MISSION
The mission of the Hilton Head International Piano Competition is to encourage and support excellence in the performance of classical piano music by showcasing the talents of young pianists on the threshold of their careers in a competition adjudicated by internationally acclaimed judges, and to offer additional performance opportunities.
SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS
The Competition's founding sponsor is Youths' Friends Association. The Competition is presented by the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra; Mary Woodmansee Green, Music Director.
COMPETITION ORGANIZATION
COMPETITION CHAIRMAN
Peggy Arrington
COMPETITION DIRECTOR, COMPETITION CHAIRMAN EMERITA
Nina Rodman
VENUE & CONCERT DEVELOPMENT
Geneva Griz
HOST FAMILY COORDINATOR
Kathie Patten
HOSPITALITY CHAIR
Peggy Ashworth
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Gayle Lang
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Sarah Bergin
ADVISOR, COMPETITION CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Willis Shay
COMPETITION DIRECTOR & CHAIRMAN EMERITA
Valerie Curry
VOLUNTEER COORDINATORS
Cary Fleming and Sandy Caswell
COLLATERAL COORDINATOR
Ken Anderson
SECRETARY, VENUE & CONCERT DEVELOPMENT
Phyllis Anderson
PIANO TECHNICIANS
Jennifer Cooper Knox
Jeff Herrin
Hilton Head Island is a semitropical island located at the southern tip of South Carolina in the Southeast region of the U.S. The island is 42 square miles of sea marshes, creeks, lagoons, pine forests, palmettos, live oaks and magnolias, and has 12 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches. It is 40 miles north of Savannah, GA and 90 miles south of Charleston, SC.