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2020–2021 MTNA COMPETITIONS NATIONAL FINALS

2021 CONFERENCE

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MTNA Junior Performance Competitions

MTNA-Kawai America Junior Piano Competition

Aaron Wang Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914 Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4 Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82 IV. Vivace

Roxane Park Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Toccata Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:49 Franz Joseph Haydn I. Allegro Ballade No. 2 in F Major Op. 38 Frédéric Chopin Etude No. 6 in D Minor, “Omaggio a Domenico Scarlatti” Marc-André Hamelin

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Nolan Tu Sonata in F Major, K. 332 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart III. Allegro assai Barcarolle, Op. 44 Anatoly Liadov Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 in A Minor Preludes, Book II Claude IX. Hommage a S. Pickwick, Esq. P.P.M.P.C. Two Studies Witold Lutoslawski I. Allegro

David Choi St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots Franz Liszt Sonata Henri Dutilleux III. Choral et variations

Haruki Takeuchi Sonata in D Major, K. 576 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro Etude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1 Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52 Frédéric Chopin 8 Morceaux caractéristiques, Op. 36 IV. En automne Trois movements de Petrouchka I. Danse Russe

Ryan Wang Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Major, WTC I, BWV 848 Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in F Major, K. 533 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp Minor Franz Liszt

Matthew Liu Sonata in C Major, K. 330 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro moderato Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20 Frédéric Chopin Un sospiro Franz Liszt

MTNA-Yamaha Junior String Competition

Corina Deng () Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Adagio II. Fuga Tzigane

Ayaan Ahmad (Violin) Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006 Johann Sebastian Bach III. Gavotte en Rondeau Romance in F Minor, Op. 11, B. 39 Antonín Dvor˘ák Tzigane Maurice Ravel

Mathis Selden () Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Prelude Pezzo Capriccioso, Op. 62 Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky Suite in C Minor Gaspar Cassadò I. Preludio-Fantasia

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Hannah Jeong (Cello) Sonata No. 5 in G Major, Op. 12 Jean-Baptiste Breval I. Allegro giocoso Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 Theme and Variations 1 through 7 (with internal cuts)

Joshua Kovac (Cello) Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1011 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Prelude in B Minor, Op. 104 Antonín Dvor˘ák I. Allegro Polonaise de Concert, Op. 14 David Popper

Rachel Gardner (Violin) Partita No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1002 Johann Sebastian Bach IV. Sarabande and Double Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 15 Henryk Wieniawaski arr. Jascha Heifetz Eric Chen (Violin) Variations on a Theme by Corelli Giuseppe Tartini Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22 I. Allegro moderato Marche Miniature Viennoise Fritz Kreisler

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MTNA Junior Woodwind Competition

Katherine Fang () Sonata No. 6 in E Major, BWV 1035 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Adagio ma non tanto II. Allegro Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, Op. 26 Franz Doppler I. Molto andante III. Allegro Density 21.5 Edgard Varèse

Lauren Huber (Flute) Rondo in D Major, K. 184 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, Op. 26 Franz Doppler

Reina Shin (Flute) Caprice No. 5 in A Minor Niccolò Paganini Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 arr. Jasmine Choi Concerto Aram Khachaturian III. Allegro vivace trans. Jean-Pierre Rampal

Grant Peng (Flute) Concerto, Op. 8 Otar Gordeli Concerto in C Major Ignaz Pleyel II. Adagio III. Rondo

Hannah Cho () Concerto in C Major, K. 314/271k Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro aperto Concertino in F Major, Op. 110 Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda III. Vivace

Lucy Gannon (Flute) Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Adagio ma non tanto II. Allegro Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro maestoso Andante et Scherzo Louis Ganne

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MTNA Senior Performance Competitions

MTNA Senior Brass Competition

Luke Suarez (Horn) Concerto No. 1 in D Major, K. 412 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro II. Allegro Concerto in C MInor, Op. 8 Franz Strauss I. Allegro moderato II. Andante III. Allegro moderato Sonata I. Mässig bewegt II. Ruhig bewegt III. Lebhaft

Cassidy Stanhope () Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major, K. 447 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro II. Larghetto III. Allegro Nocturno, Op. 7 Franz Strauss arr. Rudy Emilson Concerto No. 1 Alexey Lebedev

Aaron Johnson () Sinfonia in F Major Giovanni Battista Pergolesi I. Andante comodo II. Allegro con brio III. Adagio IV. Allegro Romance Concertino, Op. 4 Ferdinand David I. Allegro maestoso II. Andante, marcia funèbre Bride of Waves Herbert Lincoln Clarke

Sarah Ross (Horn) Concerto in C Major, Op. 8 Franz Strauss II. Andante III. Tempo I II. Caccia Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11 I. Allegro Nocturno, Op. 73 Bernhard Müller Meditation Jeffrey Agrell

