CONGRATULATIONS 2023-2024
WINNER Music Teachers National Association VMTA - ZACK LAM
ALTERNATE Music Teachers National Association VMTA - SOPHIA LIN
JUDGED RECITALS
Honors Recipients:
Nora Ma, WMTA Nov
Ryan Qin, NVMTA Nov
Claire Peng, NVMTA Nov
Nora Ma, NVMTA Nov
CHARLIE Zhao, NVMTA Dec.
Bowen Wu, NVMTA Dec. HM
Gregory Peng, NVMTA March
Zack Lam, NVMTA March
Thai Nguyen, NVMTA March
Dakota Man, WMTA March
Congratulations!
Sophia Lin
Young Arts Merit Scholarship Winner 2023
2022-2023
Virginia State High School
MUSIC TEACHERS NAT'L ASSN.
WINNER
The Friday Morning Music Club 2023
Competition for High School Pianists
Thank you to Chair Chen-Li Tzeng
3rd Prize (tie)- ZACK LAM
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Virginia Music Teachers Association DISTRICT AUDITIONS
Old Dominion University - Norfolk, Virginia
Level 1A
Theodore Kim, Second Place
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The Friday Morning Music Club
2023
Competition for High School Pianists
Thank you to Chair Chen-Li Tzeng
3rd Prize (tie)- ZACK LAM
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Congratulations!
MSMTA
E R DAVIS competition
Thank you to chair Junko Takahashi
Sophia Lin - 1st place
Zack Lam - 3rd place
Hiroki Matsui-HM
Congratulations!
Sophia Lin
Young Arts Merit Scholarship Winner 2023
2022-2023
Virginia State High School
MUSIC TEACHERS NAT'L ASSN.
WINNER
JUDGED RECITALS
Honors Recipients:
Nora Ma, WMTA Nov
Ryan Qin, NVMTA Nov
Claire Peng, NVMTA Nov
Nora Ma, NVMTA Nov
CHARLIE Zhao, NVMTA Dec.
Bowen Wu, NVMTA Dec. HM
Gregory Peng, NVMTA March
Zack Lam, NVMTA March
Thai Nguyen, NVMTA March
Dakota Man, WMTA March
2023 Robert Spencer Concerto Competition
Thank you to Mihyuang Joo chairman
Level 1: Grades 2-4
First Place - Ellie Jiang, Kabalevsky
Second Place - Ellie Zhao, Hummel
Level 3: Grades 7-8
Honorable Mention - Ellie Nguyen, Saint-Saens
Level 4: Grades 9-10
First Place - Zack Lam, Prokofiev 2
Second Place - Sophia Lin, Mendelssohn
2023 MSMTA Concerto Competition:
CONGRATULATIONS!
Thank you to Hyun Park, Chairman
Mozart Concerto K. 238
Movement 1:
ZACHARY QIN Alternate 🎵🎵
Honorable Mentions in this order to:
GREGORY Peng
CHARLES Zhao
DAKOTA Man
Movement 3:
WINNER: RONEN WANG 🎉✨
Piano Ensemble Event
Thank you to chair Caroline Ghim
Level 1
Kaye Allen and Ellie Zhao: Honorable Mention
Level 2
Bowen Wu and Ellie Jiang: 2nd Place
Emma Hou and Angelina Song-Ye: 3rd Place
Level 3:
Charlie Zhao & Ronen Wang: First Place
Level 4:
Dakota Man & Zachary Qin : 2nd Place
Samantha Ren & Ellie Nguyen: 3rd Place