MTNA and Virginia State Competition Results!

Congratulations to Nicole and Raelyn! They are winners of the Virginia MTNA Senior Piano Duet Competition! 

Congratulations to Kevin Shen! He is a 2nd place winner of the Virginia State Piano Competition, level 1A! Way to go, Kevin!

Raelyn, 1st place winner of the Virginia State Piano Competition, Level II! Wow!

Raelyn also received HM at the highly competitive MTNA Junior Piano Competition.

Congratulations to Kayleigh on receiving HM for her composition at the MTNA Composition Competition VA state level, well done, Kayleigh!

Annabel and Lena* after performance at the Washington DC MTNA Senior Piano Duet Competition, they are representatives and have advanced to Eastern Division.

Several updates regarding other fall events  in our studio:

AAMS Competition, 2019

Cameron- HM

Kavin- HM

Allison- HM

NVMTA Judged Recital:

Annabel and Lena*- Honors

Raelyn- Honors

(*guest artist)

  Annabel, Raelyn and Lena* after Judged Recital, Arlington

Annabel was one of the young artists invited to perform at the October Young Artist Musicale, GMU.

 Steinway and Sons, Bethesda, MD

Thank you, parents, for your support, help and time commitment! 

Student Achievements, 2018-2019

Northern VA District Auditions:

Kevin ( Level 1A)- 1st alternate, going to VA State Competition

Cameron (1B)- HM

Raelyn (Level II)- 1st Alternate, going to VA State Competition

Allison (Level III)-HM

Annabel (Level III)- selected for YAM

NVMTA Sonata Festival:

 Kevin-Honors

 Ethan-Honors

Cameron-Honors

 Elaine-Honors

 Annabel-Honors

 Kenneth-Honors

 Nicole-Honors

 Lulu-Honors

Kenneth- 9th year trophy

Nicole- 10th year trophy

2019 W. Knabe International Piano Competition:

 Cameron Hoang- 2nd place, cash award
Allison-semi-finalist

WMTA V. Hartman Piano Achievements Awards:

 Nicole-1st place

Ethan- 3rd place

 Annabel - 3rd place

Cameron- HM

Kaufman International Piano Competition, New York:

 RAELYN- FINALIST!

NVMTA Piano Duet Competition

Nicole/Raelyn-1st place

Elaine/Amy*-1st place

Cameron/Kevin-1st place

Lulu/Sophia-2nd place

Annable/Lena*-2nd place

Kevin/Sarah-HM

(Lena*, Amy*-guest artists)

NVMTA Piano Achievement Awards

Cameron-2nd place

Nicole-HM

Raelyn- HM 

Young Artist Musicale, GMU

Ethan Tran

Nicole Papenfuss

Annabel Lee

NVMTA Composition Competition

Kayleigh Hoang-1st place, Jo Lombard Award

Steinway Piano Competition

Raelyn( Division IV)-HM

NVMTA Judged Recitals:

Allison- Honors

Annabel/Lena-Honors

Ethan- Honors

Nicole-Honors

Raelyn- Honors

Cameron- HM

Kevin-HM

WMTA Composition Competition

Kayleigh Hoang- 1st place, Senior division

Bach Baroque Festival/Competition

Allison- Honors

Nicole-Honors

Raelyn- Honors

Teddy-Honors

Ethan-Honors

Lulu- 2nd round

Annabel- 15 point award

Teddy-15 point award

WMTA Haydn Sonata Competition

Kevin- HM

WMTA M. Frank Speciality Competition, Music of France:

Annabel-1st place

Nicole-1st place

Cameron-3rd place

Kennth-3rd place

Lulu- HM

VMTA Theory Mastery Day top scores:

Ethan

Cameron

Lulu 

Robert Spencer Piano Competition:

Cameron (level 1)- HM

Raelyn (level 3)- 1st place

WMTA Judged Recital:

Raelyn- Honors

Bland Competitions

Allison-1st place

Nicole-1st place

Cameron-1st place

Elaine-2nd place

Teddy-2nd place

Raelyn-2nd place

Golden Key Music Festival:

 Kayleigh-1st place in Senior International Composition Category

WMTA Modern Piano Music Competition:

Level 1:

Kevin-1st place

Sophia-2nd place

Sarah-3rd place

level2:

Cameron-1st place

Level3:

Raelyn-1st place

Nicole-2nd place

Levle 4:

 Allison-1st place

Elaine-2nd place

Asian American Competition:

Kevin- HM

 Raelyn-3rd place

International Torrance Legacy Creativity Award:

 Kayleigh-1st place in the Music Category

Knabe International Piano Comeptition

Congratulations to Cameron on her big achievement at Knabe International Piano Competition, she is a second place winner and will receive a $200 cash award! Cameron played Sonata in G Major, op.49 by L.v. Beethoven and Northwoods Toccata by C. Klose.

Congratulations to Allison on being selected as a semi-finalist for this competition! She prepared a beautiful program, well done Allison!

Northern District Auditions

Kevin

Congratulations to all students who prepared programs for the Northern District Auditions. Students were required to play three compositions representing three of the following periods: Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionistic or Contemporary. Also, student had to pass the examinations for their level on Theory Mastery Day and Sight Reading to enter this competition. Two students from our studio will be participating in the VA State Competitions in October, congratulations to Kevin and Raelyn! Congratulations also go to Cameron and Allison on receiving Honorable Mentions in this very competitive event, wow!

