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International Talent Academy cordially invites you to our Annual Gala:

“The Art of Wine and Dance: from Shiraz to Jazz”

 

                  March 28, 2010, 5-9PM

                   Ritz Charles, Carmel

 

Guest Speaker: Steven Libman - Executive Director of the Regional Performing Arts Center

 

Event Featuring:          Great Food

                    Wine Tasting

                    Dancing

                    Silent Auction

                   Complimentary Swing Lesson

                   Professional Ballroom Exhibition by Award Winning Young Talents

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"DISCOVER YOUR TALENTS - 2008!"

 

Another successful event featuring elegant dinner, silent auction, and

exciting piano and ballroom dance performances by award winning young talents!

 

April 27, 2008, 4-8PM at the Oak Hill Mansion

 

BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

Media Sponsor: Indianapolis Woman Magazine

Pictures by Angela Talley's photography & Carmel magazine

City of Carmel

Piano Solutions

Indiana Neurology Specialty Care  

First Merchants Bank

Pedcor Companies              

Carmel Arts Council

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Christine Orich

Jeanne Book

Mariani family

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Current in Carmel

 

TABLE SPONSORS:

 

City of Carmel

Indianapolis Woman Magazine

Indiana Neurology Specialty Care

First Merchants Bank

Katz, Sapper & Miller

Piano Solutions

Carmel Symphony League

Bitwise Solutions

Carmel Rotary Club

 

 

 

ITA SPONSORS a piano student for Moscow competition!

 

Breathtaking news from the Gorin’s Music Academy and the International Talent Academy!

 

HANNAH CARROLL, a winner of multiple national and international piano competitions has been honored to become a semifinalist after winning a preliminary round at the Russian Rotary Children Music Competition which will take place in Moscow, RUSSIA on March 15, 2008!

 

Only 15 participants from different countries, including Russia, USA, Korea, Mexico, France, Spain, and Estonia were chosen to compete in piano, violin, cello, and flute divisions.

 Hannah Carroll is the ONLY REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE USA to compete in piano division!

 

CONGRATULATIONS to Hannah and Mrs. Gorin for this huge accomplishment!

 

It is a part of our mission to support young talents and we are trying to find funds to cover all the trip expenses and will appreciate your generous donations for this once in a life time opportunity! All donations are tax deductible.

 

 

ITA CarmelFest PARADE: July 4, 2007

Can you imagine children playing piano on the moving truck? Well, it was truth at the Carmel Festival parade on July 4th! Gorin's Music Academy students took turns to play piano to cheer a

30, 000 Carmel Festival crowd on July 4th!

Our DEEPEST THANKS AND GRATITUDE'S TO OUR PARADE SPONSORS - PIANO SOLUTIONS for providing a Baby Grand piano and all the hard work to putting it together on the truck, and our sincere thanks to our friends - Rich and Galina for the parade truck!

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE THE ITA FAMILIES:  Gorin, Carroll, Miller, Sweet, Keith, Kikuchi, Morozov, Xu, Keddie, Komarova & Folkin for great help & participation at our 1st parade!

We had a lot of fun decorating, playing, walking, and socializing all together.

Let's make it an annual tradition!

 

 

 FUNDRAISER NEWS: May 6, 2007

 

 “Discover Your Talents- 2007” event was a HUGE SUCCESS!

 Mayor Brainard said: “I have heard that your students are good, but I didn’t expect them to be THAT GOOD!”

 Our students played at the level that could be performed at the new Carmel Performance Art Center! All of our guests - people from the Carmel Arts community and businesses were VERY IMPRESSED by the level of the event and the children’s performance!  All of our participants have been honored with

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN PIANO STUDY!

