2003-2004 MTNA National Student Competitions winners.Student Composition Competitions Sponsored by Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. Elementary Composition Zachary Garcia, of Ada, Oklahoma, is in the fourth grade. He studies piano with W.T. Skye Garcia. Zachary previously has won three state and two regional composer competitions and earned second place in a national competition. He has achieved six consecutive superior ratings for solo piano in the NFMC NFMC National Federation of Music Clubs NFMC Naval Financial Management Career Center NFMC National Foundation for Mortuary Care NFMC National Fraud Management Centre NFMC Not Fully Mission Capable NFMC National Farm Mechanization Committee festivals, placing first in his division in 2003. Zachary also enjoys drama, sports and reading. Second Place: Margareta Curuci, Southern Division (North Carolina); Juliusz Bujalski, teacher Third Place: Maurissa Jane Weight, Southwest Division (Utah); Laurisa Ward Cope, teacher Junior Composition Gabrielle Haigh, age 11, began piano, theory and composition lessons in 1997 with Mary Ann Griebling and added cello in 2001. For five years she has received awards in MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National Association MTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee) , NFMC and NGPT NGPT Next Generation POSIX Threads NGPT Next Generation Posix Threading composition contests, including first prize in the 2003 MTNA elementary division. Since 2001, she has sung with the Cleveland orchestra Children's Chorus and in three operettas at Laurel School of Theater. A seventh-grade member of the swim team at Laurel, Gabrielle enjoys studying Latin and algebra, as well as reading, drawing and acting. Second Place: Natasha Kirin Sinha, Eastern Division (Massachusetts); Alia 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: David Kolar, West Central Division (South Dakota); Paul Kolar, teacher Senior Composition Calvin Chang is an engineering major at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX . He studies with Carlton Liu. Calvin began studying keyboard at age 8 with Yamaha Music. He later began taking private lessons for piano and composition. Calvin hopes to continue studying music as a minor, or maybe as a second major. Second Place: Krystal Barghelame, Northwest Division (Washington); Sharon Van Valin, teacher Third Place: Sam Peters, Eastern Division (Delaware); David Brown, teacher Young Artist Composition Carlo Vincetti Frizzo holds a B. A. degree in keyboard studies from Murray State University Publications Its student newspaper, The Murray State News, has been awarded two Pacemaker awards in the last decade, the highest award given to collegiate newspapers; in addition, the school yearbook, The Shield, and studied piano with Stephen Brown. He is pursuing a master of music composition degree at Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. , where he studies composition with Dinos Constantinides. Carlo won second place in the collegiate level of the 2003 MTNA National Student Composition Competition, and his work Sfogato for Solo Flute was recorded on Magni Publications with flutist Iwona Glinka. Second Place: Robert Ash, East Central Division (Michigan); David Gillingham, teacher Third Place: Seth Custer, West Central Division (North Dakota); Elizabeth Rheude, teacher MTNA Junior Performance Competitions MTNA Junior Brass Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Drew Prichard, of Hendersonville, North Carolina For the city in Vance County, North Carolina, see Henderson, North Carolina. Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA, 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Asheville. , is in the ninth grade at Hendersonville High School Hendersonville High School is one of three public high schools located in Hendersonville, Tennessee. With a student population of 1440, the school is consistently rated among the top large public high schools in Tennessee. . He studies tuba with John Sizemore. Drew is active in the Hendersonville High School Marching Band and the Ashville Community Band. In 2003, Drew received the Band Masters Award at Rugby Middle School. He has been named to the All-District Band several times, and in 2003, he was named to the North Carolina Honors Band. Second Place: Steven Sharp, West Central Division (Missouri); Malcom McDuffy, teacher Third Place: Meghan Wiley, Northwest Division (Montana); Gary Tangen, teacher MTNA Junior Percussion Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Kelsey Tamayo, of Radcliff, Kentucky, is a freshman at John Hardin High School John