Ethan Kessler () Aria con Variazioni George Frideric Handel Concerto in E-flat Major, Hob. VIIe:1 Franz Joseph Haydn I. Allegro II. Andante Concert Etude Alexander Goedicke Andante et Allegretto Guillaume Balay Rondo for Lifey Leonard Bernstein

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MTNA-Yamaha Senior Piano Competition

Aleks Shameti Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, WTC I, BWV 857 Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in C Major, Op. 53 I. Allegro con brio II. Introduzione – Adagio molto Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20 Frédéric Chopin Sarcasms, Op. 17 Sergei Prokofiev I. Tempestoso IV. Smanioso

Kenneth He Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:52 Franz Joseph Haydn I. Allegro Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Franz Liszt Gargoyles, Op. 29 Lowell Liebermann I. Presto II. Adagio semplice, ma con molto rubato III. Allegro moderato

Adrian King Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, WTC I, BWV 865 Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 Ludwig van Beethoven IV. Allegro assai Etude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1 Frédéric Chopin Sonate Henri Dutilleux III. Choral et Variations Troubled Water Margaret Bonds

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Shiv Yajnik Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 7 Ludwig van Beethoven IV. Rondo: Allegretto e grazioso Légendes Franz Liszt I. St. François d’Assise: La prèdication aux oiseaux II. St. François de Paul marchant sur les flots Sonata No. 1 (1990) Carl Vine II. Leggiero e legato

Caleb Borick Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Overture II. Allemande III. Courante IV. Air V. Sarabande VI. Menuet VII. Gigue Sonata in F Minor, Op. 57 Ludwig van Beethoven I. Allegro assai Sonata in B Minor Franz Liszt

Ariel Wong Variations sérieuses in D Minor, Op. 54 Isolde’s Liebestod (Tristan and Isolde) Franz Liszt/ Sonata No. 1 Henri Dutilleux III. Choral et variations

Seohee Yang Sonata in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3 Ludwig van Beethoven I. Allegro con brio Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 Frédéric Chopin Miroirs Maurice Ravel IV. Alborada del gracioso

MTNA-Weekley & Arganbright Senior Piano Duet Competition

Cory Wu and Katia Jacoby Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106:2a Johann Sebastian Bach La valse Maurice Ravel Six Morceaux, Op. 11 Sergei Rachmaninoff I. Barcarolle V. Romance

Gordon Li and Jasmine Meyer Eight Variations on a theme by Count Waldstein, WoO 87 Ludwig van Beethoven Souvenir de la Russie 4. The Nightingale 5. There is a Big Village on the Road Marche Ecossaise Claude Debussy Danse Macabre, Op. 40 Camille Saint-Saëns Gazebo Dances John Corigliano I. Overture

Sarah Girges and Avah Girges Gotten Zeit ist die allebeste Zeit: Sonatina, BWV 106 Johann Sebastian Bach arr. György Kurtág Sonata in D Major, Op. 6 Ludwig van Beethoven I. Allegro molto Andante and Allegro Brillante, Op. 92 Felix Mendelssohn Six Morceaux, Op. 11 Sergei Rachmaninoff IV. Valse Sinfonietta, Op. 49 Nikolai Kapustin I. Allegro

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Andrew Sun and William Fan Mephisto Waltz Franz Liszt Six Pieces, Op. 11 Sergei Rachmaninoff II. Scherzo III. Russian Theme VI. Slava Sabre Dance Aram Khachaturian arr. Greg Anderson

Jonathan Mei and Angela Mei Sonata in C Major, K. 521 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro Grand Galop Chromatique Franz Liszt Dolly Suite, Op. 56 Gabriel Fauré I. Berceuse III. Le Jardin de Dolly VI. Le pas espagnol Souvenirs, Op. 28 Samuel Barber V. Hesitation Tango

Rachel Dai and Nathan Lam Fantasia in F Minor, D. 940 Waltz of the Flowers (Nutcracker Suite) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arr. Edward Neeman Sabre Dance Aram Khachaturian arr. Greg Anderson

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Skyler Chan and Oliver Chan Sonata in C Major, K. 521 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 Sergei Rachmaninoff arr. Greg Anderson La Valse Maurice Ravel arr. Lucien Garban Sinfonietta, Op. 49 Nikolai Kapustin I. Overture

MTNA Senior String Competition

Ben Deighton (Cello) Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Prelude (4:00) II. Allemande (2:00) Grand sur des Motifs de l’Opéra le Barbier de Séville de Rossini Adrien-François Servais Sonata George Crumb III. Toccata

Dylan Wu (Cello) Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 Johann Sebastian Bach II. Allemande Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 Antonín Dvor˘ák III. Finale: Allegro moderato – Andante – Allegro vivo Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 Pablo de Sarasate arr. Orfeo Mandozzi

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Nate Strothkamp (Violin) Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 Johann Sebastian Bach III. Largo Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky I. Allegro moderato Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 Erich Korngold III. Allegro assai vivace

