Tabassum Mahjabeen, a BBA student, the oldest of the group, said that she took up the piano as she liked the different variations of the scales. She has been studying piano music for nine years and hopes to carry on with it in future. So far she has had four teachers. She played Pecetti and CPE Bach, Chopin being her favourite. She usually practices after dinner for half an hour.

Adittya, a teenager, took up the piano because of the melody and says, "It will always be a part of my life." Asked who his favourite composer was, he said, "It's Chopin. I adore his style, rhythm and melodies. I play one of the pieces in the concert." His parents encourage him at home. Asked if he regarded his music as some fun type pass time or something serious, he said, "It's a bit of both. You've to enjoy it in order to play it well."

Sadia Zaman said, "I hope to take up piano music even when I'm grown up. Now I devote an hour every day to the piano, and play extra during the concert comes up. I'm lucky that my parents encourage me." Mahsima Kamal said, "I began learning at the Yamaha school in Malaysia. I hope to take the piano seriously when I'm older too. I prefer it to other music such as that of the guitar or flute. For the concert I play 'Gavort' by John Alcock and two other pieces by Mozart and Bartok. Maryln Shirley Louis was another eager debutante on that day of replete piano music. She too puts in a fair measure of time for her music. She played "Romeo and Juliet" by Charles Gounod and "Expectation Waltz" by Stephen Foster.

Five-year-old Ayaz, who played "Yankie Doodle" and "Nonsense Song" said that he loved the piano. His father, who used to play in a band at one time, helps him pick up the notes.

Mahjabeen Rahman began the Ecole de Musique five years back, with the encouragement of the then Alliance Francaise Director Christophe Steyer. She said, "I prefer to teach students below the age of 16 as they tend to continue with their piano classes. I plan to study piano overseas myself in the future."