Every year, NJMTA presents a Service Award acknowledging a member who has contributed much time and effort to NJMTA and its vision. The awardee is selected by the NJMTA Nomination Committee.
The committee has chosen Julia Kovalev as the recipient of this year's NJMTA Service Award.
Julia Kovalev has been a member of the Board for over 10 years, acting as the chairperson of the MTNA Student Composition Competition and bringing more awareness to the area of student composition. Under her leadership, there has been a significant increase in the number of participants in the competition. Without her efforts in promoting this event, NJMTA would not have been able to share the work of talented composition students in New Jersey on both the state and national levels. Furthermore, she initiated the idea of including the composition competition winners in the State Conference winners' recitals so that they can have an opportunity to have their work performed in front of the public. Above all, Julia is always willing to help in not only the event that she is in charge of, but in other MTNA competitions as well.
Please join us in congratulating Julia Kovalev as the recipient of the 2020 NJMTA Service Award.
Congratulations, Julia!