Daniel Bae (Violin) Concerto in D Minor, Op. 35 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky I. Allegro moderato Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro Histoire du Tango 1930 Astor Piazzolla II. Café

Iris Shepherd (Violin) Variations on “The Last Rose of Summer” Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 I. Allegro moderato Concerto Edgar Meyer I. Romanza Aslap and Tarana Kala Ramneth

Leo Kubota (Cello) Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Prelude IV. Sarabande Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129 I. Nicht zu schnell Twelve Caprices, Op. 25 Alfredo Piatti VII. Maestoso Forty Studies, Op. 73 David Popper X. Andante sostenuto Sonata, Op. 8 Zoltán Kodály III. Allegro molto vivace

Katya Moeller (Violin) Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 Johann Sebastian Bach II. Fugue Sonata in A Major, K. 305/293d Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro di molto II. Tema con variazioni. Andante grazioso Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky I. Allegro moderato

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MTNA Senior Voice Competition

Emma Dorshorst (Soprano) Preludios, G. 16 Vittoria, mio core! Giacomo Carissimi The Salley Gardens (Folk Songs of the British Isles) Benjamin Britten Quando m’en vo (La Bohéme)

Laura Stanell (Soprano) Schlagende Herzen, Op. 29, No. 2 Richard Strauss Nebbie Ottorino Resphigi The Silver Swan Ned Rorem Nyet, tolko tot kto znaI, Op. 6, No. 6 (None but the lonely heart) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Allison Parker (Soprano) Pur dicesti, o bocca bella Antonio Lotti Ano Kaya Ang Kapalaran Francisco Santiago Come ready and see me Richard Hundley Youkali Kurt Weill

Elizabeth Moss (Soprano) Notre amour, Op. 28, No. 2 Gabriel Fauré Die Mainacht, Op. 45, No. 2 Johannes Brahms The green dog Herbert Kingsley Il mio bel foco Benedetto Marcello

Nicole DiPasquale (Soprano) Nach Süden (5 Lieder), Op. 10, No. 1 -Hensel Amarilli, mia bella Guilo Caccini Love’s Philosophy, Op. 3, No. 1 Roger Quilter Caro nome (Rigoletto)

Talia Czuchlewski (Soprano) Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 Gabriel Fauré Nacht und Träume, D. 827 Franz Schubert Shy One Rebecca Clark La pastorella delle Alpi (Soirées musicales)

Delaney Downs (Mezzo-soprano) Beau soir Claude Debussy Nacht und Träume, D. 827 Franz Schubert The Red Dress (A Horse With Wings) Ricky Ian Gordon Il mio bel foco Benedetto Marcello

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MTNA Senior Woodwind Competition

Zachary Costello () Violin Partita No. 2, BWV 1004 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Allemande II. Corrente III. Sarabande Sonata en Ut# Fernande Decruck I. Très modéré, expressif Sonata William Albright II. La Follia nuova: A Lament for George Cacioppo IV. Recitative and Dance Three Letter Word Andy Scott

Amy Hwang (Flute) Fantasia No. 3 in B Minor Georg Philipp Telemann Fantaisie Georges Hüe Concerto I. Allegro moderato Sonata Otar Taktakishvili III. Allegro scherzando

Johnathan Lee (Saxophone) Le Api (The Bee) Antonio Pasculli trans. Kenneth Tse Concerto in E-flat Major, Op. 109 Klonos Piet Swerts Fuzzy Bird Sonata Takashi Yoshimatsu I. Run, Bird

GianCarlo Lay (Saxophone) No. 2 in B Minor Niccolò Paganini III. Rondo à la Clochette arr. Mark Smith Sonata en Ut# Fernande Decruck I. Très modéré, expressif Pequeña Czárdáås Pedro Iturralde Three Letter Word Andy Scott

Carter Doolittle (Saxophone) Sonata in C-sharp Fernande Decruck I. Très modéré, expressif III. Fileuse Concerto, Op. 26 Paul Creston I. Energetic In Transit Mischa Zupko IV. Rush Hour V. The Dream

Brian Lin (Saxophone) Claude Debussy Sonata en ut# Fernande Decruck I. Très modéré, expressif IV. Nocturne et Final Concerto Henri Tomasi I. Andante et Allegro

Corvina Graham (Flute) Concerto in D Major, Op. 283 Carl Reinecke I. Moderato-In tempo animato-Tempo I-Più mosso-Più lento maestoso Serenade, Op. 35 Griffes Hanson Syrinx Claude Debussy

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MTNA Young Artist Brass Competition

Christopher Warren (Euphonium) Concerto Joseph Horovitz I. Moderato II. Lento III. Con moto Sicilienne, Op, 78 Gabriel Fauré arr. Thomas Ruedi Dance Suite Brian I. Polka II. Waltz III. Tarantella

