On February 1st and 2nd, the NJMTA Children Helping Children 2020 Performathon raised over $11,500 for HomeFront's Joy, Hopes & Dreams program.
It was a special weekend filled with beautiful music, a special feeling of community and a wonderful team effort. Thank you to all of the teachers and students who volunteered their time throughout the weekend!
Congratulations to everyone for a successful event!
Sincerely,
Suzanne Lehrer
This year’s Service Award goes to Ingrid Tang, in appreciation for all the hard work she puts in as the Chair for the Strings for Fall and Spring events.
Thank you, Ingrid!
Congratulations to Julia Lam, the 2019 recipient of NJMTA’s Teacher of the Year award.
NJMTA has established a special award to recognize an outstanding teacher in teaching, character, and service, to be in line with MTNA’s Teacher of the Year Award(given at the annual National Conference).
Sat. Nov. 16, 2019, 9:15-10:45 am
Amy Chu, age 8 (Student of Chiu-Tze Lin)
M. Clementi: Sonatina Op. 36, No. 6, I. Allegro con spirit
Arielle Chen, age 9 (Student of Ingrid Clarfield)
E. Grieg: Nocturne in C Major, Op. 54, No. 4
Angelina Jiang, age 12 (Student of Wendy Wu)
A. Beach: Pantalon, Op. 25, No. 3
Jerry Liu, age 11 (Student of Margarita Rovenskaya)
W. A. Mozart: Fantasy in D minor, K. 397
Jason Lu, age 9 (Student of Chang Liu)
G. Ligeti: Musica Ricercata, No. 3 Allegro con spirito
ALTERNATE 1
Robert Gugliotta, age 11 (Student of Hendry Wijaya)
F. Chopin: Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posthu.
ALTERNATE 2
Kyson Zhou, age 12 (Student of Anna Harutyunyan)
B. Bartok: Stick game (Joc cu bata) from Romanian Folk Dance No. 1
*All students were anonymously selected by the clinician based on repertoire choice.
Julia Kovalev, chairperson
Elementary:
Winner: Kenny Yang, Student of Ju-Fen Lu
Honorable mention: Kevin Yang, Student of Ju-Fen Lu
Junior:
Winner: Jonathan Hartanto, Student of Kaori Tanioka
Honorable mention: Aadhitya Raam Ashok, Student of Irene Lafharis
Honorable mention: Evan Chang, Student of Philip Orr
Senior:
Representative: T. Wang, Student of Nancy Modell
Emily Lau, chairperson
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(Third prizewinners, honorable mention (HM) recipients are listed in alphabetical order according to their last names)
FALLING SNOW
Prize Student Teacher
1st David Yu Stella Xu
2nd Caroline Ren Yuhui Chloris Li
3rd Evan Bai Yuhui Chloris Li
3rd Karen Du Julia Lam
3rd Ava R. Lan Stella Xu
3rd Bowen Liang Grace J. Yang
3rd Brian Meng Veda Zuponcic
3rd Rishabh Ramaswamy Chiu-Ling Lin
3rd Annie Wei Stella Xu
TWO STEP
Prize Student Teacher
1st Annabelle Chow Stella Xu
2nd Christine Peng Stella Xu
3rd Kristie Chao Stella Xu
3rd Claire Hua Yuhui Chloris Li
3rd Jiachen Jiang Grace Chang
3rd Ava Zhang Chiu-Ling Lin
3rd Kaleb Zhao Grace J. Yang
HM Samuel Conk Veda Zuponcic
HM Victor Peng Chiu-Tze Lin
DANCE WITH MIRRORS
Prize Student Teacher
1st Hans-Derek Yu Veda Zuponcic
2nd Patrick Sun Stella Xu
3rd Katherine Wu Stella Xu
HM Cindy Dang Grace Chang
Yu-Ying Emily Lee, chairperson
Wei-Yuh Christina Xie, Chairperson & Senior Coordinator
Amy I-Yun Tu, Junior and Young Artist Coordinator
PIANO SOLO
Winner: Christopher Shin Teacher: Veda Zuponcic
Alternate: Alyssa Xu Teacher: Ingrid Clarfield
Honorable Mention: Maxwell J. Chen Teacher: Beatrice Long
Hannah Kim Teacher: Chiu-Tze Lin
STRINGS
Winner: Chelsea Wang, Violin Teacher: Jeremy Zhu
Alternate: Nicolas Lin, Violin Teacher: Elizabeth Faidley
Honorable Mention: Matthew Ho, Cello Teacher: Mira Kang
WOODWINDS
Winner: Shuyuan Sun, Flute Teacher: Joseph Lu
Alternate: Audrey Yan, Flute Teacher: Amy I-Yun Tu
PIANO SOLO
Winner: William Chen Teacher: Michael Thomopoulos
Alternate: Natalie Joyce Chow Teacher: Beatrice Long
Honorable Mention: Jasmine Elizabeth Meyer Teacher: Julia Lam
Elizabeth Yang Teacher: Grace Yang
Hans-Derek Yu Teacher: Veda Zuponcic
STRINGS
Winner: Bethany Grace Bobbs, Cello Teacher: Catherine Bobbs
Alternate: Charlotte Rose Depew, Violin Teacher: Tunde Gaal
Honorable Mention: Angelina Dong, Violin Teacher: Jeremy Zhu
Amy Wang, Violin Teacher: Jeremy Zhu
Henry Zheng, Violin Teacher: Nancy Wilson
WOODWINDS
Winner: James Wang, Saxophone Teacher: Jordan Smith
Alternate: Ethan Feng, Clarinet Teacher: Kenneth Ellison
Senior Piano Duet
State Representative: Gordon Li and Jasmine Meyer Teacher: Julia Lam
Senior Voice
State Representative: Amanda Claire DeMichele Teacher: Kristine Biller
PIANO
Winner: Wenyan Han Teacher: Veda Zuponcic
Alternate: James Hunter Morris Teacher: James Goldsworthy
Richard Woo, chairperson
PERFORMANCE
Winner: Hans-Derek Yu, piano (teacher: Veda Zuponcic)
Alternate: Mia Huang, violin (teacher: Yousun Kim)
MUSIC EDUCATION/PEDAGOGY
Winner: Sean Baker, piano (teacher: Veda Zuponcic)
Alternate: Samantha Noble, voice (teacher: Lisa Casia)
Ingrid Tang, chairperson
