Chairperson: Phoebe Hu
1st place winners will perform at the Winners Recital next weekend at the NJMTA State Conference.
Recital Details: Sunday, November 13, 2022, 3:15 pm.
Gill Memorial Chapel of Rider University
Elementary (Age 10-under)
1st place-
Ivy Yin, violin, age 8, Teacher: Tunde Gaal
(Edouard Lalo: Symphonies Espagnole, Opus 21, first movement)
2nd place-
Melody Jian, violin, age 9, Teacher: Tunde Gaal
3rd place-
Derek Liu, violin, age 10, Teacher: Yousun Kim
Honorable Mention-
Annabelle Zhao, violin, age 9, Teacher: Yousun Kim
Judges: Shana Douglas and Alisa Seavey Dewberry
Junior (Age 11-14)
1st place-
Kai Freeman, violin, age 14, Teacher: Amy Oshiro,
(Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto No. 2, 3rd movement)
2nd place-
Lucille Cheng, violin, age 13, Teacher: Tunde Gaal
3rd places-
Charlotte Xinger Ji Dressel, cello, age 13, Teacher: Hyojin Lee
Erika Lee, cello, age 11, Teacher: Mira Kang,
Honorable Mention-
Sunny Cui, violin, age 13, Teacher: Kevin Tsai,
Jessica Hong, cello, age 14, Teacher: Hyojin Lee,
Darren Lee, cello, age 14, Teacher: Hyojin Lee,
Emily Wang, violin, age 14, Teacher: Yousun Kim
Judges: Shana Douglas and Alisa Seavey Dewberry
Senior (Age 15-17)
1st place-
Angeluna Xu, violin, age 17, Teacher: Yousun Kim
(Bela Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances)
2nd place-
Heather Lee, violin, age 15, Teacher: Yousun Kim
3rd place-
Henry Depew, violin, age 16, Teacher: Tunde Gaal
Jacob Kang, cello, age 15, Teacher: Mira Kang
Honorable Mention-
Wesley Chen, violin, age 15, Teacher: Tunde Gaal
Katrina Lee, cello, age 16, Teacher: Hyojin Lee
Nora Lee, violin, age 17, Teacher: Yousun Kim
Judges: Eric Jones and Margaret Dziekonski