Hardin High School is a school in Elizabethtown, Kentucky known for its Performing Arts Center. Established in 2001, the school hosts numerous clubs and organizations including: National Honor Society, National FFA Organization, Future Educators of America, Kentucky United in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Kelsey, a student of B.J. Morton, participates in student council, KYA, BETA Club and the JHHS JHHS Johns Hopkins Health System JHHS John Hersey High School (Arlington Heights, IL) Marching Band. She also is a member of the Louisville Youth orchestra The Louisville Youth Orchestra (LYO) was founded in 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky. The orchestra provides an extraordinary musical experience for young people from grade school through age 21. , and serves as a musical ambassador to local hospitals, nursing homes and schools. Kelsey recently performed on xylophone xylophone (zī`ləfōn) [Gr.,=wood sound], musical instrument having graduated wooden slabs that are struck by the player with small, hard mallets. The slabs are usually arranged like a keyboard, and the range varies from two to four octaves. with the Bowling Green Chamber orchestra and has won regional and national awards for her musical compositions, piano and percussion. Second Place: Elizabeth Hoover, West Central Division (Iowa); Barry Larkin, teacher Third Place: Kelly Breese, Southern Division (Florida); Beth Gottlieb, teacher MTNA Junior Piano Competition Sponsored by Baldwin Piano, Inc. Grace Ma, of Phoenix, Arizona, is a sixth-grade student at Altadena Middle School. She studies piano with Fei Xu. Grace received the Winners' Showcase Award of the 2003 Arizona Young Artist Piano Competition and was a scholarship recipient to International Institute for Young Musicians The International Institute for Young Musicians (IIYM) Summer Music Academy, under the direction of Dr. Scott McBride Smith, is an internationally recognized course of intensive study for young musicians, offering instruction of the highest caliber to students form around the world summer camp. in 2002, she received the outstanding Festival Performance Award of the same competition. Grace also received the Medalist with Distinction Award of the 2003 ASMTA Piano Competition. Second Place: Monica We, Southern Division (Virginia); Nancy Breth, teacher Third Place: Lauren Johnson, Northwest Division (Washington); Peter Mark, teacher MTNA Junior String Competition Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America--Orchestral Strings Department Benjamin Bellman, age 14, of Ann Arbor, Michigan  “Ann Arbor” redirects here. For other uses, see Ann Arbor (disambiguation). Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. , is an eighth-grade student at Tappan Middle School. Benjamin began his violin studies at age 5 and is a student of Almita and Roland Vamos. His musical accomplishments include first prize in the 2004 Walgreens Concerto Competition and top awards in the Society of American Musicians' competitions. Benjamin also has appeared on NPR's From the Top program and in recital at the Skokie Library's Young Steinway concert series. Second Place: Shannon Lee, South Central Division (Texas); Jan Sloman, teacher Third Place: Paishium Nelson Hsieh, Southern Division (Florida); Sergiu Schwartz, teacher MTNA Junior Woodwind Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Jennifer Zhou, age 11, of Columbus, Ohio, is in the sixth grade and studies flute with Beth Owen, NCTM NCTM National Council of Teachers of Mathematics NCTM Nationally Certified Teacher of Music NCTM North Carolina Transportation Museum NCTM National Capital Trolley Museum NCTM Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage . Born in China, Jennifer is a member of the Columbus Symphony Cadet orchestra and is principal flutist at Jones Middle School. Winner of the elementary level Ohio Buckeye Competition, she also earned top honors three times in the CSO Young Musicians Competition. Last year, Jennifer was a recipient of an OMTA OMTA Ontario Massage Therapist Association (Canada) OMTA Ohio Music Teachers Association OMTA Old Mobeetie Texas Association OMTA Oregon Music Teachers Association, Inc. Summer Scholarship. Second Place: Helen McGarr, Southwest Division (Utah); Laurel Maurer, teacher Third Place: Rashmi Trivedi, Eastern Division (Delaware); Lynne Cooksey, teacher MTNA Senior Performance Competitions MTNA Senior Brass Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Jaclyn Rainey, age 17, is a junior at The Youth Performing Arts High School in Louisville, Kentucky. She is the principal hornist in her