When local pianist Alicia Grime first received an e-mail inviting her to compete in an international competition, she thought it was merely junk mail.

But on closer examination, and in communicating with the director of the American Protégé International and Strings Competition of 2010, she said she decided to “go for it.”

American Protégé is an organization that invites musicians from around the world to compete together by submitting a DVD of a musical performance.

“I thought I’d enter an audition tape and see what happens,” said the Bearspaw-area music teacher, adding, “they won’t tell me how they knew about me.”

Grime said she took an entire year to work on the project at her electronic keyboard in her scenic farmhouse, often adding her own unique interpretation to classic compositions. For the competition she put a personal spin on a piece from the video game Final Fantasy.

The results finally came in and Grime recently learned she had been placed second in her category, and though she’s thrilled to have done so well, only first-place winners earned the right to play at a spring concert in the famed Carnegie Hall in New York City.

“I thought I’d get the chance to play there, but they changed the rules on us,” she said. “I’ll try again next year, and hopefully be first.”

The American-born musician who practices for approximately four hours each day is actively trying to build up her student base and can be heard online.

Grime is also available for live performances.

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1. Marsha Kearns says:

   March 18, 2010 at 7:31 pm

   Alicia — many congratulations! Very, very cool!!

   I’m one of Janet’s oldest (really!) friends and her writing colleague, so she keeps me up to date with you and the girls.

   It’s terrific! You’re very talented. Life is good, eh?

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