2004-2005 MTNA National Student Competitions winners.2005 National Conference Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. April 2-6 Jade Conlee, right, winner of the MTNA MTNA Music Teachers National Association MTNA Middle Tennessee Nursery Association (McMinnville, Tennessee) Student Composition Competition, junior level, sponsored by Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Publications, Inc., received her award from Gail Lew, Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. Gail Lew, Warner Bros. Publications, Inc., is pictured with Matthew Nguyen, winner of the MTNA Student Composition Competition, elementary level, sponsored by Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. Thomas Malone, Baldwin Piano, Inc., is pictured with MTNA Junior Piano Competition winner John Sargeant. Sebastian Chang was the winner of the MTNA Student Composition Competition, senior level. Gail Lew, representing the sponsor, Warner Bros. Publications, Inc., presented the award. Erica MacArthur Erica MacArthur is the keyboardist and backing vocalist for the English art rock band White Rose Movement. She was born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, and schooled in Hertfordshire from the age of six. was the winner of the MTNA Junior String Competition, sponsored by Yamaha Corporation “Yamaha” redirects here. For other uses, see Yamaha (disambiguation). The Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社 of America--Orchestral Strings Department. Larry Chamberlain, representing Yamaha, presented the award. Mike Bates, Yamaha Corporation of America, is pictured with Pallavi Mahidhara, winner of the MTNA Senior Piano Competition, sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America--Piano Division. Kelsey Tamayo was the MTNA Senior Percussion Competition Winner. Shown with Tamayo is Larry Chamberlain, representing Yamaha Corporation of America--Band & Orchestral Division, which sponsors the competition. Jane E. Snow, left, presented the winner's award for the MTNA Senior Voice Competition to Sarah Parnicky. Brandon Stewart was the winner of the MTNA Young Artist Piano Competition, sponsored by Steinway & Sons. Sally Coveleskie, Steinway & Sons director of institutional sales, presented the award. Laura Boone, winner of the MTNA Young Artist Voice Competition, received the award from Jane E. Snow. Gail Lew, Warner Bros. Publications, Inc., presented the MTNA Student Composition Competition Award, young artist level, to Jess Turner. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] STUDENT COMPOSITION COMPETITIONS Sponsored by Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. Elementary Composition Matthew Nguyen, age 10, is in the fifth grade at La Veta Elementary in Orange, California The City of Orange is located in Orange County, California, United States. It is approximately 3 miles (6 kilometers) north of the county seat, Santa Ana, and approximately 32 miles (52 kilometers) southeast of Los Angeles. . For after-school activities, he studies piano at the Yamaha Music Center with Su-Shing Chiu and is learning the cello. Matthew has received several piano composition awards. He enjoys swimming, tennis, sleeping, reading, eating and video games. Second Place: Benjamin Davis, Northwest Divison (Washington); Sharon Van Valin, teacher Third Place: Natalie Nakles, Eastern Division (Pennsylvania); Edward M. Kuhn, Jr., teacher Junior Composition Jade Adele Conlee is in the seventh grade at Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School Founded in 1880, Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School (also known as RHSM or simply Rowland Hall) is a private school located on two campuses in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . Jade began composing music at age 7. Her current teachers are Lenora Ford Brown, piano, and Miguel Chuaqui, composition. Jade's compositions have received awards at state, regional and national levels; she wrote her first commissioned work in 2003. Jade's other interests include theater, art and poetry. She has had three original poems published. Second Place: Parker Ramsay, Southern Division (Tennessee); Wesley Ramsay, teacher Third Place: Douglon Tse, Eastern Divison (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 Senior Composition Sebastian Chang, 17, began composing at age 5. He has studied composition at the Pinnacle Project with Michael Gandolfi, at the Tanglewood Institute with Richard Cornell and Paul Brust and privately with Michael Martin and Richard Derby. Currently, he is a freshman studying composition with Jennifer Higdon and Richard Danielpuor at the Curtis Institute of Music Curtis Institute of Music, in Philadelphia; coeducational; founded 1924 by Mary Louise Curtis Bok (later married to Efrem Zimbalist) and named for her father, Cyrus