school's Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble and Philharmonia orchestra. Jaclyn, a student of D. Bruce Helm, also serves as the principal hornist for the Louisville Youth orchestra, where she has been a member for four years. She has received many awards and has been a featured soloist on Louisville's WUOL Lunchtime Classics radio series. Second Place: Jens Peterson, Northwest Division (Washington); Ron Munson, teacher Third Place: Patrick Thomas, South Central Division (Texans); Karen Houghton, teacher MTNA Senior Percussion Competition Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America--Band and orchestral Division Jonathan Park, of Ames, Iowa, has studied percussion with Barry Larkin for four years. Jonathan studied piano before he started to play percussion. In summers, he has attended numerous camps and seminars including NHSMI and Michael Burritti's marimba seminar. Jonathan was a winner of the Central Iowa Symphony Young Artist Competition and a second-place winner of the Des Moines Young Artist Competition in 2003. Second Place: Gloria Cheng, Eastern Division (West Virginia); Roger Braun, teacher Third Place: Brian Radock, Southern Division (Florida); Beth Gottlieb, teacher MTNA Senior Piano Competition Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America--Piano Division Brandon Lee, of North Logan, Utah North Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 6,163 at the 2000 census. By 2004 its population had been estimated to increase to 6,692. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area. , is in the eleventh grade. He studies piano with Gary Amano. Brandon won seventeen first-place awards, including the 1999 and 2000 UMTA Concerto Competitions; the 1999, 2001 and 2003 USU Competitions; the 1999 and 2000 Utah Symphony Guild Competitions; the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 Utah Competitions, the 2003 Four Corners, Solo and Concerto; and the 2003 Idaho International. He was a national finalist in the 2000 MTNA competitions and placed third in the 2003 MTNA national competition finals. Second Place: Matthew Graybil, Eastern Division (Pennsylvania); Harvey Wedeen, teacher Third Place: Amy Wu, Northwest Division (Oregon); Rachelle McCabe, teacher MTNA Senior String Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Paige Kossuth, of Bellevue, Washington, studied with Donald Weilerstein and David Updegraff during her freshman and sophomore years in high school and now studies with Kent Coleman. Paige studied at the Cleveland institute of Music The Cleveland Institute of Music is one of the nation's leading independent music conservatories. It is located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States and is overseen by president David Cerone and Catherine Jarjisian, interim dean. in the Young Artists program. Her recent accomplishments include winning the Grand Prize at the Washington State ASTA competition in October and a concert engagement with the Bellevue Philharmonic in May. She was a national finalist in the 2001 MTNA competitions. Second Place: Jessica Hung, East Central Division (Illinois); Gerardo Ribeiro, teacher Third Place: Amanda Smith, Southern Division (Mississippi); Paul Kantor, teacher MTNA Senior Voice Competition Sponsored by Jane E. Snow Theresa Dunigan, age 17, of Richland, Washington, is a junior at Richland High School Richland High School may refer to: Richland High School
Second Place: Christopher Cobbett, West Central Division (Missouri); Janice Ragland, teacher Third Place: Emily O'Koren, Eastern Division (Delaware); Mary Ellen Schauber, teacher MTNA Senior Woodwind Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Christopher Bartz, of Kirkwood, Missouri, studies saxophone with Leo Saguitguit. Christopher has studied saxophone for seven years and piano for ten years. For three years, he was selected for the Missouri All-State Band, serving two years as first chair. He was the lead alto saxophone in the Missouri All-State Jazz Band this year. Christopher also was accepted as an extra player for the St. Louis Symphony orchestra. Christopher plans to pursue a saxophone performance degree. Second Place: Christopher Matthews, East Central Division (Kentucky); Heather Verbeck, teacher Third Place: Matthew Younglove, Southern Division (South Carolina); Clifford Leaman, teacher Young Artist Performance Competitions MTNA Young Artist Brass Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Nathan Gay, of Gladstone, Missouri, graduated from Southwest Missouri State University Missouri State University is a state university located in Springfield, Missouri. It is the