Meredith Fuller (Tuba) Sonata No. 1 in F Major Benedetto Marcello II. Allegro IV. Allegro How Beautiful Barbara York Pearls III Roland Szentpali I. Very Good Morning Concertino Eugène Bozza I. Allegro vivo II. Andante III. Allegro vivo

Jacob Kittleson (Tuba) Czárdás Vittorio Monti arr. Baadsvik Ordner Seg (It’ll be alright) Øystein Baadsvik

Cody Hutchison (Euphonium) Partita No. 3, BWV 1006 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Preludio Fantasy Variations Yasuhide Ito Soliloquies John Stevens I. Maestoso. Freely-deciso expressive. Vivace II. Adagio-molto espressivo III. Vivace Concerto Joseph Horovitz I. Moderato II. Lento III. Con moto

Matthew Meadows (Horn) Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 11 Richard Strauss I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro Fantasy Malcolm Arnold Serenade Paul Basler Secret Winter Amir Zaheri

William Lum (Euphonium) Keyboard Suite No. 5, HWV 430 George Frideric Handel IV. Aria con Variazioni trans. Bernard Fitzgerald Nocturno, Op. 7 Franz Strauss arr. Michael A. Fisher An American Portrait Lewis J. Buckley

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Jacob Howard (Trumpet) Sonata in D Major, Z. 850 Henry Purcell I. Allegro III. Allegro Sonatina Arthur Frackenpohl I. Tempo di Marcia II. Adagio e sostenuto III. Rondo: Allegro Concerto, Op. 42 Eino Tamberg I. Andante – Allegro Brocéliande Vincent Wavelet Three Bagatelles Fisher Tull I. Prelude II. Improvisation III. Caprice

MTNA-Steinway Young Artist Piano Competition

Muzi Zhao Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor, WTC I, BWV 848 Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in D Major, K. 576 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegretto Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 80 Frédéric Chopin Trois mouvements de Petroushka Igor Stravinsky I. Danse Russe II. Chez Petroushka

Yumeng Pan Sonata in C Minor, D. 958 Franz Schubert I. Allegro Symphonic Etudes, Op.13 Robert Schumann 12 Notations pour piano Pierre Boulez

Kaho Suda Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914 Johann Sebastien Bach Sonata in B-flat Major, K. 570 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp Minor, Op. 19 I. Andante II. Presto Ricercare and Toccata on a theme from “The Old Maid and the Thief” Gian Carlo Menotti

Quanzhou Yan Sonata in F Minor, Op. 5 I. Allegro II. : Allegro III. Largo IV. Finale: Allegro risoluto Trois Novelettes, FP 47/173 II. Très rapide et rythmé Humoreske, FP 72 Francis Poulenc Claude Debussy

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Michael Dodds Prelude and Fugue in D Major, WTC I, BWV 850 Johann Sebastian Bach Bagatelles, Op. 126 Ludwig van Beethoven I. Andante con moto II. Allegro III. Andante IV. Presto V. Quasi allegretto VI. Presto – Andante amabile e con moto – Presto Waldesrauschen Franz Liszt On an Overgrown Path, Book I Leoš Janác˘ek IV. The Frydek Madonna V. They chattered like swallows IX. In Tears X. The barn owl has not flown away!

John Solari Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor, WTC I, BWV 849 Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. XVI:52 Franz Joseph Haydn III. Presto Miroirs Maurice Ravel III. Une barque sur l’océan Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 Alexander Scriabin Sonata Henri Dutilleux III. Choral et variations

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Hans Chan Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960 Franz Schubert I. Molto moderato Preludes, Op. 28 Frédéric Chopin No. 1 in C Major No. 2 in A Minor No. 3 in G Major No. 4 in E Minor No. 5 in D Major No. 6 in B Minor No. 7 in A Major No. 8 in F-sharp Minor No. 9 in E Major No. 10 in C-sharp Minor No. 11 in B Major No. 12 in G-sharp Minor Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 23 Alexander Scriabin I. Drammatico II. Allegretto

MTNA Young Artist String Competition

Cher Liu (Violin) Sonata in C Major, BWV 1005 Johann Sebastian Bach III. Largo IV. Allegro assai Sonata in E Minor, Op. 27, No. 4 Eugene Ysäye I. Allemande: Lento maestoso II. Sarabande: Quasi lento III. Finale: Presto ma non troppo Scottish Fantasy in E-flat Major, Op. 46 I. Grave. Adagio cantabile IV. Allegro guerriero

Robert Paddock (Cello) Suite No. 5 in C Minor, BWV 1005 Johann Sebastian Bach V. Gavottes I & 2 Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 Antonín Dvor˘ák I. Allegro Twelve Caprices Alfredo Piatti III. Moderato Sonata George Crumb I. Fantasia

