MTNA/TMTA 2015 Competitions Results November 13 & 14, 2015 Middle Tennessee State University

1. MTNA Composition 2. MTNA Instrumental/Vocal 3. MTNA Piano 4. TMTA Piano

1. MTNA COMPOSITION

YOUNG ARTIST COMPOSITION

• Winner: Paul Royse Teacher: Fay Adams (KMTA)

• Honorable Mention: Isaac Horn Teacher: Sally Reid (NAMTA)

2. MTNA INSTRUMENTAL/VOCAL

YOUNG ARTIST STRING

• Winner: Mary Loftus (violin) Teacher: Carolyn Huebl (NAMTA)

• Alternate: Emily Richards (violin) Teacher: Cornelia Heard (NAMTA)

SENIOR STRING

• Winner: Keri Wang (violin) Teacher: Carolyn Huebl (NAMTA)

• Alternate: Jenna Mangum (violin) Teacher: Cornelia Heard (NAMTA)

JUNIOR STRING

• Winner: Sarah McGuire (violin) Teacher: Carolyn Huebl (NAMTA)

• Alternate: Sheeline Yu (violin) Teacher: Cornelia Heard (NAMTA)

YOUNG ARTIST WOODWIND

• Winner: Sarah McMichen (clarinet) • Teacher: Wonkak Kim (MTMTA) • Alternate: Julia Morris (flute)

Teacher: Philip Dikeman (NAMTA) • Honorable Mention: Logan McAmis (clarinet)

Teacher: Todd Waldecker (MTMTA) SENIOR WOODWIND

• Winner: Rebecca Percy (flute) • Teacher: Shelley Binder (KMTA) • Alternate: Zhanlin Chen (saxophone)

Teacher: Brian Utley (NAMTA)

JUNIOR WOODWIND

• Representative: Jaime Kim (flute) • Teacher: Myung Kim (GMMTA)

CHAMBER MUSIC STRING

• Winner: Aurelius String Quartet Timothy Lowry (violin) Mary Johnson (second violin) Daniel Moore (viola) Alexander Krew (cello)

Teacher: Stephen Miahky (NAMTA) • Alternate: Soltis String Quartet

Allie Stewart (violin) Emily Richards (violin) Meghan Dewan (viola) Juliano Stewart (cello)

Teacher: John Kochanowski (IND) CHAMBER MUSIC WIND

• Winner: Tetra Quartet Erin Paxton (alto saxophone) Evan O’Neal (tenor saxophone) Hannah Thurman (soprano saxophone) Austin Ivey (baritone saxophone)

Teacher: Phillip Barham (IND) • Alternate: Peachtree Quintet

Lacy Robbins (oboe) Jordan Frazier (flute) Michaela Cundari (clarinet) Conner Shehan (bassoon) Edward Loudermilk (horn)

Teacher: William Woodworth (GMMTA) YOUNG ARTIST VOICE

• Winner: Amber Harrington (soprano) Teacher: Sun-Joo Oh (AMTA)

• Alternate: Alec Castro (tenor) Teacher: Sun-Joo Oh (AMTA)

SENIOR VOICE

• Winner: Katlyn Powell (soprano) Teacher: Sun-Joo Oh (AMTA)

• Alternate: Alexandra Powell (mezzo-soprano) Teacher: Sun-Joo Oh (AMTA)

3. MTNA PIANO YOUNG ARTIST PIANO

• Winner: Josh Davis Teacher: Catherine Godes (IND)

• Alternate: Man-Ling Bai Teacher: Ning An (CMTA)

• Honorable Mention: Lucas Ferraguti Teacher: Karen Krieger (NAMTA)

• Honorable Mention: Xiaotong Liu Teachers: Chih-Long Hu, Benjamin Caton, Esther Park (AMTA)

SENIOR PIANO

• Winner: Mayuki Miyashita Teacher: David Northington (KMTA)

• Alternate: Sean Yang Teacher: Yukiko Whitehead (GMMTA)

• Honorable Mention: Mary Nerren Teacher: Yvonne Blair (AMTA)

SENIOR PIANO DUET

• Winner: Ellie Lai Isabelle Lee Teacher: Fay Adams (KMTA)

• Alternate: Daniel Hosny Alvin Zhang Teacher: Jerome Reed (NAMTA)

JUNIOR PIANO

• Winner: Jimmy Liu Teacher: Chi-Long Hu (AMTA)

• Alternate: Joanne Kang Teacher: Roland Schneller (NAMTA)

4. TMTA PIANO

TMTA COLLEGE PIANO

• Winner: MuTong Mai Teachers: Chih-Long Hu, Benjamin Caton, Esther Park (AMTA)

• Runner-Up: Yihan Sun Teachers: Chih-Long Hu, Benjamin Caton, Esther Park (AMTA)

TMTA COLLEGE PIANO ENSEMBLE

• Winner: Yihan Sun MuTong Mai

Teachers: Chih-Long Hu, Benjamin Caton, Esther Park (AMTA) • Runner-Up: Zhaoyi Li

Ke Shi Teachers: Chih-Long Hu, Benjamin Caton, Esther Park (AMTA)