state's second largest university in student enrollment, second only to the University of Missouri. From 1972 to 2005, Missouri State was known as Southwest Missouri State University. (SMS) with a bachelor of arts degree in religious studies and a K-12 Instrumental/Vocal reaching Certificate. While at SMS, he studied with Win Prather, a former student of Arnold Jacobs of the Chicago Symphony orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1891 by Theodore Thomas, who conducted it until his death in 1905. Orchestra Hall was built for it in 1904 with funds raised by public subscription; the hall is now part of Symphony Center, which was completed in 1997. . Nathan is studying with Thomas Stein at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music while pursuing a master of music degree in 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. performance. Second Place: H. Carl Hess, Jr., Eastern Division (West Virginia); Timothy DeWitt, teacher Third Place: Eric Leday, South Central Division (Louisiana); J. Mark Thompson, teacher MTNA Young Artist Guitar Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Joao Paulo M. Figueriroa da Cruz, of Florida, is pursuing a master's degree in guitar performance as an assistant to Bruce Holzman at Florida State University Florida State University, at Tallahassee; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1857. Present name was adopted in 1947. Special research facilities include those in nuclear science and oceanography. . A native of Brazil, Joao won the first prize at the Fourth Annual Musicalis National Competition. He also was a laureate in the Second Annual National Competition IBEU/RJ and in the II National Competition of Young Soloists, hosted by the Symphony orchestra da Bahia. He received a bachelor's degree at Universidade Federal da Bahia The Universidade Federal da Bahia (Federal University of Bahia or UFBA) is a public university located mainly in Salvador, state of Bahia, Brazil. It is the most important university in that state. , where he studied with Mario Ulloa. Second Place: Robert Gibson, South Central Division (Texas); Adam Holzman, teacher Third Place: Adam Pettit, Eastern Division (Maryland); Julian Gray, teacher MTNA Young Artist organ Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Jennifer Hudson Gay earned a bachelor's degree in organ performance from James Madison University “JMU” redirects here. For the university in Liverpool, England, see Liverpool John Moores University. For the public-policy college at Michigan State University, see . . Currently, she is working on a master's degree in sacred music at East Carolina University East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, intensive research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statue and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina in Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville, one of the fastest growing cities in North Carolina, is the county seat of Pitt County, and is the principal city of the Greenville, North Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. , where she studies with Janette Fishell. In 2003, Jennifer was the winner of the Metropolitan Music Ministries organ Scholarship Competition. Jennifer and her husband, Joel, are the music ministers at the First United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church is a common name for the first United Methodist church established in a particular locality. Many First United Methodist Churches exist around the world. in Rocky Mount, North Carolina  This article needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. . Second Place: Joanna Li, South Central Division (Texas); Joyce Jones, teacher Third Place: Carrie Spronk, West Central Division (Iowa); Joan Ringerwole, teacher MTNA Young Artist Percussion Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Casey Cangelosi is a percussion performance major at Utah State University Utah State University, mainly at Logan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1888, opened 1890. It publishes Utah Science, Western Historical Quarterly, and Western American Literary Journal. , where he studies with Dennis Griffin. He has won several Percussion Art Society awards, including the Yamaha scholarship to P.A.S.I.C. 2003, by playing his original marimba compositions. This year Casey will perform a self-composition of one movement for solo marimba and orchestra with the Utah State University orchestra. Casey's interests and strengths with percussion are in marimba literature, rudimental ru·di·ment n. 1. A fundamental element, principle, or skill, as of a field of learning. Often used in the plural. 