Cade Fiddaman (Violin) Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 Johann Sebastian Bach IV. Presto Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 77 I. Nocturne: Moderato II. Scherzo: Allegro

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Havuka Lund (Violin) Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001 Johann Sebastian Bach II. Fuga: Allegro Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 Felix Mendelssohn I. Allegro molto appassionato II. Andante III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace Recitative und Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 8 Fritz Kreisler Sonata in G Minor Claude Debussy I. Allegro vivo II. Intermède: Fantastique et léger III. Finale: Très animé

Roni Shitrit (Violin) Fantasia No. 10 in D Major Georg Philipp Telemann I. Presto II. Largo III. Allegro Paganiniana Nathan Milstein Sonata, Op. 31, No. 1 Paul Hindemith I. Sehr lebhafte achtel II. Sehr langsame Viertel III. Sehr lebhafte Viertel IV. Intermezzo: V. Prestissimo

Weichao Zhu (Violin) Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004 Johann Sebastian Bach V. Chaconne Fantasia on Themes from Gounod’s Faust, Op. 20 Henryk Wieniawski Rhapsody No. 1 Béla Bartók II. Allegretto moderato

Mary Alice Hutton (Violin) Sonata No. 2 in A Minor, BWV 1003 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Grave Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 Camille Saint-Saëns Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 Jean Sibelius I. Allegro moderato Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2 Antonín Dvor˘ák arr. Fritz Kreisler La Fontaine d’Arethuse (Myrthen), Op. 30, No. 1

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MTNA Young Artist Voice Competition

Matthew Cerillo (Tenor) I know that you all hate me (The Saint of Bleecker Street) Gian Carlo Menotti Quel trouble…Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (Faust) Frühlingsnacht (Liederkreis), Op. 39, No. 12 Robert Schumann Chanson triste, Op. 2, No. 4 Henri Duparc The Lake Isle of Innisfree Ben Moore Lunge da lei…De’ miei bollenti spiriti (La Traviata) Guiseppe Verdi Dalla sua pace (Don Giovanni, K. 527) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Domine, ego credidi (Oratorio de Noël, Op. 12) Camille Saint-Saëns

Ian Schipper (Bass) In diesen heil’gen Hallen (Die Zauberflöte) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Infelice! e tuo credevi (Ernani) Giuseppe Verdi Ich grolle nicht (Dichterliebe) Op. 48, No. 7 Robert Schumann Lamento Henri Duparc Sleep (Five Elizabethan Songs) Ivor Gurney Meereslauchten, Op. 145, No. 1 Carl Löwe Reiterlied, Op. 145, No. 5 Carl Löwe Lovely, Dark, and Lonely One Harry Thacker Burleigh Sorge infausta una procella (Orlando, HWV 31) George Frideric Handel

David Estrada (Mezzo-soprano) Dawn, still darkness (Flight) Jonathan Dove L’aura che spira (Giulio Cesare) George Frideric Handel Auf dem See, Op. 52 Johannes Brahms Nuit d’Espagne Jules Massenet Straightway Beauty on Me Waits (Octaves and Sweet Sounds, No. 4) Richard Hundley Sweeter than roses Henry Purcell Lord, to Thee, each night and day (Theodora) George Frideric Handel Oú voulez-vouz aller? Charles Gounod

Thai Johnson (Tenor) Semplicetto, a donna credi? (Alcina, HWV 34) George Frideric Handel O Colombina (I Pagliacci) Ruggero Leonvcavallo An den Mond, D. 193 Franz Schubert C (Deux Poèmes de Louis Aragon) Francis Poulenc The Sigh (A Young Man’s Exhortation) Op. 14, No. 7 Gerald Finzi Lonely House (Street Scene) Kurt Weill The Lordly Hudson Ned Rorem Flight Craig Carnelia

Claudia Affan (Soprano) Dearest Mama (The Ballad of Baby Doe) Douglas Moore Tormani a vagheggiar (Alcina) George Frideric Handel Schwung (Gesänge des Orients), Op. 77, No. 2 Richard Strauss A une Fontaine (Chansons de Ronsard), Op. 223, No. 1 Wild Nights (Days and Nights, No. 6) Lori Laitman Es lebt’ eine Vilja (Die lustige Witwe) Franz Lehar Quando me’n vo’ (La Bohème) Giacomo Puccini Ah! Où va la jeune Indoude (Lakmé) Léo Delibes

Lauren Carroll (Soprano) No word from Tom (The Rake’s Progress) Igor Stravinsky Mir est die Ehre widerfahren…ich bin Euer Liebden sehr verbunden Richard Strauss (, Op. 59) Selige Nacht Joseph Marx Chanson triste, Op. 2, No. 4 Henri Duparc Touch Me (Late Summer, No. 3) Tom Cipullo Chi il bel sogno di Doretta (La Rondine) Giacomo Puccini Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4 Richard Strauss Monna Innominata Eric Barnum 20 2021 MTNA VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2020–2021 MTNA National Competitions