Curtis. . Among Sebastian's numerous compositional honors are winning the MTNA Elementary Composition Competition in 2000 and the MTNA Junior Composition Competition in 2002. Second Place: David Stal, South Central Division (Texas); Ann Witherspoon, teacher Third Place: Robert Wells, Southern Division (South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. ); Linda McKenzie, teacher Young Artist Jess Langston Turner, 21, lives in Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville is a mid-sized city located in the upstate of South Carolina. It is the county seat of Greenville CountyGR6 , and is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Turner. His early education was in the preparatory schools of Bob Jones University, where he was active in the bands and orchestras. Jess, a junior at Bob Jones University majoring in trumpet performance under Bruce Cox, has studied composition with Joan Pinkston and Dwight Gustafson. He plans to pursue graduate work in trumpet and composition. Second Place: Brian Buch, Eastern Divison (Massachusetts); Alia Elana Cohen, teacher Third Place: Zvonimir Nagy, South Central Division (Texas); H. Joseph Butler, teacher MTNA JUNIOR PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS MTNA Junior Brass Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Mild Sasaki is in the eighth grade at Murchison Middle School in Austin, Texas. He has been playing the trumpet since age 7 and has studied with Faith Holley, Bernie Nero and Ray Sasaki. Miki's recent accomplishments include making All-Region Band and All-Region Orchestra for the past three years and receiving first place in the Middle School Division of the 2004 National Trumpet Competition in Washington, D.C. Second Place: Nathan Bosen, Northwest Division (Washington); Elizabeth Ward, teacher Third Place: Rebecca Gruskin, West Central Division (Minnesota); Sarah Schmalenberger, teacher MTNA Junior Piano Competition Sponsored by Baldwin Piano, Inc. John Sargeant, of Orem, Utah, is in the ninth grade at Oak Canyon Junior High School. He studies piano with Gary Amano. John has twice won first prize in the 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. Piano Competition. He also has won first prize in two Utah statewide concerto competitions. As a guest soloist, he has performed with the Pleasant Grove Orchestra, Nachtmusik, Utah Valley Symphony The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. and, most recently, the Utah Symphony, conducted by Keith Lockhart. Second Place: Christine Yoon, East Central Division (Illinois); Theodore Edel, teacher Third Place: Yvonne Chen, Southern Division (Virginia); Rosita Kerr Mang, teacher MTNA Junior String Competition Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America--Orchestral Strings Department Erica MacArthur, 15, has studied violin for twelve years. A student of Anthea Kreston at the Hartt School of Music, Erica is concert-mistress of the Connecticut Youth Symphony and plays with Hartt Honors String Quartet. Among her many recitals and competitions, Erica has performed in Bolivia and Morocco and performed a solo at the Smithsonian Institute's Bach Festival. Second Place: Mikaela Holland, Northwest Division (Washington); Ronald Patterson, teacher Third Place: Benjamin Lash, East Central Division (Illinois); Tanya Carey, teacher MTNA Junior Woodwind Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Dale allen Forsythe, 14, of Greenville, South Carolina, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lance Forsythe. Dale, a freshman at Bob Jones Academy, studies saxophone under Alexander Fields. He began saxophone lessons in the fifth grade and has participated in 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. Festival auditions and was a winner in woodwinds. Dale is active in his church's music program. Second Place: Alyssa Van Lanen, East Central Division (Wisconsin); Angela Jrajnek, teacher Third Place: Rebecca Swain, Southwest Division (Nevada); Cynthia Man, teacher MTNA SENIOR PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS MTNA Senior Brass Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Patrick Thomas, a high school senior, is co-principal horn of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, which he toured Europe with in 2004. Grand Prize winner of the Lewisville Lake Symphony Young Artist Competition, second-place winner of the Juanita Miller Young Artist Competition, third-place winner of the 2004 MTNA Senior Brass Competition and ARTS awards winner, Patrick spent the summer of 2003 at the Brevard Music Center The Brevard Music Center is a summer institute and festival located in western North Carolina. It enrolls about four hundred students, age fourteen and older, who participate in orchestra and other large ensembles, play chamber music, study