2016-2017 EVENTS and NEWS
VIRGINIA MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION STATE CONCERTO COMPETITION
Jeffery Yu - Winner
Andrew Zhang - Alternate
Lynne Bai - Second Place
Andrew Zhang - Alternate
Lynne Bai - Second Place
WASHINGTON MUSIC TEACHERS VIOLA HARTMAN ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Age 7 and 8 B
Kalan Wang - First Place
Age 9A
Anna Bray - First Place
Davanee Li - Honorable Mention
Age 9B
Michelle Dong - First Place
Age 10 A
Jessica Wang - First Place
Age 10 B
Sophia Lin - Second Place
Age 9a
Jessica Wang - Second Place
Age 11 A
Nicole Chin - Third Place
Age 12 C
Joanna Cheng - Honorable Mention
Age 13A
Andrew Zhang - First Place
Age 13C
James Bennett - Second Place
Age 14A
Aili Hou - Third Place
Age 15A
Ashley Lee - First Place
Age 16
Solomon Duane - Second Place
MARYLAND STATE MUSIC TEACHERS PIANO SOLO FESTIVAL
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PERFORMERS IN MSMTA PIANO SOLO FESTIVAL
Age 7
Caroline Fu-Second Place (7C)
Kalan Warusa-First Place (7D)
Age 8
Ellie Nguyen - First Place (8E)
Age 9
Thai Nguyen - First Place (9B)
Yulania Wang - First Place (9C)
Davanee Li - First Place (9D)
Michelle Dong - Third Place (9E)
Age 10
Jessica Wang - First Place (10C)
Age 11
Nicole Chin - Third Place (11F)
Age 12
Anchy Cho - First Place (12F)
Age 13
Rolina Qu - Third Place (13F)
Age 15
Michelle Yue - Third Place (15F)
Age 7
Caroline Fu-Second Place (7C)
Kalan Warusa-First Place (7D)
Age 8
Ellie Nguyen - First Place (8E)
Age 9
Thai Nguyen - First Place (9B)
Yulania Wang - First Place (9C)
Davanee Li - First Place (9D)
Michelle Dong - Third Place (9E)
Age 10
Jessica Wang - First Place (10C)
Age 11
Nicole Chin - Third Place (11F)
Age 12
Anchy Cho - First Place (12F)
Age 13
Rolina Qu - Third Place (13F)
Age 15
Michelle Yue - Third Place (15F)
NVMTA Achievement Winners
Anna Bray - First Place Level 1
Jessica Wang - Honorable Mention Level 1
Arthur Ding - Third Place Level 2
Tongtong Ye - Honorable Mention Level 2
Joanna Cheng - Honorable Mention Level 3
Evan Hu - Second Place Level 4
Ashley Lee - Third Place Level 4
Emily Quan - First Place Level 5
Jeffery Yu - Second Place Level 5
Eric Lin - Third Place Level 5
Jessica Wang - Honorable Mention Level 1
Arthur Ding - Third Place Level 2
Tongtong Ye - Honorable Mention Level 2
Joanna Cheng - Honorable Mention Level 3
Evan Hu - Second Place Level 4
Ashley Lee - Third Place Level 4
Emily Quan - First Place Level 5
Jeffery Yu - Second Place Level 5
Eric Lin - Third Place Level 5
IYAPC Preliminaries
Finalists anticipating June 2017 Competition!
2017 Maryland State Music Teachers Elizabeth R. Davis Memorial Competition
Winners: Grades 9-10: Evan Hu, First Place
Ashley Lee, Honorable Mention
Grades 11-12: Philena Sun, First Place
Jeffery Yu and Lynne Bai, Honorable Mentions
FMMC High School Piano Competition
First Prize: George Manos Prize $1000 Evan Hu, Freshman Montgomery Blair High School
Second Prize: $700 Eric Lin, Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Honorable Mentions: Emily Quan, Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Jeffery Yu, Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
First Prize: George Manos Prize $1000 Evan Hu, Freshman Montgomery Blair High School
Second Prize: $700 Eric Lin, Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Honorable Mentions: Emily Quan, Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Jeffery Yu, Junior, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Emily Quan. Alternate Music Teachers Nationals Association Southern Division Competition 2017
2017 Northern Virginia Music Teachers Robert Spencer Piano Concerto Competition
Grades K-4
First Place-Anna Bray
Second Place - Ella Kim
Grades 5-6
First Place - Oscar Paz-Suaznabar
Honorable Mentions:
Tongtong Ye
Arthur Ding
Grades 7-8
Third Place - Joanna Cheng
Honorable Mention: Andrew Cocchiara
Grades 9-10
Third Place - Ashley Lee
Grades 11-12
First Place - Eric Lin
Third Place - Lynne Bai
Honorable Mention: Jeffery Yu
Evan Hu. Music Teachers National Association Eastern Division Alternate 2017.
Evan Hu Alternate Music Teachers National Association Eastern Division: Competiting with Winners of twelve States: Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia and West Virginia
Anna Bray First Place Winner in Maryland State Music Teachers Gertrude Brown Memorial Concerto Competition - Haydn Concertino in G Major
Maryland State Music Teachers Association Awards:
Honorable Mentions - Haydn Concertino in G Movements 1,2, and 3 Jessica Wang and Kalan Warusa
ALTERNATE : Beethoven Concerto No. 2, movement 1 Jeffery Yu
Honorable Mention - Haydn Concerto in D Major, movement 1 Elaine Pan
PICTURES BELOW:
Honorable Mentions - Haydn Concertino in G Movements 1,2, and 3 Jessica Wang and Kalan Warusa
ALTERNATE : Beethoven Concerto No. 2, movement 1 Jeffery Yu
Honorable Mention - Haydn Concerto in D Major, movement 1 Elaine Pan
PICTURES BELOW:
Congratulations to Grace Wang! Grace has been named a 2017 National YoungArts Foundation Merit winner in CLASSICAL MUSIC/Keyboard Instruments/Piano.
Congratulations to Anna Bray, Winner of the Peewee Division, and Oscar Paz-Suaznabar, Winner of the Junior Division, Evan Hu second place Senior Level, and Sophia Lin and Ella Kim, Honorable Mentions in Peewee Division of the 2016 Asian American Music Society's International Piano Competition
ANDREW COCCHIARA Winner Level II Virginia Music Teachers Association State Auditions
Music Teachers National Association State Results:
Evan Hu - Junior High Winner, D.C.
Emily Quan - High School Winner, Virginia
Jeffery Yu - Honorable Mention, High School Level, Virginia
Grace Wang - Honorable Mention, Maryland
Oscar Paz-Suaznabar - Alternate Junior High Level, Virginia