UpdatedTue, Jul 13, 2021 at 8:47 pm ET
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Marco Jimenez prepares to practice as part of the July 6-24 Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival taking place at USF (Courtesy Photo)
There comes a time in every musician s life that becomes a turning point, an opportunity that separates them from the aspiring to promising. Such is the case for local St. Pete, Florida s Marco Jimenez (hee-men-ez), age 18, who is among this year s selected applicants participating in Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival (RPPF), July 6-24, at the University of South Florida (USF) School of Music.
Bringing together 36 of the world s aspiring collegiate pianists, Jimenez was selected from more than 100 applicants world-wide who applied to participate. Tuition for Jimenez and the other 35 selected students has been covered by Rebecca Penneys Friends of Piano, a non-profit 501c3 organization, supported entirely by private donations. The students are joined by 21 world-class faculty, who work closely with students over t
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