composition, and take private lessons. and recently participated in ARTS week in Miami. Second Place: Daniel Kirk, Southern Division (Georgia); Kenneth Kirk, teacher Third Place: Darren Lee, Northwest Division (Washington); Jeremy Berkman, teacher MTNA Senior Percussion Competition Yamaha Corporation of America Band and Orchestral Divison Kelsey Tamayo, a sophomore, attends John Hardin High in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and studies with B.J. Morton. She has been featured on the radio program From the Top and on WUOL WUOL Wake Up On LAN (Dell use of Intel's Wake-On-LAN) 90.5 in Louisville. Kelsey has won performance prizes with the Louisville Orchestra, Bowling Green Chamber Orchestra, Jackson Mississippi Symphony, Clayton Symphony and 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. . She has performed as a featured soloist with the 113th United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local Dragoons, the University of Louisville See also
1. ^ [1] 2. ^ [2] URL accessed on June 8 2006 3. and the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra The Montgomery Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra in Montgomery, Alabama. The MSO began in 1976 as a project of the city's Parks and Recreation Department, with thirty volunteer musicians and a part-time director. . Second Place: Brian Radock, Southern Division (Florida); Elizabeth Gottlieb, teacher MTNA Senior Piano Competition Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of American--Piano Division Pallavi Mahidhara, 17, made her orchestral debut at age 10. Since then, she has performed regularly in solo recitals and with orchestras. Pallavi was the national winner of the 2001 MTNA Junior Piano Competition, grand prize winner in the 2003 Kingsville International Young Performers Competition and a prize winner in the 2004 Kosciuszko Competition. Pallavi studies piano with Julian Martin and Rachel Franklin. She is a senior at Walt Whitman High School For the school in South Huntington, New York, see . Walt Whitman High School is a public secondary institution serving roughly the western part of Bethesda--an unincorporated suburban area of Washington, DC, in Montgomery County, Maryland. in Bethesda, Maryland. Second Place: Andrew Tyson, Southern Division (North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. ); Thomas Otten, teacher Third Place: Bo Hu, West Central Division (Minnesota); Alexander Braginsky, teacher MTNA Senior String Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Paishiun Nelson Hsieh studies with Sergiu Schwartz. Nelson was the winner of the prestigious Irene Muir Award in the 2003 FFMC FFMC Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation (Canadian government) FFMC Federal Financial Managers Council FFMC Florida Federation of Music Clubs FFMC Fulwood Free Methodist Church (Lancashire, United Kingdom) Annual Junior Convention and 2004 New World Symphony's Senior High Concerto Competition. He was a finalist in the 2002 and 2004 Young Artist Competition of the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park. He also won second place in the 2005 National Arts and Letters Arts and Letters (1966-1998) was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned and bred by American sportsman, and noted philanthropist Paul Mellon, and trained by future Hall of Famer Elliott Burch, the colt began racing at age two. Violin Competition. Nelson received third place in the 2004 MTNA Junior String Competition. Second Place: Thomas Hu, Eastern Division (Pennsylvania); Hong-Guang Jia, teacher Third Place: Samantha Bennett, West Central Division (Iowa); Almita Vamos, teacher MTNA Senior Voice Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Supported by Jane E. Snow Sarah Michelle Parnicky is a senior at Walla Walla High School. She studies with Winnifred Ringhoffer. Sarah's vocal credits include NFAA NFAA National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts NFAA No Fun At All NFAA National Field Archery Association NFAA Notice of Financial Assistance Award NFAA National Fashion Accessories Association, Inc (New York, NY) NFAA Not Funny At All Arts Awards Merit winner, gold medalist at Music Fest Northwest, ACDA ACDA American Choral Directors Association ACDA Arms Control & Disarmament Agency ACDA American Commodity Distribution Association ACDA American Celiac Disease Alliance ACDA Azienda Cuneese Dell'Acqua (Italy) National Honor Choir member, two-time Washington State Solo/Ensemble competitor, MENC MENC National Association for Music Education (formerly Music Educators National Conference) MENC Music Educators National Conference MENC Mensa of Eastern North Carolina (Local Group #275 of American Mensa, Ltd. and ACDA All-Northwest Honor Choir. She also has performed in a master class at the Richard Miller Vocal Institute, at the Walla Walla Hometown Idol and with the WA-HI Chamber Singers/Treble Ensemble/Concert Choir. Second: Elizabeth Winders, Eastern Division (Delaware); Marian Johnson-Healey, teacher Third: Karen Hayden, Southern Division (North Carolina); Catherine Charlton, teacher MTNA Senior Woodwind Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Mira Magrill is a senior at Edmond Memorial, playing in the wind ensemble and orchestra. She performs with the All-State Band and Orchestra and the Oklahoma Youth Orchestra. Mira has participated in master classes with Katherine Kemler, Leone Buyse, Walfrid Kujala, Bonita Bonita (Spanish and Portuguese for "beautiful") is the name of:
OMTA Ohio Music Teachers Association OMTA Old Mobeetie Texas Association OMTA Oregon Music Teachers Association, Inc. Outstanding High School Woodwind Soloist. She has performed at recent National Flute Association The National Flute Association, a not for profit institution, is the largest flute organization in the world. It was founded to encourage a higher standard of artistic excellence for the flute, its performers, and its literature. conventions. Mira is a student of Amy Zuback. Second Place: Natalie Parker, Southern Division (South Carolina); Robert Chest, teacher Third Place: Rachel Maclary, Eastern Division (Delaware); Lynne Cooksey, teacher YOUNG ARTIST PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS MTNA Young Artist Brass Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Aaron Tindall is a 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. and tuba tuba (t  `bə) [Lat.,=trumpet], valved brass wind musical instrument of wide conical bore. performance major at Penn
State University, where his principal teacher is Velvet Brown. He also
has additional studies with Roger Bobo, Steven Mead and Benjamin Pierce.
Aaron has been a prize winner in various solo competitions throughout
the United States and also has performed in Finland, Hungary and Italy.Second Place: R. Patrick Creel, West Central Division (Iowa); Jeffrey Agrell, teacher Third Place: Scott Stone, Southern Division (Georgia); David Zerkel, teacher MTNA Young Artist Guitar Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Sebastian Acosta-Fox was born in San Carlos de Bariloche San Carlos de Bariloche is a city in the province of Río Negro, Argentina, situated on the foothills of the Andes, surrounded by lakes (Nahuel Huapi, Gutiérrez Lake, Moreno Lake and Mascardi Lake) and mountains (Tronador, Cerro Catedral, Cerro López). , Argentina. He began playing the guitar when he was 11. His classical guitar teachers were Alex Acosta-Fox, his father; Jose Adan, a graduate of The University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U ; Celin Romero from the world-renowned Los Romeros; and currently Bruce Holzman of 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. . He has been a participant in numerous guitar competitions around the country, such as the JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition and the Schadt String Concerto Competition. Second Place: Nicholas Ciraldo, South Central Division (Texas); Adam Holzman, teacher Third Place: Edward Trybek, Southwest Division (California); Brian Head, teacher MTNA Young Artist Organ Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Ahreum Han is an artistic diploma student at the Curtis Institute of Music, studying with Alan Morrison. She holds a bachelor's degree in organ performance from Westminster Choir College -- Westminster Choir College is a residential college of music located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Westminster has a choral emphasis that educates men and women at the undergraduate and graduate levels for music leadership careers in churches, schools, , where she studied with Ken Cowan. During her senior year in high school, Ahreum won first place in the undergraduate division of the Westminster Choir College Scholarship Competition. Ahreum is currently organist and minister of art and music at the First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church is a generic church name, and can refer to hundreds of churches within the English speaking world. If you followed a link here, please consider making it more specific by including the city or town in which the church resides. in Trenton, New Jersey. Second Place: David Jernigan, Southern Division (North Carolina); Janette Fishell, teacher Third Place: Carrie Spronk, West Central Division (Iowa); Joan Ringerwole, teacher MTNA Young Artist Percussion Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Brett Baxter is a senior at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In the fall, he will pursue graduate studies in percussion performance. Brett studies with James Snell. Second Place: Andrew Beall, Eastern Division (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ); Jonathan Haas, teacher Third Place: Joshua Priest, Southern Division (Florida); Elizabeth Gottlieb, teacher MTNA Young Artist Piano Competition Sponsored by Steinway & Sons Brandon Stewart is a piano performance major at Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. , studying with Irene Peery-Fox. Before college, he studied with Susan Bana in Orange, California. Brandon recently won the BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding Concerto Competition and performed with the BYU Philharmonic. He won first place in the International Young Artist Peninsula Competition, the Los Angeles Liszt Competition and the Glendale Piano Competition and was winner in the Junior Gina Bachauer Competition. He is a Young Artist Guild winner for the state of California. Second Place: Dmitri Shelest, Southern Division (Kentucky); Sergei Polusmiak, teacher Third Place: Jacob Ertl, East Central Division (Ohio); Robert Shannon, teacher MTNA Young Artist String Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Karen Sinclair holds a bachelor of music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, a diploma of postgraduate performance from London's Royal Academy of Music The Royal Academy of Music is a constituent college of the University of London, and is one of the world's leading music institutions. It was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French eccentric harpist and composer Nicolas Bochsa and in 1830 was and a master of music degree from Rice University. Karen has been a prize winner in several competitions, including the Delaware Contest for Young Musicians, the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition and the Austrian-American Society's Competition. While in London, she served as concertmaster con·cert·mas·ter n. The first violinist in a symphony orchestra. of the Royal Academy Chamber Orchestra. Second Place: Mialtin Zhezha, East Central Division (Michigan); Renata Artman Knific, teacher Third Place: Stirling Trent, South Central Division (Texas); Jan Mark Sloman, teacher MTNA Young Artist Voice Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Supported by Jane E. Snow Laura Boone is a junior at 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. , where she is pursuing a B.M. degree in music education and studying voice with Robert Barefield. Last summer, Laura performed at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival in Alaska. She also has performed with the ASU ASU Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) ASU Appalachian State University ASU Arkansas State University ASU Angelo State University ASU Alabama State University ASU Australian Services Union Lyric Opera Theatre. In 2004, Laura won first place at the Arizona NATS NATS National Air Traffic Services NATS National Association of Teachers of Singing NATS Naval Air Transport Service NATS National Aerospace Technology Strategy NATS Nissan Anti-Theft System NATS Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science Student Auditions. Her future goals include pursuing a vocal performance degree at the graduate level. Second Place: Rebecca Drury, West Central Division (Missouri); Rose Mary Owens, teacher Third Place: Natasha Ospina, South Central Division (Texas); Robert Best, teacher MTNA Young Artist Woodwind Competition Sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION FUND Jesse Dochnahl is a senior music education/performance major at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, where he studies with Steven Jordheim. Jesse, 21, also studied for two years at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. in Eugene with J. Robert Moore, Kevin Hoferer and Colin Lippy. Jesse was a student of Monte Grise and Steve Meier during high school. Second Place: David Parks, West Central Division (Iowa); Kenneth Tse, teacher Third Place: Robert Young, Southern Division (South Carolina); Clifford Leaman, teacher MTNA Chamber Music Competition Sponsored by the Allen I. McHose Scholarship Fund The Hyperion String Quartet has performed to rave reviews since its formation in 1999 at the Eastman School of Music Eastman School of Music: see Rochester, Univ. of. . They have been selected to participate in such prestigious programs as the Juilliard String Quartet The Juilliard String Quartet is a classical music string quartet founded in 1946 at the Juilliard School in New York. The original members were Robert Mann and Robert Koff on violin, Raphael Hillyer on viola, and Arthur Winograd on cello; Current members (as of 1997) are Joel seminar, Quartetfest with the Penderecki String Quartet and the Lake Tahoe Summer Chamber Music Festival with the Miro Quartet. The quartet has won top prizes at the Coleman Chamber Music Competition. They have been the quartet in residence at the Strings in the Mountains Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colorado  The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. , and will be the Young Artist
