American String Association / Greater Los Angeles Section

American String Association / Greater Los Angeles Section 2015 ASTA Aron Green Classical Guitar Competition Results Date: ___April 4, 2015_____ Chairperson: __Brian Head____

Location: USC Thornton School of Music, MacDonald Hall

Student Name Elementary Division Teacher’s Name To Finals/Yes/No First Place Richard Kim Jack Sanders Yes Second Place Yian Wang Adam Pettit No

Youth Division First Place Michelle Nguyen Felix Bullock Yes Second Place Evelyn Nguyen Felix Bullock Yes Third Place(tie) Kairey Wang Adam Pettit No Third Place(tie) Everest Nguyen Vasil Chekardzhikov No

Junior Division First Place(tie) Michelle Lajoie Connie Sheu Yes First Place(tie) Dylan Williams Vasil Chekardzhikov Yes

Senior Division First Place Sean Mulholland Brian Head Yes Second Place Stephen Krishnan William Kanengiser Yes Honorable Tomasz Fechner William Kanengiser No Honorable Max Brenner Brian Head No Judges

Mr. Matthew Greif and Mr. Billy Arcila

Teachers of participating students Vasil Chekardzhikov, Felix Bullock, Brian Head, William Kanengiser,Martha Masters, Adam Pettit, Jack Sanders, Connie Sheu, Andrew York

American String Association / Greater Los Angeles Section 2015 ASTA Harp Competition Results

Date: ___May 23, 2015_____ Chairperson: __Ellie Choate_

Location: California State University of Fullerton, Recital Hall

Student Name Intermediate Harp Teacher’s Name To Finals/Yes/No First Place Annette Lee Paul Baker Yes Second Place Jasmine Noh Sunny Ahn No

Judges Ms.Linda-Rose Hembreiker and Mr. C. Leonard (Lee) Coduti

Teachers of participating students Paul Baker, Sunny Ahn

American String Association / Greater Los Angeles Section LA Final Competition Results Date: ___May 23, 2015_____ Chairperson: __Gloria Traullé____ Location: California State University of Fullerton, Recital Hall

Student Name Elementary Violin Teacher’s Name To Finals/Yes/No First Place Alexander Fried Sam Fischer Yes Second Place Nathan Lin Shih Lan Liu No Third Place Marena Miki Sam Fischer No Honorable David Hung Sam Fischer No

Elementary Cello First Place Irene Lee Sangwon Cho Yes Second Place Nathaniel Yue Vardan Gasparyan No Third Place Norah Fong Stanley Sharp No

Intermediate Violin First Place Matthew Yee Peter Marsh Yes Second Place Ani Sinanyan Samvel Chilingarian Yes Third Place Megan Chang Elmer Su No Honorable Hazel Koh Aimee Kreston No

Intermediate Cello First Place Claire Park Richard Naill Yes Second Place Andrew Park In-Kyu Lee Yes Third Place Tatum Hodgson Trina Hodgson No

Pre-College Violin First Place Kasia Kosmala-Dahlback Jerzy Kosmala Yes Second Place Elaine Huang Henryk Liao No Third Place Jeongwon An Fung Ho No Honorable Grace Moore Lu OuYang No

Pre-College Viola First Place Christie Lee Albert Wu Yes

Pre-College Cello First Place Irene Yum In-Kyu Lee Yes Second Place Rebecca Suh Gloria Traulle No Honorable Samantha Yoon In Hee Ha No Honorable Logan Hodgson Trina Hodgson No

Judges

Ms.Limor Toren, Mr.Movses Pogossian, Mr.John Walz

Teachers of participating students Tanya Carey, Sangwon Chou, Kyle Champion, Samvel Chilingarian, Sam Fischer. Vardan Gasparyan, Fung Ho, Trina Hodgson, Gary Hung, Clara Kim, Bongshin Ko, Jerzy Kosmala, Aimee Kreston, In-Kyu Lee, Henryk Liao , Shih Lan Liu , Peter Marsh, Dorothy Muggeridge, In Hee Na, Richard Naill, Lu OuYang, Stanley Sharp, Elmer Su, Gloria Traulle, Alexander Treger, Albert Wu, Weikang Zhou

Piano Accompanists Margaret Chen, Betty Cheung, David Dunford, Roberta Garten, Angel Huang,Cindy Huang, Carol Lee, Eloise Kim, Gyo Jin Koo, Eunice Lee, Mikhail Korzhev, Kathleen Najarian, Junko Nojima, Harout Senekeremian, Nathan Lewis, Zhanna Sinanyan, Nathan Lewis, Lara Urrutia, Weikang Zhou