 

BIG THANKS AND CONGRATULATIONS TO:

MRS. IRINA GORIN, EMILY XU, HOLLYN KEITH, LIANNE YU, JENNIFER LEE, SAYUKA MINAMI, HANNAH CARROLL, CONSTANCE LEE, JUSTIN LEE, BRITTANY TODD, ELLIE GORIN, YUXI WU, JASON JIANG, MICHIRU KIKUCHI

 

OUR DEEPEST THANKS TO THE GORIN’S MUSIC ACADEMY PARENTS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR FUNDRAISER AND A SILENT AUCTION:

 John & DeAnn Baker, Sohaila & Mike Deldar, Jasmine & Albert Lee, Kim & T. Ranney, Jennifer Rebhorn, Jennifer & Jay Pippen, Cynthia & Scott Ziegele, Lisa and Joseph Miller.

 

IT IS A GREAT START OF THE NEW ORGANIZATION AND WE APPRECIATE

YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT!  WE HOPE YOU JOIN US NEXT YEAR!

  

THANK YOU!

 
 

 

ARTICLES ABOUT US

 

Carmel Star

February, 21, 2008

Young pianist is Moscow-bound

By Melanie D. Hayes.

When Hannah Carroll got a keyboard for Christmas several years ago, she didn't realize it would lead her to Moscow.


 
Hannah Carroll, who started playing the piano 31/2 years ago, will compete in Moscow in March. Teacher Irina Gorin (back) said she's never had a student progress so quickly. - James Yee / The Star
"For Christmas, we went to my aunt's house, and she was giving away keyboards as Christmas presents," said the 12-year-old  Westfield girl. "I went home and started playing around with it. I was having so much fun that I asked my parents to take piano lessons. After a while of asking them and asking them, they finally said I could."
Hannah got an old piano from another aunt and began taking classes.
Three and a half years later, she is preparing to compete in an international competition at the Moscow Conservatory in March. She is the only pianist representing the United States in the International Russian Rotary Children Music Competition.
After taking lessons with two different teachers, Hannah began hour-long lessons two to three times a week at Gorin's Music Academy in Carmel. She also practices three hours a day.
Hannah is home-schooled, which she said allows her to balance her schoolwork, piano and chores.
"I practice one hour in the morning and two hours after school," she said. "I enjoy expressing my feelings when I play and just hearing beautiful music and making it myself."
Irina Gorin, Hannah's piano teacher, is helping her prepare for the competition, which will include children ages 8-12 from all over the world. Hannah and Gorin learned about the competition through Tatyana Komarova, the executive director of the International Talent Academy in Carmel. The competition is organized through the Rotary Club, of which Komarova is a member.
To pass the preliminary round, Hannah had to send a 30-minute DVD showing off her piano skills.
"Only 15 kids made it from all over the world," Gorin said. "Only eight are pianists."
Gorin, a native of Ukraine who has taught piano for 26 years, never has had a student participate in this competition.
"She is a very hard-working student," Gorin said. "She was very motivated. She wanted to go to Russia. She is at a very advanced level right now. We started with her three years ago -- not even -- and her progress was so quick I was very surprised. I've never had a student that progressed that fast."
Both Hannah and Gorin know the competition will be tough.
During the first round of the competition, Hannah will play three pieces for up to 15 minutes. If she is among the six students to qualify for the finals, she will play with a Russian orchestra.
Hannah will travel to Moscow with her father, Michael Carroll; Gorin; and Komarova. The International Talent Academy is sponsoring Hannah and paying for most of the group's expenses.
This will be Hannah's first trip outside the United States.
"When I found out I got in, I was really shocked," Hannah said of the competition. "I knew there would be a lot of hard work ahead, so I was kind of hesitant, but I know it will be a lot of fun, an experience of a lifetime. I'm excited about it but a little nervous. We are going to see if I can play at nursing homes, residence centers, anything that can help prepare me."

 

Current in Westfield

February 12, 1008

 

Westfield girl to compete in Moscow

 

Hannah Carroll of Westfield will be traveling to Moscow in March to compete in the Russian Rotary Children Music Competition.

The 12-year-old pianist won a preliminary round in order to become a semifinalist for the competition March 15 in Moscow. The trip to Moscow is sponsored by the International Talent Academy, the

City of Carmel and the Carmel Rotary Club. Only 15 participants from different countries, including Russia, the U.S., Korea, Mexico, France, Spain and Estonia were chosen to compete in piano, violin, cello and flute divisions. Hannah is the only representative from the U.S. to compete in piano division.