Ensemble in Residence at the Vail Valley Music Festival this summer. The
Quartet is the graduate string quartet in residence at the Hartt School
with the Miami String Quartet The Miami String Quartet is an American string quartet. The group was founded in 1988 at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, and is now Quartet in Residence at The Hartt School in Connecticut and Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, where all four members serve as . Members include Amanda Brown, violin;
Rachel Englander, violin; Jamie Arrowsmith, viola; and Jonathan Brin,
cello. They are coached by Anthea Kreston.Second Place: The Blue Rose Trio, University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , Southwest Division (California); Audrey Solomon, violin; Lars Hoefs, cello; Rose Huei-Ju Chen, piano; Kevin Fitz-Gerald, teacher/coach Third Place: Blue Square Saxophone Quartet, 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. , East Central Division (Ohio); Jeff Heisler, soprano saxophone; Nathan Mandel, alto saxophone; Chris Chmielewski, tenor saxophone; Allison Balcetis, baritone saxophone; John Sampen, teacher/coach
2005-2006 MTNA Student Competitors
State Date Location
Alabama November 4-5 Samford University, Birmingham
Alaska November 12-13 UAA Arts Building, University
of Alaska, Anchorage
Arizona November 19 University of Arizona, Tuscon
Arkansas November 4-5 University of Central Arkansas,
Conway
California November 12-13 San Francisco State University,
San Francisco
Colorado October 28-29 Wells Music, Colorado Springs
Connecticut TBD
Delaware October 29 University of Delaware, Newark
District of
Columbia TBD
Florida November 11-13 Naples Philharmonic
Center Cultural
Complex, Naples
Georgia November 2-3 University of West Georgia,
Carrollton
Hawaii November 11 University of Hawaii at
Manoa, Honolulu
Idaho November 19 Boise State University, Boise
Illinois November 4-5 Illinois State University,
Normal
Indiana November 12 Ball State University, Muncie
Iowa November 5-6 Central College, Pella
Kansas November 12-13 Pittsburgh State University,
Pittsburg
Kentucky October 22-23 Morehead State University,
Morehead
Louisiana October 29 Loyola University, New Orleans
Maine November 5 University of Maine, Orono
Maryland TBD
Massachusetts November 20 Regis College, Weston
Michigan November 20 Michigan State University,
East Lansing
Minnesota October 22 Gustavus Adolphus College,
St. Peter
Mississippi November 4 University of Mississippi,
Oxford
Missouri November 3-6 University of Missouri-
Columbia, Columbia
Montana November 3-5 Venture Theater, Billings
Nebraska October 20-21 University of Nebraska-Omaha,
Omaha
Nevada October 29 University of Nevada, Reno
New Hampshire November 5 St. Paul's School, Concord
New Jersey November 12 Rowan University, Glassboro
New Mexico November 11-12 Junior/Senior College of the
Southwest, Hobbs
New Mexico November 5 Young Artist, University of
New Mexico, Albuquerque
New York October 21 Ithaca College, Ithaca
North Carolina October 28 Davidson College, Davidson
North Dakota October 28-29 Bismarck State College, Bismarck
Ohio October 28-30 Ohio State University, Columbus
Oklahoma November 19-20 Oklahoma Baptist University,
Shawnee
Oregon November 5 Western Oregon State University,
Monmouth
Pennsylvania November 11 Penn State University, State
College
Rhode Island November 13 Providence College, Providence
South Carolina November 3-5 Converse College, Spartanburg
South Dakota November 4-5 Northern State University,
Aberdeen
Tennessee October 29 Tennessee Technological
University, Cookeville
Texas November 6 Southern Methodist University,
Dallas
Utah November 11-12 Daynes Music and Riverton Music,
Salt Lake City
Vermont October 29 Richmond Town Library, Richmond
Virginia October 20-23 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Washington November 11-13 Whitworth College, Spokane
West Virginia November 5 Fairmont State University,
Fairmont
Wisconsin October 21-23 University of Wisconsin,
Stevens Point
Wyoming November 12 University of Wyoming, Laramie
Division Competitions
East Central January 20-22, 2006 Ball State University,
Muncie, IN
Eastern January 13-14, 2006 Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
Northwest TBD
South Central January 14-15, 2006 University of Louisiana at
Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
Southern January 26-29, 2006 Lee University, Cleveland, TN
Southwest January 20-22, 2006 University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
West Central January 13-14, 2006 University of Nebraska
at Omaha, Omaha, NE
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