Winter Studio Class

Kevin and Sarah

Ethan

This December, more than ever, I looked forward to our annual Holiday Studio Group Class.  I miss seeing my students in person so much! Even though we had regular performance sessions since August, it was so nice to see everyone together before winter break. Everyone performed beautifully, and all students participated in a Scavenger Hunt with enthusiasm! I will plan more fun games for next Studio Class, so be ready for a challenge. 

Scavenger Hunt winners!

Lulu

Nicole

Allison

Kevin and Sarah

 Event update is coming soon with exciting results from  recent competitions. Despite difficult circumstances imposed by quarantine, students have worked hard and participated in many local events as well as international competitions. 

Please mark your calendar:

NVMTA Bach Baroque Festival/Competition-online

NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival/Competition-online

WMTA Haydn Sonata Award-online

WMTA Speciality Competition-online

Student Achievements, 2019-2020

 

MTNA Virginia Senior Piano Duet Competition

Raelyn Hoang & Nicole Papenfuss- 1st place winners

MTNA Southern Division (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN and VA), Senior Piano Duet Competition:

Nicole& Raelyn- 1st place winners 

Going to National Finals

MTNA Senior Piano Duet Finals

Raelyn&Nicole- Finalists, 3rd prize

Virginia State Piano Competitions

Kevin Shen- 2nd place, Level 1A

Raelyn-1st place, Level II

NVMTA Judged Recitals

 Lulu-Honors

Sophia-Honorable Mention

Annabel and Lena*- Honors

Raelyn- Honors

 NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival/Competition

Ethan,  2nd prize

MSMTA Miriam Shields Gottlieb Competition

Lulu Wang(10)-1st plave

Nicole Papenfuss (15)-1st place

Annabel Lee (15)-3rd place

Ethan Tran (13)-HM

Kenneth Duong (15)-HM

Virginia Governor's School, Visual and Performing Arts Program

Allison Oh

Elaine Chang

MSMTA Spring Piano Solo Competition

Kevin Shen(9)-1st place

Cameron Hoang(10)-2nd place

Teddy Yi(14)-2nd place

Nicole Papenfuss(15)-2nd place

Annabel Lee(15)-2nd place

Ethan Tran (13)-3rd place

Allison Oh(16)-3rd place

Elaine Chang(16)-3rd place

Kenneth Duong(15)-HM

Lulu Wang(10)-HM

5th Paderewski International Piano Competition

"Young Talents"

Kevin Shen-3rd prize winner!

 Lulu-HM

Cameron-HM

Young Artist Musicale, GMU

Annabel Lee

Raelyn Hoang

Ethan Tran

NVMTA Bach Baroque Festival/Competition

Kevin-2nd Round

Lulu-2nd Round

Kenneth-Second Round

Annabel-Honors

Elaine-Honors

Allison-45 point Award!

NVMTA Sonata Festival

Sarah

Kevin

Sophia

Lulu

Cameron

Ethan

Nicole

Teddy

Raelyn

Kenneth

Allison

Annabel

VMTA Theory Exam Top Scores

Lulu Wang

Teddy Yi

Sarah Shen

Bland Competitions

  Cameron (Junior Category)-1st place

Allison-1st place

Annabel-1st place

Raelyn-1st place

Elaine-1st place

MSMTA Gertrude Brown Memorial Piano Concerto Competition

Cameron (Junior II)-Alternate

Kenneth (Intermediate)-Alternate

VMTA Fall Festival

Lulu-Superior

Jacqui-Superior

Allison-Superior

AAMS Competition, 2019

Cameron- HM

Kavin- HM

Allison- HM

NVMTA Sonata, Piano Concerto and Paderewski International Competitions

Congratulations to Ethan, he is a 2nd prize winner of the NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival/Competition!

NVMTA Sonata Festival was a huge success this year, just take a look at the ribbon count, wow! Students did so well with adjusting to a new requirement of sending recordings instead of live performances this year. Congratulations to Sarah, Kevin, Sophia, Lulu, Cameron, Ethan, Nicole, Teddy, Raelyn, Kenneth, Allison and Annabel!

