
PIRACICABA INTERNATIONAL
PIANO FESTIVAL
July
25 - 29
2026
Liberty Vila dos Frades Complex
Piracicaba, SP
Evento Hybrid
Online &
In-Person
Schedule
Artistic Schedule
July 25 (Saturday)
7:30 PM - Teatro Municipal Erotides de Campos
Opening Recital
Dr. Adonhiran Reis (violin) e Dr. Mauricy Martin (piano)
July 26 (Sunday)
July 27 (Monday)
July 28 (Tuesday)
July 29 (Wednesday)
General Schedule by Day
Complexo Liberty Villa dos Frades
July 25 (Saturday)
7:30 PM - Teatro Municipal Erotides de Campos
Opening Recital
Dr. Adonhiran Reis (violin) e Dr. Mauricy Martin (piano)
July 26 (Sunday)
8:00 AM
Check-in
Registration and distribution of the EIPIANOPIRA Kit
8:30 AM
Orientation
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Masterclasses
2:00 PM
Online Lecture: How Motion Affects Sound
Sheila Paige
3:00 PM
Workshop: Building Artistry for Beginning and Intermediate Pianists Through Black Composers
Palestrante: Dr. Leah Claiborne
3:30 PM
Online Lecture: Beyond Technique: Essential Skills for Pianist Training in the 21st Century
Palestrante: Brenno Lima
4:00 PM
Online Lecture: Practicing is like eating dinner it takes bite-sized pieces: What the "how" is for
Palestrante: Dr. Allison Franzetti
4:00 PM
Lecture Recital: Challenging Paradigms in Early Piano Teaching: The Pedagogical Literature of Elvira Drummond and Moema Craveiro Campos
Palestrante: Dr. Helber Fernandes Ribeiro
5:00 PM
Training and Retraining Through the Taubman Approach and the Alexander Technique
Palestrante: Dr. João Paulo Casarotti
7:30 PM - Estação da Paulista
Recital
Dr. Vicente Della Tonia
July 27 (Monday)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Masterclasses
2:00 PM
Lecture: Forearm Rotation
Palestrante: Sheila Paige
3:30 PM
Online Lecture: If the Title Makes Them Curious, the Music Will Make Them Stay: Composing Piano Music Children Actually Want to Play
Palestrante: Innocent Okechukwu
4:00 PM
Lecture Recital: The Performance of Misael Domingues, the Alagoas Composer Nicknamed by Guerra Peixe as the "Ernesto Nazareth of Alagoas"
Palestrante: Mario Marochi
4:00 PM
Studio Showcase: Behind the Scenes of Music Teaching: Deliberate Practice and Performance Strategies with Young Pianists
Palestrante: Dr. Helber Fernandes Ribeiro
5:00 PM
Piano Recital
Pedro Mejia
5:00 PM
The Use of Technology and AI Applications in Piano Instruction
Palestrante: Dr. João Paulo Casarotti
7:30 PM - Estação da Paulista
Recital
EIPIANOPIRA Faculty & Guests
July 28 (Tuesday)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Masterclasses
2:00 PM
Online Lecture: In and Out Movements
Palestrante: Sheila Paige
3:00 PM
Beyond the Capitals: Strategies for a Sustainable Music Career
Palestrante: Virgílio Miranda
3:00 PM
Incorporating Jazz into the Piano Student's Diet
Palestrante: Dr. Geoffrey Haydon
4:00 PM
Online Lecture: Curating Representation: The Myriad Voices Project
Palestrante: Kim Davenport
4:00 PM
Piano Teaching and Autism: Understanding Your Autistic Student
Palestrante: Celso Ribeiro Alexandre de Araújo
5:00 PM
Lecture: Is Sight-Reading Really That Important? Questioning Norms and Why It Is Important for Students to Do So
Palestrante: Dr. Alan Huckleberry
5:00 PM
Lecture Recital: Portraits of Brazil — Afro-Brazilian Chamber Music
Palestrantes: Virgílio Miranda e Marina Valladares
7:30 PM - Estação da Paulista
Recital
Dr. Ilka Araujo & Dr. Geoffrey Haydon
July 29 (Wednesday)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Masterclasses
2:00 PM
Lecture: Shaping, Up and Down & Lateral Movements
Palestrante: Sheila Paige
3:00 PM
Lecture: The "Coordinated Technique": Mapping the Movements in the Score
Palestrante: Dr. João Paulo Casarotti
3:00 PM
Diasporic Discourse from Early to Advanced Piano Literature (Online)
Joshua Thompson
4:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Music and Business
Mr. Cintya Soares - moderator
Virgílio Miranda
Marina Valladares
Gabriel Camargo
Dr. João Paulo Casarotti
5:00 PM
Piano Proficiency
Palestrante: Dr. Geoffrey Haydon
7:30 PM - Teatro Municipal “Dr. Losso Netto”
Closing Recital
EIPIANOPIRA Students
Activities by Category
Lectures
How Motion Affects Sound — Sheila Paige
Forearm Rotation — Sheila Paige
Up and Down & Lateral Movements / Shaping — Sheila Paige
Training and Retraining Through the Taubman Approach and the Alexander Technique — Dr. João Paulo Casarotti
The "Coordinated Technique": Mapping the Movements in the Score — Dr. João Paulo Casarotti
Practicing Is Like Eating Dinner - It Takes Bite-Sized Pieces: What the "How" Is For — Dr. Allison Franzetti
Is Sight-Reading Really That Important? Questioning Norms and Why It Is Important for Students to Do So — Dr. Alan Huckleberry
Beyond the Capitals: Strategies for a Sustainable Music Career — Virgilio Miranda
Piano Teaching and Autism: Understanding Your Autistic Student — Celso Ribeiro Alexandre de Araújo
Beyond Technique: Essential Skills for Pianist Training in the 21st Century (25 min) — Brenno Lima
Incorporating Jazz into the Piano Student's Diet — Dr. Geoffrey Haydon
Curating Representation: The Myriad Voices Project — Kim Davenport
Piano Proficiency — Dr. Geoffrey Haydon
Workshops
Building Artistry for Beginning and Intermediate Pianists Through Black Composers — Dr. Leah Claiborne
Diasporic Discourse from Early to Advanced Piano Literature (Online) — Joshua Thompson
If the Title Makes Them Curious, the Music Will Make Them Stay: Composing Piano Music Children Actually Want to Play (25 min) — Innocent Okechukwu
Studio Showcase
Behind the Scenes of Music Teaching: Deliberate Practice and Performance Strategies with Young Pianists — Dr. Helber Fernandes Ribeiro
Panel Discussion
Music and Business — Profª Ms. Cintya Soares (moderator), Virgílio Miranda, Marina Valladares, Gabriel Camargo and Dr. João Paulo Casarotti.
Lecture Recitals & Recitals
Portraits of Brazil — Afro-Brazilian Chamber Music (25 min) — Virgilio Miranda e Marina Toledo Valladare
The Performance of Misael Domingues, the Alagoas Composer Nicknamed by Guerra Peixe as the "Ernesto Nazareth of Alagoas" — Mario Marochi
Challenging Paradigms in Early Piano Teaching: The Pedagogical Literature of Elvira Drummond and Moema Craveiro Campos — Dr. Helber Fernandes Ribeiro
Piano Recital — Pedro Mejia
If the Title Makes Them Curious, the Music Will Make Them Stay: Composing Piano Music Children Actually Want to Play — Innocent Okechukwu