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MTNA Arizona State Competitions
| Committee Chair | Andrew O'Brien |
The MTNA Arizona State Competitions Committee encourages every detail of musical excellence by solo and chamber music performance competitions (junior high through collegiate) and composition competitions (elementary through collegiate). New this year is the Senior Piano Duet category.
State level winners perform at the Winners Recital and are required to compete in the MTNA Southwest Division Competitions. Southwest Division winners also compete just before the MTNA National Conference and National Winners perform at a special recital during the MTNA National Conference.
Competition rules and guidelines can be found at: http://www.mtna.org/Programs/Competitions/Guidelines/tabid/304/Default.aspx
NEWS
2009-2010 Arizona MTNA PERFORMANCE COMPETITION WINNERS AND REPRESENTATIVES
Compositions of all winners and representatives advance to the southwestern division competition. Congratulations to all! All winners will be given the opportunity to perform at January’s Southwestern Regional Convention in Hawaii. Please consider entering your students in next year’s competition! What a terrific opportunity for them to earn valuable performance experience and receive professional feedback! For details watch American Music Teacher and www.mtna.org.
Junior Piano Performance
Winner: Carolynn Cong, Phoenix, age 14
Teacher: Fei Xu, Chandler
Alternate: Maria Larsen, Florence, age 14
Teacher: Ashley Bradford, Mesa
Junior String Performance
Winner: Tiffany Chang, Chandler, age 11
Teacher: William Magers, Mesa
Alternate: Kevin Bodhipaksha, Phoenix, age 14
Teacher: Susanne Rothaar, Phoenix
Senior Piano Performance
Winner: Grace Ma, Phoenix, age 17
Teacher: Fei Xu, Chandler
Alternate: Karen Nguyen, Chandler, age 16
Teacher: Manuela Pagano, Tempe
Honorable Mention: Heejin Jeon, Phx, age 18
Teacher: Manuela Pagano, Tempe
Honorable Mention: Shantell Petty, Tucson, 15
Teacher: Dr. June Chow-Tyne, Tucson
Honorable Mention: Hannah Wayment-Steele,
Flagstaff, age 16
Teacher: Diana Galindo, Flagstaff
Senior String Performance
Winner: Jeanelle Brierley, Gilbert, age 15
Teacher: Susanne Rothaar, Phoenix
Young Artist Piano Performance
Winner: Kathryn Christensen, Tucson, age 25
Teacher: Tannis Gibson, U of A
Alternate: Wei Xing, Tempe, age 26
Teacher: Caio Pagano, ASU
Honorable Mention: Qing Nadia Feeken, Mesa, age 26
Teacher: Baruch Meir, ASU
Young Artist Woodwinds
Winner: Starla Doyal, flute, Tucson, age 23
Teacher: Brian Luce, U of A
Alternate: Jeff Siegfried, saxophone, Tempe 22
Teacher: Timothy McAllister, ASU
Honorable Mention: Ryan Carle, clarinet, Flagstaff, age 21
Teacher: John Masserini, NAU
Young Artist Voice
*Representative: Michelle Rivera, Tempe, 25
Teacher: Robert Barefield, ASU
Young Artist Strings
*Representative: Chandra Susilo, Tempe, age 23
Teacher: Iggy Jang, Honolulu, HI
*Note: Entrants who are the sole entry in their category are
considered a representative of their state and automatically
advance to the division round.
Adjudicators for Junior and Senior Piano:
Steven Cook
Paula Dahl, NCTM
Natalya Thran
Adjudicators for Young Artist Piano:
Mark Fuller
Snezana Krstic
Dr. Raymond Ryder NCTM
Adjudicator for Strings:
Min Park
Adjudicator for Winds and Chamber Music:
Peter Blandino
2009-2010 ARIZONA MTNA COMPOSITION COMPETITION WINNERS AND REPRESENTATIVE
Compositions of all winners and representatives advance to the southwestern division competition. Congratulations to all! Please consider your students’ creative work for next year’s competition! What a terrific opportunity for them to receive professional feedback on their compositions! For details watch American Music Teacher and www.mtna.org.
Elementary Composition
“Minuet and Trio” by Urvi Binjrajka, Tempe, age 8
Teacher: Kenzie Carden, Mesa
Junior Composition
“Fantasia for Viola and Piano” by Kevin Bodhipaksha,
Phoenix, age 14
Teacher: Susanne Rothaar, Phoenix
Senior Composition
“The Journey of Victor the Rabbit: III. Victorious Peaks” by
Bryan Atkinson, Mesa, age 15*
Teacher: Dr. Karl Schindler, Phoenix
*Note: Entrants who are the sole entry in their category are
considered a representative of their state and automatically
advance to the division round.
Composition Judge: Dr. Jody Rockmaker, ASU