MTNA Student Competitions
Chairperson: WEI-YUH CHRISTINA XIE 2020nj.mtna@gmail.com
The MTNA National Student Competitions are the most successful and prestigious student competitions in the country. Each year, thousands of students compete for top prizes and national recognition.
The MTNA Competitions include Composition Competitions, Performance Competitions (which include Brass, Piano, String, Voice, and Woodwind), and Chamber Music Competitions.
State level winners (both Performance Competitions and Composition Competitions) are invited to perform at the NJMTA annual state conference - MTNA Competitions Winners
MTNA Senior State Competition & Chamber Music State Competition Coordinator:
WEI-YUH CHRISTINA XIE 2020nj.mtna@gmail.com
MTNA Junior State Competition & Young Artist Competition Coordinator:
AMY TU mtnacompetitions2@njmta.com
MTNA Student Composition Competition Coordinator:
JULIA KOVALEV mtnacomposition@njmta.com
2022 MTNA STUDENT COMPETITIONS RESULTS (Printable)
2022 MTNA STUDENT PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS
JUNIOR LEVEL
Piano Solo
Winner: Alice Siqi Wan Teacher: Stella Xu
Alternate: Linda Nichvoloda Teacher: Marina Genina
Honorable Mention: Ryan Lu Teacher: Stella Xu
Perry Zou Teacher: Jeffrey Cohen
String
Winner: Matthew Ho, Cello Teacher: Clara Kim
Alternate: Chelsea Wang, Violin Teacher: Jiwon Kim
Honorable Mention: Lucille Cheng, Violin Teacher: Tunde Gaal
Jessica Hong, Cello Teacher: Hyojin Lee
Woodwind
Winner: Renée Whittemore, Flute Teacher: Amy Tu
Alternate: Cherie Xu, Clarinet Teacher: Kenneth Ellison
Honorable Mention: Matthew Gao, Clarinet Teacher: Kenneth Ellison
Jianing Liu, Flute Teacher: Amy Tu
SENIOR LEVEL
Piano Solo
Winner : Jingyuan Zheng Teacher: Stella Xu
Alternate: Samuel Cronk Teacher: Veda Zuponcic
Honorable Mention: Alyssa Xu Teacher: Ingrid Clarfield
String
Winner: Nicholas Yoo, Violin Teacher: Elizabeth Chang Alternate: Keitaku Iwata, Violin Teacher: Chloe Kiffer
Honorable Mention: Ella Eom, Violin Teacher: Elizabeth Chang
Julie Kim, Violin Teacher: Elizabeth Chang
Woodwind
Winner: Hong Cheng, Clarinet Teacher: Kenneth Ellison
Alternate: Lina Lin, Flute Teacher: Amy Tu
Honorable Mention: Hanyi Deng, Clarinet Teacher: Kenneth Ellison
Daniel Guo, Saxophone Teacher: Kenneth Ellison
Voice
Representative: Hannah He, Soprano Teacher: Shinwen Lin
YOUNG ARTIST LEVEL
Piano
Representative: Sean Baker Teacher: Veda Zuponcic
String
Representative: Dabin Hwang, Cello Teacher: Mira Kang
2022 MTNA STUDENT COMPOSITION COMPETITIONS
Julia Kovalev, Composition Competitions Coordinator
Elementary:
Winner: Ella Zhang Teacher: Nancy Modell
Honorable Mention: Pavan Patel Teacher: Ju-Fen Lu
Allan Ping Teacher: Ju-Fen Lu
Junior:
Winner: Colton Stotesbury Teacher: Kaori Tanioka
Honorable mention: Samantha Geary Teacher: Natasha Pence
Kenny Yang Teacher: Ju-Fen Lu
Senior:
Winner: Evan Chang Teacher: Philip Orr
Honorable Mention: Aadhitya Raam Ashok Teacher: Karoi Tanioka
Chern Yang Teacher: Kyu Rhee
Young Artist:
Representative: Jonathan Gold Teacher: Allan Cohen
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.
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See the winners from past MTNA Competitions
Please visit the MTNA website for up-to-date information on all MTNA competitions:
https://www.mtna.org/MTNA/engage/competitions/Composition_Guidelines.aspx
https://www.mtna.org/MTNA/engage/competitions/performance_guidelines.aspx