She takes lessons from Irina Gorin of Gorin’s Piano Studio in Carmel. Hannah is the daughter of Mike and Desiree Carroll. The family lives in Westfield. ITA is looking for additional sponsorship to cover the expenses of the Moscow trip. For more information about how to help, contact Tatyana Komarova, executive director of the International Talent

Academy, at 815.9381 or e-mail Tatyana@InternationalTalentAcademy.org.

 

Carmel Magazine

 

August 30, 2006

Brain train
Early childhood development is goal of fledgling talent academy.

By Traci Cumbay

The brain operates on a use-it-or-lose-it basis, and educator Tatyana Komarova wants to make sure children are using it while their brains are developing most rapidly (before age 6) so they don't lose it as they become adults.

She's working to establish the International Talent Academy in Carmel to fill a void she sees in early childhood development and arts education.

Komarova is joining forces with Irina Gorin, who runs a successful piano studio in Carmel - six of her students received highest honors at the World Piano Competition in July and will perform at Carnegie Hall in September. The business partners want to create an academy that stresses performing arts but includes an early childhood development arm (for children as young as 6 months) and a parent’s academy, which would provide skills and information to help parents understand and guide their children.

"Parents are always the best teachers," Komarova said. "They know their children's strengths, unique interests and potential. I want to teach parents the importance of early child education and inspire them to get started early. I'm not talking about a traditional classroom setting - the key is learning through play."

Komarova holds bachelor's degrees in music education and theater and has a master's in executive development for public services. She has worked for the past several years on building programs for pedagogy. Her mission is to make use of the spongy capacity for learning that young children's brains have.

"The earlier children start learning, the greater their future potential," Komarova said.

Her inspiration came from a book, "How To Teach Your Baby To Read," by Glenn Doman. Komarova used Doman's technique to start teaching her daughter to read when she was a year old, and the experience encouraged her to delve further into the ins and outs of brain development.

Now she's combining what she has long known about the benefits of performing arts with her research to make sure young children get the most out of their early years, when their brains are highly receptive to education.

Programs at the academy include dance, music, theater, visual arts, gymnastics and etiquette. A broad early education that includes movement and music gives children a sure foundation for future learning, according to Komarova, who moved to Carmel six years ago and feels the area is ripe for her school.

"There's not enough opportunity for students to excel in all that the arts offer," Komarova said. "We'll be offering all these classes in one location so parents don't have to run from place to place taking their children to music, theater, dance or art classes all over town. Our academy will encourage families to spend more time learning together."

Komarova's vision is for an academy whose very name becomes shorthand for quality arts education: "I want universities to recognize that the International Talent Academy is a world-class institution," she said, "and to recognize that our graduates have superior education in the arts."

 

Indianapolis Star

October 14, 2006

Dedication rewarded
Competition offers opportunity for hard-working young pianists to see . . .
By Melanie D. Hayes
melanie.d.hayes@indystar.com

Hannah Carroll practices the piano at least two hours a day.

That dedication paid off when she won a gold medal in the World Piano Competition in Cincinnati in July.
Hannah, 10, Westfield, is one of several kids from Carmel and the surrounding area who placed well at the competition and earned a chance to play in a recital at Carnegie Hall in New York.
Sisters Irina Gorin and Ada Shebanova each run their own private piano schools in Carmel and had nine students claim top honors in their levels at the competition. The competition included 200 students from Grades K-12, divided into categories based on experience, Gorin said.

As a reward, five of the students traveled to New York to play at Carnegie Hall on Sept. 30.
Those students were Hannah, a home-schooled student; Sayuka Minami, 10, an Orchard Park student who won second place; Yoko Iwase, 11, a Prairie Trace student who won second; Jeffrey Cheng, 9, a student at Sycamore School in Indianapolis who won second; and Michiru Kikuchi, 11, a College Wood student who earned honorable mention.
Other students who placed well but chose not to make the trip to New York were Chelsea Dai, 6, a Prairie Trace student who won second place; and Yue Jiang, 15, a Carmel High School student who won second in the concerto division.

