Gideon Scheeler is a 14 yr. old 8th grader from St. Paul, MN. He attends Christ's Household of Faith School and studies piano with Elena Piastro at the St. Paul Conservatory of Music. He has participated in and won many 1st place awards with MN Music Teachers Assoc., St. Paul Piano Teachers Assoc., Upper Midwest Music Festival, Piano Fun MN, UWRF Piano Festival, Northwestern Piano Festival, Winner of the 2012 North Star Piano Concerto Competition, and Grand Champion of the 2013 MN State Fair Amateur Talent Competition Preteen Division. He took 2nd place in the 2014 American Protege International Piano Competition and was honored with the opportunity to perform at Carnegie Hall. He was a finalist in 2017 and 1st place winner of the 2018 Schubert Club Scholarship Competition. Gideon has participated in master classes (including the 2017 E-piano junior festival) and collaborated as a soloist with local high school, college, and community orchestra/ensembles. He enjoys accompanying groups and soloists in his school, church, and community.