2002-2003 MTNA Student Competitions national winners.Student Composition Competition Sponsored by Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. Elementary Gabrielle Nina Haigh, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, a suburb of Cleveland. The city's population was 49,958 at the 2000 census. In 2003 the population was estimated at 49,016. , is a sixth-grade student at Laurel School. Gabrielle currently studies with Mary Ann Griebling. Her compositions have consistently earned first place at the MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National Association MTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee) state and division levels since 2000. In the MTNA national competitions, she received second place in 2000 and an honorable mention in 2001. In addition, Gabrielle has earned honors through composition competitions with the National Federation of Music Clubs National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to Music Education and the promotion of creative and performing arts in the United States. , most recently attaining first place in Ohio. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Douglon Tse, Eastern Division (Massachusetts); Alla Elana Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , teacher Third Place: Jade Adele Conlee, Southwest Division (Utah); Janice Pyper and Jaiming Chen, teachers Junior High School Alexander John Moran, of Newfields, New Hampshire Newfields is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,551 at the 2000 census. It is drained by the Piscassic River and bounded to the east by the Squamscott River. , is in the seventh grade at Exeter Cooperative Middle School. Alec studies composition at The New England Conservatory (NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. ) Preparatory School with Alla Elana Cohen. His compositions have won numerous awards including an honorable mention from the ASCAP ASCAP abbr. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards in 2002 and first place in the 2001 New Hampshire MTA elementary composition competition. Alec also has had compositions played at the NEC Preparatory School's Contemporary Music Festival. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Leigh West Alan, West Central Division (Colorado); Ruth O'Neal, teacher Third Place: Alex Kreger, East Central Division (Wisconsin); Carol A. Klose, teacher High School First Place: Not awarded. Second Place: Wendy Jin, West Central Division (Minnesota); Dorothy Sandquist, teacher Third Place: Roger Zare, Southern Division (Florida); Sandra F. Lawler, teacher Collegiate Felipe Lara, of Revere, Massachusetts, is a student of Alla Elana Cohen at the New England Conservatory (NEC). A graduate of the Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts, with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,900 students and a 2004 faculty of approximately 430. , he is a candidate for graduate study at Harvard, Tufts or Boston University. He plans to continue studying with Cohen at the NEC. He has composed music for a variety of mediums, including orchestral, choral, chamber and solo, as well as film scores. While at Berklee, he won the Youth Concerts at Symphony Hall Award. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Carlo Vincetti Frizzo, South Central Division (Louisiana); Dinos Constantinides, teacher Third Place: J. Adam Burnette, Southern Division (Georgia); Peter Dewitt, teacher MTNA Junior High School Performance Competitions MTNA Junior High School Brass Competition, sponsored by Conn-Selmer, Inc. Kurt Riecken, of Maitland, Florida, is in the ninth grade at Winter Park Ninth Grade Center. He studies trombone with Eric Mendez. Kurt is active in the Winter Park High School Marching Band and Park Philharmonic, and the Winter Park Wind Ensemble. He is a member of the Florida Youth Symphony Orchestra. In 2002, Kurt received the John Phillip Sousa Band Award and the Dawn Wurster Band Award, and has been named to the All-State Band and All-State Orchestra several times. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Rebecca Gruskin, West Central Division (Minnesota); Sarah Schmalenberger, teacher Third Place: Charles Peck, Eastern Division (Delaware); Cynthia Carr, teacher MTNA Junior High School Piano Competition, sponsored by Baldwin Piano Company The Baldwin Piano Company is the largest US-based manufacturer of keyboard instruments, most notably pianos. It is a subsidiary of the Gibson Guitar Corporation. History Alexander Lue, of Richardson, Texas, attends Apollo Junior High School Apollo Junior High School is a secondary school in Richardson, Texas. It is part of the Richardson Independent School District. Apollo is one of two intermediate schools that feed L.V. Berkner High School. Founded in 1977, Apollo educates students in grades 7-8. . He studies piano with Samuel Wong. Alexander received the Texas Commission on the Arts 2002 Young Masters Scholarship. As a guest soloist, he performed at the Texas Tour Artists banquet and has performed with the Piano Symphony Orchestra in a concert series. Alexander performed as guest soloist with Orquesta Filamonica de la Universidad de Lima and a solo recital at the Fourth Bela Bartok International Piano Festival in Lima, Peru. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Michelle Naughton, East Central Division (Illinois); Emilio del Rosario, teacher Third Place: Daniel Suo, Eastern Division (New Jersey), Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield, teacher MTNA Junior High School String Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION Thomas Rodgers, of Anderson, Indiana, is in the ninth grade at Highland High School Highland High School or Highlands High School may refer to: In the United States:
