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2020 Arizona State Winners

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Arizona Chamber Music String

No entries

Arizona Chamber Music Wind

No finalists

Arizona Elementary Composition

Winner: Saadhvi Jayaram, student of Rosa LoGiudice
Southwest Division Winner
MTNA NATIONAL WINNER

Arizona Junior Composition

Winner: Brayden Wagner, student of Natalya Thran
Southwest Division Honorable Mention

Arizona Junior Performance Piano

Winner: Daniel Kang, student of Jessica Yam
Alternate: Bryan Zhang, student of Kyungsun Choi
Honorable Mention: Justin Kang, student of Jessica Yam

Arizona Junior Performance String

Winner: Rachel Gardner (Violin), student of Simon James
Southwest Division Winner

Alternate: Jacqueline Rodenbeck (Violin), student of Timothy Kantor
Honorable Mention: Sophia Kim (Cello), student of Tom Landschoot

Arizona Junior Performance Woodwind

Representative: Elizabeth Ovelil (Flute), student of Brian Gordon

Arizona Senior Composition

Winner: Paul Castleton, student of Barbara Russell

Arizona Senior Performance Piano

Winner: Miles Fawson, student of Baruch Meir
Southwest Division Alternate

Alternate: Sharon Hui, student of Mandarin Cheung-Yueh
Honorable Mention: Tanner Dodt, student of Fei Xu

Arizona Senior Performance String

Winner:  Leo Kubota (Cello), student of Tom Landschoot
Southwest Division Winner

Alternate:  Alica Yang (Viola), student of Susanne Rothaar
Honorable Mention: Ethan Yang (Violin), student of Jing Zeng; Audrey Wang (Violin), student of Wendy Sharp; Seungchan Min (Violin), student of Min Park

Arizona Senior Performance Voice

Representative: Merritt Zhang (Baritone), student of Philip Godfrey

Arizona Senior Performance Woodwind

Winner: Daniel Walker (Flute), student of Brian Gordon
Alternate: Darryl Leung (Saxophone), student of Jeff Siegfried
Honorable Mention: Taylor Simpson (Saxophone), student of Christopher Creviston

Arizona Senior Performance Piano Duet

Winner: Rachel Dai and Nathan Lam, students of Yali Luo
Southwest Division Winner
MTNA NATIONAL WINNER

Alternate: Annie Qin and Michael Chen, students of Natalya Thran

Arizona Young Artist Performance Brass

Representative: Eric Zhunio (Euphonium), student of Matthew Tropman

Arizona Young Artist Performance Piano

Winner: John Solari, student of Baruch Meir
Southwest Division Winner
MTNA NATIONAL 2ND PLACE

Alternate: Daniel Mangiaracino, student of Kevin Fitz-Gerald

Arizona Young Artist Performance String

Winner: Weichao Zhu (Violin), student of Danwen Jiang
Southwest Division Winner

Alternate: Sicong Chen (Violin), student of Danwen Jiang

Arizona Young Artist Performance Woodwind

Winner: Matthew Fox (Saxophone), student of Christopher Creviston
Southwest Division Winner
MTNA NATIONAL 3RD PLACE

Alternate: Catelyn Hawkins (Saxophone), student of Christopher Creviston

Competition Judges

Composition: Vincent Oppido
Piano: Gregory Allen (Senior), Robert Hamilton (Junior & YA), Laura Melton (Junior, Senior, & Senior Piano Duet), and Joseph Rackers (Junior & Senior)
String: Claire Bryant, cello (Junior & Senior); Susan Dubois, viola (Senior); and Simin Ganatra, violin (Senior & YA)
Woodwind: Joseph Lulloff, saxophone (Senior & YA)

All Arizona winners move on to the Southwest Division competition in January 2021 (video only). If the winner is unable to perform, the Alternate will take his/her place in the competition.

MTNA Competitions Coordinator: Linda Stump, Competitions Coordinator: Dr. Yali Luo,