2. Something in an incipient or undeveloped form. snare and drum set. Second Place: William Solomon, West Central Division (Missouri); James Snell, teacher Third Place: Justin Nace, Eastern Division (Pennsylvania); Chris Harming, teacher MTNA Young Artist Piano Competition Sponsored by Steinway & Sons Nathan Brandwein studies piano with Pavlina Dokovksa at the Mannes College of Music Mannes College The New School For Music is a music conservatory located in New York City, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Mannes is considered one of the leading music conservatories internationally, unique in its small size and rigorous musicianship training. in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Nathan, who made his orchestral debut at age 7 with the Kansas City Philharmonia, he has received numerous awards, prizes and scholarships. His performance travels include two trips to Germany, concerts at the 2002 Adriatic Chamber Music Festival in Rome, Italy, and most recently a month studying and performing at the summer session of the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France. Second Place: Hong Xu, Eastern Division (New York); Douglas Humpherys, teacher Third Place: Tanya Karyagina, Southwest Division (California); John Perry, teacher MTNA Young Artist String Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Anna Burden is a sophomore at Northwestern University, where she studies cello with Hans Jensen. In 2002, she won first place in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition with the Orion Piano Trio, and in 2003 she received an honorable mention from the Washington International Competition and from the Society for American Musicians competition. Anna has performed with the Kishwaukee Symphony, the Washington Chamber Symphony and the Midwest Young Artists Midwest Young Artists (MYA), the largest youth ensemble music program in the Midwest, was founded in 1993 in Chicago by Allan Dennis and consisted of a single orchestra. Since then, MYA has grown and now contains five youth symphony orchestras, big bands, and two choruses. Orchestra. Second Place: Jared Scott, Southwest Division (Arizona); Nelzimar Neeves, teacher Third Place: Jay Tilton, Southern Division (Tennessee); Felix Wang, teacher MTNA Young Artist Voice Competition Sponsored by Jane E. Snow Thomas McCargar is a senior vocal performance major at Drake University, studying with Leane Freeman-Miller. He is a two-time winner and five-time Iowa NATS finalist, and he won the $7,500 grand prize in the 2002 Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair The Iowa State Fair is an annual state fair held in Des Moines, Iowa. The 2007 Iowa State Fair was held August 9-19th and featured the theme, "Sounds Like Fun." History The first Iowa State Fair was held in Fairfield in 1854. The fair was held again in Fairfield in 1855. . Thomas recently sang the baritone solos in Carl Orff's Carmina Burana and sang the role of Adam in Haydn's The Creation. He also played Count Almaviva in The Marriage of Figaro. Second Place: Jamie Barton, Southern Division (Georgia); Brian Home, teacher Third Place: Stephanie Harris, East Central Division (Indiana); Vergene Miller, teacher MTNA Young Artist Woodwind Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Alexander Lipay attends the University of California-Santa Barbara, where he studies with Jill Felber. Alexander has won numerous competitions, including the Seattle Young Artist, Seattle Flute Society's Horsfall, Santa Barbara Music Club, Performing Arts Foundation and Leni FeBland Foundation. He has performed with the Seattle Youth Symphony and UCSB Symphony Orchestra. Second Place: Nathan Nabb, East Central Division (Illinois); Frederick Hemke, teacher Third Place: Anne Dervin, Southern Division (North Carolina); Christopher Grymes, teacher MTNA Chamber Music Competition Sponsored by the Allen I. McHose Scholarship Fund The Ichos String Quartet, the University of Colorado University of Colorado may refer to:
Second Place: Bulldog Brass Society, 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); Chris DeMeglio, trumpet; Colin Jones, trumpet; Heidi Lucas, horn; David Nelson, trombone; Ian Melrose, tuba; W. Fred Mills, coach Third Place: Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. Saxophone Quartet, Arizona State University, Southwest Division (Arizona); Ryan Bledsoe, soprano saxophone; Steven Yarbro, alto saxophone; Harout Boyajian, tenor saxophone; Julian Peterson, baritone saxophone; Joseph Wytko, coach |
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