Kevin (IA)- 1st Alternate, going to VA State Competitions in October!

Raelyn-(II)- 1st Alternate, going to VA State Competition in October!

Allison (III)- HM
Cameron (IB)-HM

Raelyn

NVMTA Sonata Festival Honors

Cameron

Elaine, Ethan and Lulu

Congratulations to all students who received Honors at the NVMTA Sonata Festival, wow!

Kevin-Honors

Cameron-Honors

Lulu-Honors

Ethan-Honors

Elaine-Honors

Kenneth-Honors

Nicole-Honors

Annabel-Honors

Lulu

Sarah and Kevin

Kevin, Annabel and Cameron

Kenneth received a 9th year trophy and Nicole received a 10th year trophy, well done on staying consistent and always preparing programs for Sonata Festival!

Nicole and Kenneth

Ethan at Young Artist Musicale

Congratulations to Ethan! He was selected as one of the Young Artists to perform at GMU. He played compositions by C.Daquin and C. Debussy. 

 Young Artist Musicales are presented in conjunction with Jeffrey Siegel's "Keyboard Conversations" performances at GMU. The YAM series feature students selected by a Committee from NVTMA events. Ethan was selected after receiving Honors at NVMTA Judged Recital. Congratulations, Ethan!

Young Composer Competition

  Listen to Kayleigh's work "Dans Le Vol" performed by McLean Symphony

  Congratulations to Kayleigh on her composition awards! Her latest work, Variations on Theme of Cannethelix, has been receiving stunning feedback. Kayleigh is a 1st place winner of the 2019 WMTA Young Composer Competition, Senior Division.

Kayleigh is also a winner of the NVMTA Composition Competition and a recipient of Jo Lombard Award. Congratulations, Kayleigh!

V.Hartman Piano Achievement Awards

Congratulations to all students who took part in the WMTA V. Hartman Piano Achievements Awards. This event always takes place on Mother's Day, thank you so much for taking your time to make a drive to Washington DC! Congratulations to Nicole, Ethan, Annabel and Cameron!

Nicole (14)-1st place
Ethan (12)-3rd place
Annabel (14)-3rd place
Cameron (9)-HM

NVMTA Piano Ensemble Competition

Sophia, Lulu, Kevin and Cameron

Nicole, Raelyn, Annabel and Lena*

Amy* and Elaine

  Students love NVMTA Piano Ensemble Competition. It was a lot of fun to explore new pieces this year. Big thank you goes to parents who coordinated duet practice sessions and drove to extra lessons during this busy season. Congratulations to all hard working duet teams, wow!
Level 1:
Sarah/Kevin-HM

Level 2:
Cameron/Kevin-1st place
Sophia/Lulu-2nd place

Level 4A:
Nicole/Raelyn-1st place
Annabel/Lena*-2nd place

Level 4B:
Elaine/Amy*-1st place

Lena*, Amy*- guest artists

Sarah and Kevin

Spring Forward!

 Our studio was well represented at the NVMTA Bach Baroque Festival/Competition. Students enjoyed an opportunity to play on a harpsichord in addition to hearing many wonderful performances during the event. After performing in two rounds of the competition, several students were chosen for the Honors Concert, well done everyone! 

Ethan- Honors

Teddy- Honors

Allison- Honors

Raelyn- Honors

Nicole- Honors

Lulu- chosen for 2nd round

Annabel- 15 point award

Teddy- 15 point Award

Please enjoy more studio news!

VMTA Theory Mastery top scores go to Ethan and Cameron.

Sight Reading Exam top score goes to Annabel.

NVMTA Judged Recital, Ethan received Honors and was selected for the YAM!

 Elaine, Kenneth and Kevin participated in the new event held by WMTA, Haydn Sonata Competition. Congratulations to Kevin on receiving HM in a group for grades K-6, wow!

Nicole at Young Artist Musicale

 Nicole and Jeffrey Siegel after performance

Congratulations to Nicole! Nicole was selected as one of the Young Artist to perform at GMU. She played Arabesque by Japanese composer T.Abe at February Young Artist Musicale.

 Young Artist Musicales are presented in conjunction with Jeffrey Siegel's "Keyboard Conversations" performances at GMU. The YAM series feature students selected by a Committee from NVTMA events. Nicole was selected after receiving Honors at NVMTA Judged Recital.

Bland Competitions, 2019

Allison and a competition chairman

Nicole and Teddy

Elaine

Congratulations to all students who participated in the Bland Competitions this year! Good luck to Nicole at the next round!

Allison (regional)- 1st place, cash award

Allison (district)-2nd place, cash award

Nicole - 1st place, cash award

Cameron-1st place, cash award

Elaine - 2nd place, cash award

Teddy- 2nd place, cash award

WMTA Margaret Frank Speciality Competition

Annabel

Kenneth

Cameron

Lulu

 Congratulations to all students who prepared beautiful programs for the WMTA Margaret Frank Bi-Annual Speciality Competition. This year students performed repertoire composed by French composers.

Annabel (Section 13-14 B)-1st place
Nicole (Section 13-14C)-1st place
Cameron (Section 9-10B)-3rd place
Kenneth (Section 13-14D)-3rd place
Lulu (Section 9-10A)-HM