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2016 New Orleans International Piano Competition Gold Medalist Xiaohui Yang returns to New Orleans and guest artist of Festival PiaNOLA 2018! The festival runs January 9-14 and features Ms. Yang in a community masterclass, Salon Concert, two orchestral performances with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and a Chamber Music Concert with members of the LPO. Details can be found by clicking HERE. 

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Join WWNO's Diane Mack as she chats with MASNO Executive Director Cara McCool Woolf about the upcoming New Orleans Keyboard Festival and Piano Institute on Inside the Arts. CLICK HERE to listen.

For more information about the Keyboard Festival and Piano Institute, CLICK HERE.

Join WWNO's Fred Kasten as he chats with New Orleans Piano Institute (NOPI)Co-Directors Alan Chow and Igor Resnianski about their lives and MASNO's premiere educational component. The 2017 NOPI will be held July 23-30, in conjunction with the New Orleans Keyboard Festival! All NOPI events are FREE of charge and open to the public. CLICK HERE to listen to the podcast. For more information about NOPI, CLICK HERE.

The New Orleans Keyboard Festival and Piano Institute is coming soon! We hope you'll join us for what promises to be another exciting week of celebrating the piano. A full schedule of events can be found by CLICKING HERE. We also can't wait to hear our three Guest Artist performances by former winners of the New Orleans International Piano Competition: Kenny Broberg, 2014 Bronze; Re Zhang, 2016 Silver; and Konstantin Soukhovetski, 2007 Gold! For ticket info and more information about the Guest Artists and their programs, CLICK HERE. Hope to see you soon!

MASNO is so proud to congratulate our NOPI Alum, 2014 NOIPC Bronze Medalist, and 2017 Keyboard Festival Guest Artist Kenny Broberg on winning the SILVER MEDAL of the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition! We look forward to congratulating Kenny in person this summer when he returns to New Orleans as one of our Keyboard Festival Guest Artists! For more info on our amazing 2017 Keyboard Festival Artists, CLICK HERE. 

MASNO is so proud to congratulate our NOPI Alum, 2014 NOIPC Bronze Medalist, and 2017 Keyboard Festival Guest Artist Kenny Broberg on making it to the Finals of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition! Wishing you the best in your final round, Kenny! Visit cliburn.org for more info and to watch Kenny in his final round.

Isn't it better to give AND to receive?!

Kicking off our Spring Funddrive with special benefits in honor of GiveNOLA Day!

It's a great time to give to MASNO!
Between April 21 and May 3 of 2017, your gift has even more benefits!

• Make a gift of $100 or more and receive an All-Event Pass to our New Orleans Keyboard Festival this summer!
  
• Any gift of $10 or more made to MASNO via GiveNOLA.org/masno link receives additional "Lagniappe Funds" thanks to the Greater New Orleans Foundation!*
• ALL donations made during this time will be generously matched dollar for dollar (up to $10,000) by our board President Anne Gauthier!

Gifts can be made via GiveNOLA.org or directly to MASNO!

• via MASNO.ORG
  
• by calling 504.899.4826
• by mail: P.O Box 750698, New Orleans, LA 70175

*GiveNOLA Day is a 24-hour event, on Tuesday, May 2nd, hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) to inspire people to give generously to nonprofits across the region. Donations can be made on May 2 or pre-scheduled from now until 11:59 PM TONIGHT. You can  to donate to MASNO by visiting GiveNOLA.org/masno.

Enjoy a wonderful article in The New Orleans Advocate featuring Richard Dowling and his upcoming New Orleans performance of GREAT SCOTT! Joplin in the Quarter! This concert will be held at Le Petit Theatre this coming Sunday, March 12, 3:00 PM. Click here for more info + tickets. Click here to read article!

Join WWNO's Fred Kasten as he chats with American pianist Richard Dowling about his life, music and New Orleans performance GREAT SCOTT Joplin in the Quarter! coming up on Sunday, March 12, 3:00 PM at Le Petit Théâtre! Click the photo to listen! Click here for more info on the concert and to purchase tickets!