Ethan and Kenneth at Carnegie Hall!

 

Congratulations to Ethan and Kenneth on their performance at the Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall in New York! As first place winners of the Elite International Music Competition, they were invited to perform Tarantella by A. Borodin on the program of the Winners Concert. Not only they enjoyed this terrific opportunity to perform in NY, they also made memories for lifetime and met many new friends.  

MSMTA Spring Piano Duet Competition

Elaine and Teddy

Congratulations to our duet teams on great results at the MSMTA Spring Piano Duet Competition!

Annabel and Allison (17/18)-1st place

Teddy and Elaine(17/18)- 2nd place

Ethan and Kenneth(16C)- 3rd place

Lulu and Sophia(12B)-3rd place

Kevin and Sarah(10B) - Honorable Mention

Kenneth and Ethan

NVMTA Piano Concerto Competition

 

Congratulations to Kevin Shen, he is the FIRST PLACE winner of the NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival/Competition! Thank you to Allison Oh, she served as an accompanist at this event. Congratulations to both, Kevin and Allison, on making a great team.

NVMTA Bach Baroque Competition

NVMTA Bach Baroque Competition

Congratulations to Serena and Joshua. This was their first year of participation in the NVMTA Bach Baroque Festival, well done! 

Congratulations to students who advanced to 2nd Round:

 Jasmine, Lulu, Ethan, Nicole, Allison, Kevin

Honors:

Allison-Honors

Ethan- Honors

Kevin- Honors

Nicole- Honors

Sarah- received year 3 trophy!

Annabel- received year 9 trophy!

Congratulations!

 

Lulu Wang, Arlington 

NVMTA Judged Recital:

Lulu Wang- Honors

Ethan Tran- Honorable Mention

Kevin Shen, Washington DC

WMTA Judged Recital

Kevin Shen- Honors

Jasmine Mao-Honorable Mention

Congratulations to Kenneth and Nicole, they are first place winners of the Bland Regional Competitions and are advancing to the next round!

 VMTA Theory Exam was a great success and final scores are in! Top scores: Lulu, Kevin and Jasmine!

NVMTA Honors Concert:

Nicole and Lulu after NVMTA Honors Concert, Arlington

NVMTA General Recital

Congratulations to Serena! She attened her first NVMTA General Student Recital, well done Serena!

NVMTA Robert Spencer Concerto Competition

 

 Congratulations to Nicole Papenfuss on receiving 2nd prize in the highly competitive NVMTA Robert Spencer Piano Concerto Competition! This year, Level 5 was one of the biggest and most competitive groups. Congratulations to Nicole and a big thank you to her sister, Michelle! They made a great team together. 

Studio News

Nicole

Sarah

Kevin

BMTG Intercontinental Competition

Allison Oh -First place

 Sophia Wang and Sophia Lulu Wang (Piano Duet Category)- First place

Young Artist Musicale at GMU

Selected for the 1/23 YAM at GMU-Nicole Papenfuss 

WMTA Judged Recital

 Allison Oh-Honorable Mention

Sophia Lulu Wang- Honorable Mention

NVMTA Judged Recital

 Nicole Papenfuss- Honors

Annabel Lee- Honorable Mention

Kevin Shen- Honorable Mention

WMTA Modern Music Competition

 Nicole Papenfuss (Level IV)-3rd Prize

Annabel and Allison

Great Composer Series

Jasmine Mao- 2nd place

Sophia Wang- 3rd Place

Elite International Competition

Ethan Tran and Kenneth Duong (piano duet category) -First Place, invited to the winners concert in NY!

YMIC Metropolitan Classical Festival/Competition

Nicole Papenfuss-Best Performer Award, $100 Cash Award!

Grades 4-5

Joshua Chen-1st place

Sarah Shen-2nd place

Kevin Shen-2nd place

Grades 6-7

Sophia Lulu Wang-2nd place

Jasmine Mao-2nd place

Sophia Wang- Honorable Mention

Grades 8-9

Ethan Tran-2nd place

Grades 10-12

Nicole Papenfuss-1st place

Kenneth Duong-2nd place

Piano Duet Category

Sophia Wang and Lulu Wang-2nd place

Kenneth Duong and Ethan Tran- 2nd place

Annabel (trio)-1st place

Joshua

Jasmine

Allison performed with Virginia Regional Orchestra as a pianist

Sophia Lulu

Kenneth and Ethan

Allison

Studio Zoom class, October