MTNA Young Artist Woodwind Competition

Valentin Kovalev (Saxophone) Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 2008 Johann Sebastian Bach I. Prelude Russian Dance (Swan Lake) Pyotr Iliyich Tchaikovsky Elègie Gabriel Fauré Romanian Folk Dances Béla Bartók I. Allegro moderato II. Allegro III. Andante IV. Molto moderato V. Allegro VI. Allegro Sonata in C# Fernande Decruck I. Très modéré, expressif IV. Nocturne et Final Klonos Piet Swerts

Jeffrey Allardyce (Saxophone) Sonata in A Minor, H. 562 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach I. Poco adagio Prélude, Cadence et Finale Alfred Desenclos Concerto da Camera Jacques Ibert I. Allegro con moto KuKu Barry Cockcroft Rhapsody André Waignein III. Sonate Edison Denisov I. Allegro III. Allegro moderato

Jordan Marbach (Saxophone) Rapsodie Claude Debussy Lilith William Bolcom I. The Female Demon II. Succuba V. The Night Dance Sonata (1988) David Maslanka I. Moderate

Jacob Nance (Saxophone) Concerto in C Minor Benedetto Marcello I. Allegro moderato trans. Joseph Lulloff II. Adagio Tenor Attitudes Charles Ruggiero 3. Master Storytellers Sonata Will Healy I. Overture II. Sarabande III. Toccata Streetlegal Roshanne Eterzady Sonata Edison Denisov I. Allegro II. Lent III. Allegro moderato

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John Di Fatta (Saxophone) Chaconne in G Minor (Violin) Tomaso Vitali arr. John Di Fatta 18 Etudes for Paul Jeanjean I. Lent et expressif arr. John Di Fatta II. Modéré et assez vif Caprice en forme de valse Paul Bonneau Sonata Edison Denisov I. Allegro II. Lento III. Allegro moderato

Matthew Fox (Saxophone) Sonata en ut# Fernande Decruck I. Très modéré, expressif Syrinx Claude Debussy Caprice en forme de valse Paul Bonneau Jellyfish Kristin Kuster Phoenix Rising Stacy Garrop I. Dying in embers II. Reborn in flames

Jae-Hyun Ryoo (Saxophone) Sonata in C# Fernande Decruck I. Très modéré, expressif II. Andante III. Fileuse IV. Nocturne et Final Rhapsody André Waignein I. II. III. Three Letter Word Andy Scott

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MTNA Chamber Music Performance Competition

MTNA-Allen I. McHose Scholarship Fund Chamber Music String Competition

Aulos (String Quartet) Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4 (“Sunrise”) Franz Joseph Haydn 1. Allegro con spirito Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51 Johannes Brahms I. Allegro

Frieden Quartet (String Quartet) Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 Ludwig van Beethoven I. Allegro ma non troppo II. Andante scherzoso quasi Allegretto III. Minuetto and Trio IV. Allegretto Quartet in F Major Maurice Ravel I. Allegro moderato – très doux I. Assez vif – très rhythmé

Genesee (Piano Trio) Trio in B-flat Major, D. 898 Franz Schubert I. Allegro moderato II. Andante un poco mosso Trio No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 90 “Dumky” Antonín Dvor˘ák IV. Andante moderato V. Allegro

Quartet Granitique (Violin, Cello, Clarinet, Piano) Quartet for Piano, Violin, Clarinet and Cello, Op. 1 Walter Rabl I. Allegro moderato II. Adagio molto III. Andantino un poco mosso IV. Allegro con brio Quatuor pour la fin du temps I. Liturgie de cristal II. Volcalise, pour l’Ange qui announce la fin du Temps III. Abime des oiseaux IV. Intermède V. Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept troompettes VII. Foullis d’arcs-en-ciel, pour l’’ange quo announce la fin du Temps VIII. Louange à l’Immortalité de Jésus Refraction Jules Pegram I. Insomnia II. Lullaby III. Awakening

Rasa String Quartet (String Quartet) Quartet in D Major, Op. 20, No. 2 Franz Joseph Haydn I. Moderato II. Adagio III. Minuetto. Allegretto IV. Fuga a 4 Soggetti Langsamer Satz Anton Webern Shine You No More Danish String Quartet

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REM Piano Trio (Piano Trio) Trio in D Minor, Op. 20 Gabriel Fauré I. Allegro, ma non troppo Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 67 Dmitri Shostakovich III. Largo IV. Allegretto

Trio Formaggio (Piano Trio) Clarinet Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11 Ludwig van Beethoven I. Allegro con brio Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114 Johannes Brahms I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Andante grazioso – Trio IV. Allegro Eight Pieces, Op. 83, No. 8 Max Bruch VIII. Moderato