American String Teachers Association / Greater Los Angeles Section Area Competition Results Area: __I___Date: _ April 25, 2015 __ Chairperson: _ Alexander Kalman__

Location: United University Church University of southern CA, 817 West 34th St. LA, CA 90089

Student Name Elementary Violin Teacher’s Name To Finals/Yes/No First Place Alexander Fried Sam Fischer Yes Second Place David Hung Sam Fischer Yes Third Place Marena Miki Sam Fischer Yes Honorable Andrew Yang Alexander Kalman No Honorable Bianca Howitt Clara Kim No

Intermediate Violin First Place Megan Chang Elmer Su Yes Second Place Ani Sinanyan Samvel Chilingarian Yes Third Place Abraham Eyre Henry Gronnier No

Intermediate Cello Second Place Elizabeth Yoon Stanly Sharp No

Pre-College Violin Second Place Wilder Millett Alexander Kalman No Third Place Isaac Pross Alexander Kalman No

Pre-College Cello First Place Samantha Yoon In Hee Na Yes Second Place Elizabeth Crotty David Garret No

Judges Mrs Mira Khomik., Mr. Christopher Ahn

Teachers of participating students David Garret, In Hee Na,Elmer Su,Alexander Kalman, Henry Gronnier, Samuel Fischer, Samvel Chilingarian, Clara Kim

Piano Accompanists Hiroyo Hatsuyama,Valeria Morgovskaya, Margaret Lee, , Zhanna Sinanyan, Roberta Garten

American String Teachers Association / Greater Los Angeles Section Area Competition Results Area: _III_ Date: __April 25, 2015 Chairperson:_Way-Chung Wong____ Location: ______Los Angeles Harbor College Recital Hall,______

Student Name Elementary Violin Teacher’s Name To Finals/Yes/No First Place Andrew Chi Elmer Su Yes Second Place Tommu Su Chun Ho Yun No Third Place Sky Shia Elmer Su No Honorable Kristie Lee Elmer Su No Elementary Cello First Place Norah Fong Stanley Sharp Yes Second Place Hannah Fong Stanley Sharp No Intermediate Violin First Place Brandon Wu Elmer Su Yes Second Place Marcus Chang Elmer Su No Third Place Allison Park Elmer Su No Honorable Tyler Chen Sakura Tsai No Intermediate Cello First Place Andrew Park In-Kyu Lee Yes Second Place Jessica Lee In-Kyu Lee No Third Place Danny Park In-Kyu Lee No Honorable Timothy Chao Natalia Dyakonov No Honorable Alice Lee Dorothy Muggeridge No Pre-College Violin First Place Jeongwon An Fung Ho Yes Second Place Sarah Yin Peter Marsh No Third Place Jamie Kim Elmer Su No Honorable Lucy Wang Gail Mellert No Pre-College Cello First Place Irene Yum In-Kyu Lee Yes Second Place Minji Oh Dorothy Muggeridge No Judges Mrs. Colleen Coomber, Mrs. Rebecca Yeh

Teachers of participating students Natalia Dyakonov, Fung Ho, In-Kyu Lee, Peter Marsh, Gail Mellert, Dorothy Muggeridge, Stanley Sharp, Elmer Su , Sakura Tsai, Chun Ho Yun Piano Accompanists Derek Chao,Betty Cheung,Margaret Chen, Cheryl Graue, Gyo-Jin Koo, Akina Motoyama, Iris Su,Naomi Sumitani American String Teachers Association / Greater Los Angeles Section Area Competition Results Area: IV Date: _April 18, 2015__ Chairperson: Gloria Traullé__ Location: St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 600 St. Andrew Rd. Newport Beach, CA 92663 Student Name Elementary Viola Teacher’s Name To Finals/Yes/No Third Place Nicholas Pan Weikang Zhou No Elementary Cello First Place Irene Lee Sangwon Cho Yes Second Place Alexander PhamTuong Gloria Traulle No Intermediate Violin First Place (Tie) Matthew Yee Peter Marsh Yes First Place (Tie) Aaron To Gary Hung Yes Second Place (Tie) Stefan Kosmala-Dahlback Jerzy Kosmala Yes Second Place (Tie) Hazel Koh Aimee Kreston Yes Third Place (Tie) Alan Wang Eunhee Kim No Third Place (Tie) Anna Kim Sooah Kim No Honorable Hannah Velez Gary Hung No Intermediate Viola Second Place Zachary Huang Albert Wu No Pre-College Violin First Place Elaine Huang Henryk Liao Yes Second Place (Tie) Annette Chang Alexander Treger Yes Second Place(Tie) Kasia Kosmala-Dahlback Jerzy Kosmala Yes Third Place Heidi Chen Weikang Zhou No Pre-College Viola First Place Christie Lee Albert Wu Yes Honorable Yuchen Fan Weikang Zhou No Pre-College Cello First Place Rebecca Suh Gloria Traulle Yes Young Adult Cello First Place Miguel Pablo Bongshin Ko Yes Third Place Emily Balderrama Bongshin Ko No Judges Ms. Frances Moore, Ms.Sorah Myung Teachers of participating students Sangwon Cho, Esther Chu, Gary Hung, Eunhee Kim, Sooah Kim, Bongshin Ko, Jerzy Kosmala, Aimee Kreston, Henryk Liao, Peter Marsh, Michelle Park, Gloria Traulle, Alexander Treger, Albert Wu, Weikang Zhou. Piano Accompanists Minyoung Baek, Angel Huang, David Dunford, Eunice Lee Junko Nojima, Kathleen Najarian, Misha Korzhev, Melody Lu, Nathan Lewis, Margreat Tseng, Michelle Yang, Rebecca Wong and Anh PhamTuong.Weikang Zhou.

