About Adrianna Svitak
beginnings
Adrianna Svitak was born in Eugene, Oregon on December 16th, 1995. She started playing piano at the age of five, and violin at the age of six.
musical events
Since then, she has played at events and competitions such as the Seattle Young Artists' Festival, the CWU Sonatina Festival, the Performing Arts Festival of the Eastside, for the Music Teachers' National Association (MTNA), at the Northwest Chopin Festival, and at the October Bach Festival. Among other awards, she won first place at the City of Covington Piano Competition. She was concertmistress for the Redmond Junior High Honors Orchestra at the Junior All-State Violin Competitition, and is currently serving as concertmistress for the Redmond Junior High Honors Orchestra.
writing books
Adrianna co-authored Dancing Fingers, a volume of poetry, with her younger sister, Adora. This book is available at Adora's website, www.adorasvitak.com. Adrianna's poems are musical in their tone; the poems range in their sources of inspiration; one of her poems, "Minnie," drew inspiration from her pet guinea pig, Minnie.
fifteen favorites
favorite animal(s): cat
favorite dessert(s): anything with chocolate in it
favorite classical composer(s): Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin
favorite pop artist(s): Michael Jackson
favorite book(s): Teach Me, Sketches
favorite movie(s): Paper Heart, 500 Days of Summer
favorite vegetable(s): celery
favorite color(s): gray, blue
favorite number(s): eleven
favorite season(s): summer/winter
favorite restaurant(s): Haveli, Todai
favorite holiday(s): Halloween
favorite instrument(s): piano and violin
favorite school subject(s): orchestra/art
favorite way to spend a rainy day: Facebooking
family
Adrianna's immediate family includes her younger sister, the twelve-year-old published author Adora Svitak; her mother, Joyce Svitak, who is not only the events scheduler but a manager, publicist, consultant, and family chef extraordinaire; and her father, John Svitak, an employee of Microsoft who makes jokes frequently and makes the family laugh.
charitable giving
Adrianna's charitable giving efforts started out small. When playing violin at the local farmers' market, she would donate the money audiences gave her to a nearby Humane Society.
Adrianna's causes include:
vegetarianism and humane treatment of animals
eco-friendly living and making the world a "greener" place
music education and art appreciation
world peace
The dedicated vegetarian and animal rights advocate hopes to be able to make a positive difference in the world through her music.
Adrianna Svitak was born in Eugene, Oregon on December 16th, 1995. She started playing piano at the age of five, and violin at the age of six.
musical events
Since then, she has played at events and competitions such as the Seattle Young Artists' Festival, the CWU Sonatina Festival, the Performing Arts Festival of the Eastside, for the Music Teachers' National Association (MTNA), at the Northwest Chopin Festival, and at the October Bach Festival. Among other awards, she won first place at the City of Covington Piano Competition. She was concertmistress for the Redmond Junior High Honors Orchestra at the Junior All-State Violin Competitition, and is currently serving as concertmistress for the Redmond Junior High Honors Orchestra.
writing books
Adrianna co-authored Dancing Fingers, a volume of poetry, with her younger sister, Adora. This book is available at Adora's website, www.adorasvitak.com. Adrianna's poems are musical in their tone; the poems range in their sources of inspiration; one of her poems, "Minnie," drew inspiration from her pet guinea pig, Minnie.
fifteen favorites
favorite animal(s): cat
favorite dessert(s): anything with chocolate in it
favorite classical composer(s): Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin
favorite pop artist(s): Michael Jackson
favorite book(s): Teach Me, Sketches
favorite movie(s): Paper Heart, 500 Days of Summer
favorite vegetable(s): celery
favorite color(s): gray, blue
favorite number(s): eleven
favorite season(s): summer/winter
favorite restaurant(s): Haveli, Todai
favorite holiday(s): Halloween
favorite instrument(s): piano and violin
favorite school subject(s): orchestra/art
favorite way to spend a rainy day: Facebooking
family
Adrianna's immediate family includes her younger sister, the twelve-year-old published author Adora Svitak; her mother, Joyce Svitak, who is not only the events scheduler but a manager, publicist, consultant, and family chef extraordinaire; and her father, John Svitak, an employee of Microsoft who makes jokes frequently and makes the family laugh.
charitable giving
Adrianna's charitable giving efforts started out small. When playing violin at the local farmers' market, she would donate the money audiences gave her to a nearby Humane Society.
Adrianna's causes include:
vegetarianism and humane treatment of animals
eco-friendly living and making the world a "greener" place
music education and art appreciation
world peace
The dedicated vegetarian and animal rights advocate hopes to be able to make a positive difference in the world through her music.