MTNA-Allen I. McHose Scholarship Fund Chamber Music Wind Competition

Aero Quartet (Saxophone Quartet) Allegro de Concert Jean-Baptiste Singlée Quatuor pour , Op. 102 Florent Schmitt III. Lent IV. Animé sans excés Nuages Eugène Bozza Cuidades Guillermo Lago II. Sarajevo III. Addis Ababa SQUEEZE Augusta Read Thomas Keen Roshanne Etezady

Ako¯tu Quartet (Saxophone Quartet) Introduction et variations sur une ronde populaire Gabriel Pierné you’ve been talking in your sleep David Biedenbender String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 Dmitri Shostakovich I. Largo II. Allegro molto Saxophone Quartet Aldemaro Romero III. Chôro y Tango

Clap7 (Saxophone Quartet) Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart II. Adagio Dwalm Gemma Peacocke Quatuor pour Saxophones Guy Lacour I. Elegie II. Scherzo III. Rondo: Final String Quartet No. 2, Op. 24 Vincent Persichetti I. Slow III. Slow; Fast Capitol Punishment Carter Pann

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Eros Saxophone Quartet (Saxophone Quartet) Aus Holbergs Zeit I. Praeludium II. Sarabande III. Gavotte IV. Air V. Rigaudon Above Matthew Levy Short Stories “Chase” Jennifer Higdon Quartet (Allegro de Concert) Caryl Florio I. Andante II. Allegro

Sequoia Reed Quintet (Reed Quintet) Chaconne (Violin Partita II, BWV 1004) Johann Sebastian Bach/F. Busoni arr. Jelte Althuis Four-Letter Word Robbie McCarthy I. First Offense II. Second Chance III. Final Warning Aus Holbergs Zeit Edvard Grieg I. Praeludium (Allegro vivace) arr. Raaf Hekkema V. Rigaudon (Allegro con brio) Motet Ron Ford arr. Raaf Hekkema Nuclear Child’s Games Babür Tongur II. An Old Love Song IV. About Life

Soma Quartet (Saxophone Quartet) String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80 Felix Mendelssohn I. Allegro vivace assai III. Adagio IV. Finale Howler Back Zach Browning In Memoriam Joel Love I. Threnody II. Adieu Songs for the Coming Day David Maslanka VIII. The soul is here for its own joy Nuages Eugène Bozza

Vento Aureo (Saxophone Quartet) Chaconne for Saxophone Quartet Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Yasuhide Ito Speed Metal Organum Blues Gregory Wanamaker The Mechanics Carter Pann I. Hoist II. Drive Train III. Belt IV. Flywheel V. Balance VI. Trash Fantasy Etudes (Harmonium) William Albright

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MTNA–Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition

MTNA–Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition

Victoria Paulino and Michelle Wijaya La Valse Maurice Ravel Élégie, FP 175 Francis Poulenc Suite No.1 “Fantasy,” Op.5 Sergei Rachmaninoff I. Barcarolle II.The Night...The Love III. Tears IV. Russian Easter

Jair Zacarias and Arturo Fernandez España Emmanuel Chabrier Suite No.1, Op.15 Anton Arensky II. Waltz Suite No.2, Op.17 Sergei Rachmaninoff III. Romance Danse Macabre, Op.40 Camille Saint-Saëns Variations on a Theme by Paganini Witold Lutosławski

Rocky Mountain Duo Xiaopei (Jennie) Liu and Reid Wolch Sonata in D Major K. 448 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro con spirito II. Andante Rondo in C Major, Op. posth. 73 Frederic Chopin Suite No.1 “Fantasy,” Op.5 Sergei Rachmaninoff I. Barcarolle

AOE2 Ubeeng Kueq and Chao-Jeng Yu Concerto pathétique, S.258/2 Franz Liszt The Planets, Op.32 II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Veniamin Blokh and Yuan Liu Sonata in D Major K. 448 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I. Allegro con spirito Sonata in F Minor, Op.34b Johannes Brahms I. Allegro non troppo Romance in E-flat Minor, Op.2 No.1 Carlos Guastavino Suite No.1 “Fantasy,” Op.5 Sergei Rachmaninoff III. Tears Variations on a Theme by Paganini Witold Lutosławski

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MTNA–Stecher And Horowitz Two Piano Competition Kevin Chance, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA–Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition

Victoria Paulino Jair Zacarias Rocky Mountain Duo AOE2 Veniamin Blokh Michelle Wijaya Arturo Fernandez Xiaopei (Jennie) Liu Ubeeng Kueq Yuan Liu Reid Wolch Chao-Jeng Yu

CONGRATULATIONS to all the duo performing at the MTNA–Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition

MTNA Stecher and Horowitz

Two Piano

Competition

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MTNA Composition Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Christopher L. Goldston, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA-Alfred Music Elementary Composition Competition

