U.S.A. (IKOF). IKOF is run entirely by volunteers! We need your help as we continue to grow its presence as a world-class classical music experience, drawing competitors, performers and presenters from around the world.



Share your love of classical piano by joining our team! Multiple opportunities are available, including assistance during the competition & festival, soirees, and community outreach events. Your help is needed and appreciated. If you would like to be an IKOF volunteer, Intern, or Host Family, please contact us by clicking on the link below. Please specify in the Message section if you would like to volunteer or be a host family. Benefits include complimentary festival tickets & invitations to social events.


Volunteer Now!

IKOF would like to thank the City of Fort Collins, Fan Foundation, & Rotary Club of Fort Collins for their generous support, which allows IKOF to continue the exponential growth in quantity and quality of the Odyssiad®.


Many thanks to all our donors and sponsors for their continued support on Colorado Gives Day and throughout the year!



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