 Kenneth earned this 10th trophy

Sophia

Kevin

  Congratulations to students who submitted programs to the 5th Paderewski International Piano Competition, this event was attended by performers from 28 countries!  Kevin, Cameron and Lulu participated in the "Young Talents " Category:

Kevin Shen-3rd prize winner!

 Lulu-HM

Cameron-HM

Lulu

From my garden

MSMTA Gottlieb Piano Competition

Lulu

Congratulations to MSMTA Miriam Shields Gottlieb Memorial Piano Competition participants! Please see the results:

 Lulu Wang (10)-1st place

Nicole Papenfuss (15)-1st place

Annabel Lee (15)-3rd place

Ethan Tran (13)-HM

Kenneth Duong (15)-HM

From my garden!

Virginia Governor's School

Allison

Elaine

Congratulations to Allison Oh and Elaine Chang for being accepted to Virginia Governor's School, Visual and Performing Arts Program!Allison and Elaine are busy high-schoolers, and both students continue serious piano studies, congratulations to you both!

Allison

Elaine

MSMTA Spring Piano Solo Competition

MSMTA Spring Piano Solo Competition results!

Kevin Shen(9)-1st place

Cameron Hoang(10)-2nd place

Teddy Yi(14)-2nd place

Nicole Papenfuss(15)-2nd place

Annabel Lee(15)-2nd place
Ethan Tran (13)-3rd place

Allison Oh(16)-3rd place

Elaine Chang(16)-3rd place

Kenneth Duong(15)-HM

Lulu Wang(10)-HM

MTNA Senior Performance Finals!

Results are in! Congratulations to Nicole Papenfuss and Raelyn Hoang on receiving a 3rd prize at the MTNA Senior Piano Performance Competition Finals! Piano Duet teams from all seven MTNA Divisions of the United States competed in the final round. Raelyn and Nicole represented Southern Division (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN and VA). Congratulations to both students!!

Bland Competitions

Elaine and Kenneth

Allison

Annabel

 Students have ennjoyed performances at the regional Bland Competitions. Good luck to Elaine, Annabel and Raelyn who are advancing to the next round!

  Cameron (Junior Category)-1st place

Allison-1st place

Annabel-1st place

Raelyn-1st place

Elaine-1st place

Spring Forward!

Elaine and Annabel after Honors Concert

Lulu 

Kevin and Sarah

NVMTA Bach Baroque Festival/Competition results:

Kevin-2nd Round

Lulu-2nd Round

Kenneth-Second Round

Annabel-Honors

Elaine-Honors

Allison-45 point Award!

Lulu and Sophia performed beautifully at the NVMTA Judged Recital:

 Lulu-Honors

Sophia-Honorable Mention

Students showed great skills and knowledge at the VMTA Theory Mastery Day. Well done, everyone! Top scores go to Teddy, Sarah and Lulu!

National Finalists!

Big congratulations to Nicole Papenfuss and Raelyn Hoang! They are named winners of the Southern Division MTNA Competition, Senior Piano Duet! Nicole and Raelyn will compete in the final round of the National Competition at the end of March in Chicago, Illinois.

Winter News

Tacy Foundation Recital 

Sophia and Nicole, NVMTA General Recital

Happy New Year! Students are busy preparing for theory exam and many other upcoming events. Spring season promises to be very busy for all. I am so proud of many students who find time on weekends to organize Tacy Foundation Recitals. It takes time and a lot of effort to recruit participants and make balanced programs. Most everyone has performed once or more during holiday season to bring cheer and beautiful music to retirement community in our area. Thank you!

Several events took place during past months. Good work to everyone who participate in the VMTA Fall Festival:

Lulu- Superior
Jacqui-Superior
Allison-Superior

Cameron with her new friend Aria

MSMTA Gertrude Brown Memorial Piano Concerto Comeptition is a new event for our studio. Students very much enjoyed learning required repertoire. Congratulations to Cameron and Kenneth on receiving Alternate in their groups! Cameron performed 1st movement of J. Haydn Concerto in F major. Kenneth performed 2nd movement of W.A. Mozart Concerto K414.

Cameron (Junior II)-Alternate
Kenneth (Intermediate)-Alternate

Congratulations to Allison, she received a very special greeting in mail! United States Senator, Mark Warnder, congratulated Allison on her achievement at the Lions Club Bland Competition.