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Jeong-Bo Shim, Northwest Division (Oregon); Kathryn Lucktenberg, teacher Third Place: Felicia Tan, Eastern Division (Pennsylvania); Ann Setzer, teacher MTNA Junior High School Woodwind Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION Elizabeth Shin, of Arcadia, California, is in the ninth grade at Arcadia High School Arcadia High School may refer to:
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Jessica Anastasio, South Central Division (Texas); Tallon Perkes, teacher Third Place: David Weigert, Southern Division (Virginia); Kenneth Lee, teacher MTNA High School Performance Competitions MTNA High School Brass Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION Jonathan Hill, of Tacoma, Washington, is in the tenth grade at Stadium High School. Jonathan studies tuba with Chris Olka and has participated in several competitions. He was a semi-finalist in the International Tuba and Euphonium euphonium or tenor tuba Large valved brass instrument, the leading lower-pitched instrument in military bands. It developed from the valved bugle and cornet in Germany c. 1840. It has four valves and a wide conical bore resembling the tuba's. Conference and placed first in the Commencement Bay Solo/Ensemble Young Artist Competitions. Jonathan plays in the Stadium High School Concert Band, Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestra, Principal Tuba and the Seattle Conservatory of Music Brass Quintet. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Glenn Dobbs, South Central Division (Oklahoma); Wiff Rudd, teacher Third Place: Ashton Kimbrough, Southern Division (Alabama); Dennis Herrick, teacher MTNA High School Piano Competition, sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America Sergiy S. Komirenko, of Raleigh, North Carolina For other uses of this name, see Raleigh. Raleigh (IPA: /ˈrɑli/, ral-ee) is the capital of the State of North Carolina and the county seat of Wake County. , is in the eleventh grade at the American School. He studies piano with John Ruggero. Sergiy has performed in numerous concerts and recitals in Europe and the United States. He also has performed with several orchestras. He has received many competition honors including first prize at the International Steinway-Paris Youth Piano Competition, and a first prize and a special prize at the Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev International Piano Competition. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Yoonjung Han, Eastern Division (New York); Victoria Mushkatkol and Min Kim, teachers Third Place: Brandon Lee, Southwest Division (Utah); Gary Amano, teacher MTNA High School String Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION Jeffery King, of Piano, Texas, is in the twelfth grade and is home schooled. He studies violin with Jan Mark Sloman. Jeffery soloed with the Plano Symphony Orchestra and the Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University, at Dallas, Tex.; United Methodist; coeducational; chartered 1911. The school's facilities include laboratories for electron microscopy and stable isotopes, a museum of paleontology, and a graduate research center. Meadows Symphony Orchestra. He served as concert-master of the Monday Night Orchestra and the All-Region Orchestra. Jeffery was the winner of the Hubbard Young Artist Competition and the grand-prize winner of the Collin County Young Artist Competition. He performs with several ensembles. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Suliman Tekalli, Southern Division (Florida); Lev Gurevich, teacher Third Place: Hejin Bae, East Central Division (Illinois); Gerardo Ribeiro, teacher MTNA High School Voice Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION Maliea Yakymi, of Portland, Oregon, is in the twelfth grade at Grant High School. She currently studies voice with April Duvic. Maliea has participated in several competitions including the District Solo/Ensemble Contest, where she placed first, and she was the Violet Lang Opera Scholarship winner. Maliea has had the opportunity to participate in the Mary Dibbern Master Class and Dale Moore Master Class. In addition, she was selected to attend both the Oberlin High School Oberlin High School is a public high school located in Oberlin, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Oberlin City Schools district. The school colors are red and dark blue. Summer Camp and the San Francisco Opera San Francisco Opera (SFO) is the second largest opera company in North America. It was founded in 1923 by Gaetano Merola (1881-1953). The Opening Night Gala of the San Francisco Opera is widely considered to be one of the most memorable events of the year for opera patrons. Arts Training Sessions. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Jennifer White, Southwest Division (Utah); Rebecca Glade, teacher Third Place: Diana Bostick, Southern Division (Alabama); Laura Doss, teacher MTNA High School Woodwind Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION Thomas Wible, of Port Vue, Pennsylvania Port Vue is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,228 at the 2000 census. The mayor of Port Vue is currently Robert C. Erkel[1] Geography , is in the tenth grade at South Allegheny High School. He studies flute with Wendy Webb Kumer. Thomas is in the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, the City Music Center Chamber Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Opera Theatre and the Three Rivers Young People's Orchestra. He was the winner of the Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair Honors Recital Competition and has been in the National High School Flute Choir. He participates in his school's marching and concert bands. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Tim Sawyier, East Central Division (Illinois); J. Richardo Castaneda, teacher Third Place: Daniel Eun, Southwest Division (California); Myung So Kim, teacher MTNA Collegiate Artist Performance Competitions MTNA Collegiate Artist Brass Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION Ryoichi Tamaki is a student at Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, at Bowling Green, Ohio; coeducational; chartered 1910 as a normal school, opened 1914. It became a college in 1929, a university in 1935. (BGSU), where he studies tuba with Velvet Brown. Ryoichi has a bachelor of performance from Tokyo College of Music This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. in Japan and a performer's certificate from BGSU. He was the principal tuba of the Pacific Music Festival in 2002 and the Kyoto International Music Students Festival Orchestra in 1999. He twice won first prize in the Harvey G. Phillips Memorial Tuba Solo Competition. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Adam Lessard, Southern Division (Georgia); David Zerkel, teacher Third Place: Aimee Beaulieu, South Central Division (Texas); Charles Gavin, teacher MTNA Collegiate Artist Guitar Competition, sponsored by Gibson Guitar Company Marco Sartor is a student at the College of Charleston The College of Charleston (CofC) is a public university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina. The College was founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, making it the oldest college or university in South Carolina, the 13th oldest institution of higher learning in , where he studies with Ireland Regnier. He was the first-prize winner of the Schadt String Competition and the third-prize winner of the Guitar Foundation of America International Competition. He has performed with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra The Allentown Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is a major regional United States symphony orchestra based in the city of Allentown, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania. , the Piccolo Spoleto Festival and throughout Uruguay and Argentina. Marco is a faculty member at Charleston Academy of Music. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Luke Honer, Eastern Division (Connecticut); Richard Provost, teacher Third Place: Benjamin Silva, Southwest Division (New Mexico); Michael Chapdelaine, teacher MTNA Collegiate Artist Organ Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION Matthew Michael Brown, a native of Burlington, North Carolina Burlington is a city in North Carolina, a state of the United States of America. It is the principal city of the Burlington, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Alamance County. , is a Kenan Organ Scholar at the North Carolina School of the Arts The North Carolina School of the Arts is a well known arts conservatory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was the first state-supported, residential school of its kind in the nation. in Winston-Salem, where he is an organ student of John Mitchener. Matthew is the associate organist at Front Street United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). in Burlington. As a collaborative artist, Matthew has performed with various ensembles and singers, including the Bel Canto Company based in Greensboro, North Carolina “Greensboro” redirects here. For other uses, see Greensboro (disambiguation). Greensboro, North Carolina (IPA: [ɡɹiːnsbʌɹəʊ]) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. , and winners of The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Christopher Krampe, West Central Division (Iowa); Carl Staplin, teacher MTNA Collegiate Artist Piano Competition, sponsored by Steinway & Sons Stephen Beus is a student at Whitman College, where he studies with Leonard Richter. He won first place in the Junior Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, the Corpus Christi International Young Artists Concerto Competition and the Whitman College Concerto/Aria Competition. Stephen was the 2000 MTNA-Yamaha High School Piano Competition winner. He performed a solo recital at Benaroya Recital Hall and has appeared with several orchestras. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Dustin Gledhill, Southwest Division (Utah); Irene Peery-Fox, teacher Third Place: Jevgenija Truksa, South Central Division (Louisiana); Nikita Fitenko, teacher MTNA Collegiate Artist String Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION Sarah Vendsel is a student at Southern Methodist University, where she studies violin with Jan Mark Sloman. She has won various local competitions and has had solo appearances with the Meadows Symphony Orchestra, the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, the Park Cities Presbyterian Performing Arts Series, the Garland Symphony, the Las Colinas Symphony and the New Symphony Arlington. She attended the Meadowmount School of Music The Meadowmount School of Music, founded in 1944 by Ivan Galamian, is a 7-week summer school in Westport, NY in Upstate New York for accomplished young violinists, cellists, violists, and pianists training for professional careers in music. , the Encore School for Strings Encore School for Strings, founded in 1985 by David and Linda Cerone, is the summer session of the Cleveland Institute of Music. It is located in Hudson, Ohio at the Western Reserve Academy. Encore has no minimum age requirement, though a taped audition is used to screen applicants. and has participated in annual chamber music festivals. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Susan Schroeder, East Central Division (Michigan); Paul Kantor, teacher Third Place: Holly Huelskamp, West Central Division (Missouri); Eva Szekely, teacher MTNA Collegiate Artist Voice Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION C. Phillip Dothard is a student at Shorter College, where he studies with John Ramsaur. At Shorter College, he has performed Dr. Gregg in Gallantry, Tony in The Most Happy Fella, and Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus. He has also performed Jigger jigger: see chigoe. in Carousel and Curly in Oklahoma! during the Brevard Music Center's 2001 and 2002 seasons respectively and will return again this season to perform the lead role in Kiss Me Kate. He is a ten-time Southeast and Georgia NATS competition winner. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Jennifer Powell, West Central Division (Missouri); Rosemary Owens, teacher Third Place: Natasha Ospina, South Central Division (Texas); Robert Best, teacher MTNA Collegiate Artist Woodwind Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION Stacy Wilson is a student at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro (UNCG), where she studies saxophone with Steven Stusek. She was the winner of the UNCG Concerto Competition and a member of the UNCG Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and Orchestra. Stacy has performed with the Greensboro Philharmonia, saxophone quartets and small jazz combos. She has participated in a Eugene Rousseau master class. She is an instructor at Ellis Music and Arts in Burlington. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Sophia Tegart, Northwest Division (Washington); Ann Yasinitsky, teacher Third Place: Laura Rakel, South Central Division (Texas); Mary Karen Clardy, teacher MTNA Collegiate Chamber Music Performance Competition Sponsored by the Allen I. McHose Scholarship Fund The Rasa Saxophone Quartet, in its second year of residency at Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. , is comprised of graduate students of Joseph Lulloff. The group made its debut at the biennial North American Saxophone Alliance The North American Saxophone Alliance is an organization for saxophone players from around North America. Members are required to pay dues, which vary depending on age. NASA hosts regional conferences for each of its 10 regions. It also hosts a biennial international conference. Conference at the University of North Texas. Besides appearing in competition performances throughout the country, the quartet plans to perform at the Region 5 NASA Conference and the World Saxophone Congress The World Saxophone Congress is a festival gathering approximately 1000 saxophonists and other musicians from all over the world. It is held once every three years at a different congress centre in a different country and focuses primarily (although not exclusively) on the XIII at the University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. . They are active in the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra's "Music in the Schools" program. Members are Paul Nolen, Bryan Jao, Paul Forsyth and Wilton Elder III. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Place: Georgia Saxophone Quartet, University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. , Southern Division (Georgia); Michael Napoleon, Lianne Heller, Edward Jennings, Daniel Nash; Kenneth Fischer, teacher/coach Third Place: WSU Sextet, Washington State University Washington State University, at Pullman; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1890, opened 1892 as an agriculture college. From 1905 to 1959 it was the State College of Washington. , Northwest Division (Washington); Sophia Tegart, Sarah Wilson, Sara Blake, Adam Zahand, Jonathan Kirk, Mary Jean Doornink; Gerald Berthiaume, teacher/coach |
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