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.

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