2024 YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETITIONS - WINDS RESULTS

Division Award Student/Instrument/Age/Teacher             

11 & Under 1st Claire Li, flute, age 10, Amy I-Yun Tu
Saint-Saëns/Arr. Gariboldi, Danse Macabre

12-14 1st Jianing (Garland) Liu, flute, age 14, Amy I-Yun Tu
(Junior) Pergolesi, Flute Concerto in G major, I. Spiritoso

2nd Rayansh Phirke, flute, age 13, Amy I-Yun Tu
3rd Katherine Lee, flute, age 12, Amy I-Yun Tu
HM Ian Lee, alto saxophone, age 14, Wonki Lee

15-17 1st Lina Lin, flute , age 17, Amy I-Yun Tu
(Senior) Reinecke, Concertino in D Major, Op. 283, I. Allegro molto moderato

2nd Trista Chao, flute, age 16, Amy I-Yun Tu
HM Isabella Chang, clarinet, age 17, Kenneth Ellison
HM Kenneth Wang, alto saxophone, age 17, Michael VanPelt

JUDGES: Robin Kani and Dena Orkin

High School Scholarship renamed after the late Margaret Knight

To honor the immense impact and contribution of the late Margaret Knight to NJMTA, the High School Scholarship has been renamed the Margaret Knight High School Scholarship.

Margaret E. Knight who passed away on May 7, 2023, was President of the New Jersey Music Teachers Association from 1992-1994. Her other positions included Director of Student Activities for the South Jersey Music Teachers Association, Historian and Coordinator of the High School Scholarship for NJMTA. In 2010, Margaret was named Music Teachers National Association Foundation Fellow for distinguished service to the music profession. In 2013, she was awarded the NJMTA Service Award given to a board member whose invaluable contribution have impacted the NJMTA as an organization.

Read more about Margaret Knight here…

MTNA Easter Division Competitions Results

Congratulations to the following outstanding students and teachers who represented the state of New Jersey with remarkable success in the recent MTNA Eastern Division Competitions!

Eastern Elementary Composition - Winner: Sebastian Soloff
  Teacher: Nancy Modell 

Eastern Junior Performance - Winner: Ryan Lu (Piano)
                    Teacher: Stella Xu 

Eastern Senior Performance - Winner: Jingyuan Zheng (Piano)
Teacher: Stella Xu

Eastern Senior Performance - Winner: Christopher Juan (Brass: Horn)
                                                  Teacher: Dan Wions

Eastern Senior Performance - Winner: Julie Kim (Strings: Violin)
                                                 Teacher: Elizabeth Chang

Eastern Senior Performance - Alternate: Hong Cheng (Woodwind: Clarinet)
                                                 Teacher: Kenneth Ellison

Eastern Senior Composition - Honorable Mention: Evan Chang   
                                                Teacher: Philip Orr