Brittany Todd, 11, a student at Clay Junior High School, and Alex Huang, 8, both earned an honorable mention. Alex's school was not available.
Yue has placed well the last three years at the world competition and played at Carnegie Hall the first two years. He has been playing piano for eight years.
"It was nice," he said of performing on the famous stage. "It was an honor. It was exciting, and I wasn't all that nervous because I knew the piece pretty well."
Hannah, who has been taking piano lessons for two years, was both scared and excited to play at Carnegie Hall. The solo she performed was Sonatina in A Minor by Albert Biehl.
"I said a Bible verse to myself when I was waiting, and my mom and dad talked to me and comforted me," she said about how she prepared for the recital. "That helped. Carnegie Hall was a very beautiful, beautiful place. It was a nice experience to play there."
Irina Gorin, 42, who teaches 50 students at Gorin's Piano Studio, has had students win at the World Piano Competition for three years straight and then perform in New York.
"Those kids work really, really hard," said the Ukraine native, who has been teaching piano for 10 years in Carmel.
"It's a huge honor to play at Carnegie Hall. It's a very festive atmosphere with kids from eight countries."

Call Star reporter Melanie D. Hayes at (317) 444-2613.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006610140389

 

Carmel AM

March 3, 2006

Community Voices
Early education key for kids


By Tatyana Komarova
In my 15-year teaching career, I have always been interested in what young children are capable of, how much they can learn and how their brains work.

Observing my little students, I found that in their play, they live and work as we do, and they are very serious about that. Children are eager. They like to learn, and they gain most of their knowledge through play. It is our job to show them new horizons and stay by their side as they go on big adventures.
When I was young, I used to belong to an organization in Russia called The Palace of Children's Creativity. It was a big educational organization (owned by the government) with a variety of ongoing programs for children of all ages. Believe it or not, I studied music, ballroom dance and theater there for 10 years. This school, for sure, influenced my future career.
My husband, Vladimir, and I came to Indiana from Russia eight years ago to continue our graduate studies. During these years, I have been studying and working as an educator and a program designer, teaching early development and music/theater programs at several Indianapolis and Carmel locations. During my college years, I have been constantly thinking about how I can utilize my performing arts, education and management degrees in one career. I dreamed about something very unique that I can do for my community.
The idea of establishing the International Talent Academy for young children and their parents came to me several years ago, when I started my own research on early brain development. The first book that inspired me to continue my studies was "How To Teach Your Baby To Read" by Glenn Doman. Since then, I've read many books and researched studies in two languages and was amazed by the educational programs that have been used in different countries.
I learned that in Russia, Asia and Europe, early development programs are very popular. Various academies and "schools for young brains" are open all over the world. Educators use programs written by famous educators. Parents have discussion clubs and forums where they share their teaching and learning experiences.
After giving birth to my daughter, I realized we need something like that here. It is important for young mothers to talk to someone else about their concerns and experiences and learn about how to teach and nurture their children. Recently, I started a play group that I host at my house for my friends and their 1- to 3-year-old children. We play music and theater games, read stories and share experiences.
I believe that when planning for our children's future, we should look further than several years ahead. We have to think about what kind of knowledge and expertise they will need tomorrow. Our children are the foundation for the future; their performance is our responsibility today.
The International Talent Academy was recently approved as a nonprofit organization. The main goal of the academy is to build a unique educational organization that helps children develop their brains, discover their talents and reach their fullest potential in any area of performing arts they choose to pursue.
The new academy is projected to open in 2008, serving Central Indiana families.
To write an installment, please contact us at carmelam@indystar.com or (317) 444-2600.

Community Voices is a regular feature of Carmel A.M. This week's feature is by Tatyana Komarova, the founder of the International Talent Academy and a program designer. For more information on the program, contact her at Tatyana_kom@yahoo.comor call her at (317) 815-9381.

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