American String Teachers Association / Greater Los Angeles Section Area Competition Results Area: V Date: _ May 19, 2015 __ Chairperson: _ Kyle Champion___

Location: University of Redlands Frederick P. Loewe Recital Hall

Student Name Elementary Violin Teacher’s Name To Finals/Yes/No Second Place Enya Chang Weikang Zhou No

Intermediate Violin First Place Phillip Zhou Weikang Zhou Yes

Intermediate Cello First Place Anselm Knecht Kyle Champion Yes

Pre-College Violin Second Place Caleb Chan Weikang Zhou No

Judges Ms. Bonnie Bell, Mr. Jeffry Kaatz

Teachers of participating students Kyle Champion, Weikang Zhou

Piano Accompanists Lara Urrutia, Irene Yang, Weikang Zhou

American String Teachers Association / Greater Los Angeles Section Area Competition Results Area: __VI_ Date: _ April 12, 2015 Chairperson: ___Shih-Lan Liu ___ Location: _ AMAC Violins Center, 141 E. Saint Joseph, Arcadia 91780 Student Name Elementary Violin Teacher’s Name To Finals/Yes/No First Place Nathan Lin Shih Lan Liu Yes Second Place (tie) Mana Tatsuki Peter Marsh No Second Place (tie) Alvin Wang Peter Marsh No Third Place Joshua Yue Clara Kim No Elementary Cello Second Place Nathaniel Yue Vardan Gasparyan Yes Intermediate Violin First Place Cathy Lu Fung Ho Yes Second Place Annika Gavlak Clara Kim Yes Third Place Colin Squire Peter Marsh No Intermediate Cello First Place (tie) Claire Park Richard Naill Yes First Place (tie) Tatum Hodgson Trina Hodgson Yes Second Place Jenna Pascale Vardan Gasparyan Yes Third Place Allen Wong Ana Maria Maldonado No Intermediate Bass First Place Sebastian Salazar Oscar Meza Yes Pre-College Violin First Place Grace Moore Lu OuYang Yes Second Place Mariel Jackson Fung Ho No Third Place Jihun Kim Fung Ho No Honorable Lily Lu Peter Marsh No

Pre-College Viola Second Place Jonathan Chen Fung Ho No Pre-College Cello First Place Logan Hodgson Trina Hodgson Yes Second Place Heather Lee Esther Chu No Judges Mrs.Andrea Byers, Mrs.Ling Yan

Teachers of participating students Esther Chu, Vardan Gasparyan, Fung Ho, Trina Hodgson, Clara Kim, Shih Lan Liu, Ana Maria Maldonado, Peter Marsh, Oscar Meza, Richard Naill, Lu OuYang,

Piano Accompanists Wen Chin Chang, Hsiao Ching Chao, Cindy Huang, Carol Lee, Akina Motoyana, Harout Senekeremian, Jia Yi Shi

American String Teachers Association / Greater Los Angeles Section Area Competition Results Area: VII Date: _April 18, 2015_ Chairperson: Emily Sommermann_

DVD Audition at Area IV

Area: IV Date: _April 18, 2015__ Chairperson: Gloria Traullé______

Location: _ St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 600 St. Andrew Rd. Newport Beach, CA 92663

Student Name Elementary Violin Teacher’s Name To Finals/Yes/No Honorable SoFia Malvinni Valerie Malvinni No

Judges Ms. Frances Moore, Ms.Sorah Myung