MTNA Student Competitions 2023

2023 MTNA STUDENT COMPETITIONS RESULTS (Printable)

2023 MTNA STUDENT PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS

JUNIOR LEVEL

Piano Solo

Winner: Ryan Yuan Lu                                                  Teacher: Stella Xu
Alternate: Conan Yang                                          Teacher: Veda Zuponcic
Honorable Mention: Ella Zhang                                 Teacher: Nancy Modell
                                                Hannah Zou                              Teacher: Ingrid Clarfield

String

Winner: Valentina Chen, violin                                      Teacher: Sheryl Staples
Alternate: Lucille Cheng, violin                                  Teacher: Tunde Gaal
Honorable Mention: Elie Kuan, cello           Teacher: Hyojin Lee
                                                 Hannah Moon, violin        Teacher: Yu Jeong Lee
Kenny Yang, cello Teacher: Hyojin Lee

Woodwind

Winner: Jianing Liu, flute                                 Teacher: Amy Tu
Alternate: Sharon Xue, clarinet                                      Teacher: Gi Lee
Honorable Mention: Alexander Chen, clarinet   Teacher: Gi Lee
                                    Cherie Xu, clarinet                  Teacher: Kenneth Ellison

SENIOR LEVEL

Piano Solo

Winner : Jingyuan Zheng                                                      Teacher: Stella Xu
Alternate: Richard Martin                                                  Teacher: Michelle Cann
Honorable Mention: Daniel Haiduc                          Teacher: Ingrid Clarfield   
Victor Peng Teacher: Veda Zuponcic
Angela Zhang Teacher: Chiu-Tze Lin

 String

Winner: Julie Kim, violin                                          Teacher: Elizabeth Chang    
Alternate: Kai Freeman, violin                                   Teacher: Amy Oshiro-Morales
Honorable Mention: Jessica Hong, cello                 Teacher: Hyojin Lee
                                          Darren Lee, cello                    Teacher: Hyojin Lee

Woodwind

Winner: Hong Cheng, clarinet                                       Teacher: Kenneth Ellison
Alternate: Lina Lin, flute                                               Teacher: Amy Tu
Honorable Mention: Hanyi Deng, clarinet       Teacher: Kenneth Ellison
                                    Matthew Gao, clarinet       Teacher: Kenneth Ellison 

Brass

Representative: Christopher Juan Teacher: Dan Wion

YOUNG ARTIST LEVEL

Piano

Representative: Sean Baker                                         Teacher: Veda Zuponcic
Alternate: Alexander DeStefano                                        Teacher: Veda Zuponcic

2023 MTNA STUDENT COMPOSITION COMPETITIONS

Julia Kovalev, Composition Competitions Coordinator

Elementary:

Winner: Sebastian Soloff                                                   Teacher: Nancy Modell
Honorable Mention: Pavan Patel                            Teacher: Ju-Fen Lu

Junior:

Winner: Colton Stotesbury                                                Teacher: Kaori Tanioka
Honorable mention: Philip Levonian               Teacher: Kimberly Bill
                                                 Kenny Yang                               Teacher: Ju-Fen Lu

Senior:

Winner: Evan Chang                                                            Teacher: Philip Orr
Honorable Mention: Charlotte Geary        Teacher: Natasha Pence
                                                  Michael Middlezong            Teacher: Kaori Tanioka

 If there is only one (1) entrant in a State-level category, there will be NO State Competition. The entrant will be named the State Representative and will advance directly to the Division Competition.