Saadhvi Jayaram Eli Antony Miles Chang Jiggley’s Evolution Borrowed Baroque M.Z.C. Blues Rosa LoGiudice, teacher Sharon Van Valin, teacher Yuki Shibata, teacher Arizona Washington Massachusetts Southwest Northwest Eastern

Other Finalists

Samantha Geary Connie Zhao Evelyn LeMin Natasha Pence, teacher Felicity Mazur-Park, teacher Daniel McCurry, teacher Ohio Texas South Carolina East Central South Central Southern

Braydon Fujan Nancy Schoen, teacher Nebraska West Central

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MTNA Composition Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Christopher L. Goldston, NCTM, Coordinator MTNA-Alfred Music Junior Composition Competition

Truman Walker Sarah Hsu Calvin Brey Uncertainty Suite My NYC Adventure The Mummy is Roused Suzanne Winegar Clive, teacher Su-Shing Chiu, teacher Gyuli Kambarova, teacher Idaho California Kentucky Northwest Southwest Southern

Other Finalists

Zarin Mehta Evan Chang Carter Jackson Matthew Hagle, teacher Philip Orr, teacher Caroline Ahn, teacher Illinois New Jersey Louisiana East Central Eastern South Central

Winston Schneider Kenneth Meints, teacher Nebraska West Central

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MTNA Composition Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Christopher L. Goldston, NCTM, Coordinator MTNA Senior Composition Competition

Spencer Cha Brandon Kim Jackson Hunt 3 Rhythms The Sands of Time Five , Opus 12 John Syzygy, teacher Ayako Tsuruta, teacher Robert Schultz, teacher California Missouri Pennsylvania Southwest West Central Eastern

Other Finalists

Aidan Feeney Kevin Nam Faith Choi Jennifer Feeney, teacher Sharon Van Valin, teacher Wonkyung Kang, teacher Indiana Washington Texas East Central Northwest South Central

Frazar Henry Giselle Brodsky, teacher Florida Southern

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MTNA Composition Competitions Linda Stump, NTCTM, Director • Christopher L. Goldston, NCTM, Coordinator MTNA Young Artist Composition Competition

Chung Hon Michael Cheng Hyun-Ho Kim Alexander Cordogan Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Fantasy Variation Prelude in G-sharp Minor Ann Witherspoon, teacher Kristal Kim, teacher Sandra Anderson, teacher Texas California Illinois South Central Southwest East Central

Other Finalists

Luis McDougal Michael Powers Hannah Heaton Alla Cohen, teacher Martin Kennedy, teacher Valentin Bogdan, teacher Massachusetts Washington Mississippi Eastern Northwest Southern

Samuel Shook Jeremy Kirk, teacher Kansas West Central

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MTNA Junior Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Jacqueline Herbein, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA-Kawai Junior Piano Competition

Aaron Wang Roxane Park Nolan Tu Catherine Rollin, teacher Mila Filatova, teacher Renato Fabbro, teacher Michigan New Hampshire Oregon East Central Division Eastern Division Northwest Division

David Choi Haruki Takeuchi Ryan Wang Alex McDonald/Marcy McDonald, David Northington, teacher Hans Boepple, teacher teachers Tennessee California Texas Southern Division Southwest Division South Central Division

Matthew Liu Jack Winerock, teacher Kansas West Central Division

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MTNA Junior Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Jacqueline Herbein, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA-Yamaha Junior String Competition

Corina Deng Ayaan Ahmad Mathis Selden Jan Sloman, teacher Jan Sloman, teacher Valdine Mishkin, teacher Ohio Massachusetts Oregon East Central Division Eastern Division Northwest Division

Hannah Jeong Joshua Kovac Rachel Gardner Brinton Smith, teacher Daniel Veis, teacher Simon James, teacher Texas Tennessee Arizona South Central Division Southern Division Southwest Division

Eric Chen Pavel Ilyashov, teacher Missouri West Central Division

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MTNA Junior Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Jacqueline Herbein, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA Junior Woodwind Competition

Katherine Fang Lauren Huber Reina Shim Joseph Lu, teacher Sandy Norman, teacher Monica Song, teacher New Jersey Oregon Texas Eastern Division Northwest Division South Central Division

Grant Peng Hannah Cho Lucy Gannon Angela Jones-Reus, teacher Victoria Lee, teacher Leslie Marrs, teacher Georgia California Iowa Southern Division Southwest Division West Central Division

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MTNA Senior Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Fay Adams, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA Senior Brass Competition

Luke Suarez Cassidy Stanhope Aaron Johnson Randall Faust, teacher Ryan Schultz, teacher Justin Cook, teacher Illinois Washington Arkansas East Central Division Northwest Division South Central Division

Sarah Ross Ethan Kessler Matthew Haislip, teacher Jeremy Brekke, teacher Mississippi North Dakota Southern Division West Central Division

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MTNA Senior Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Fay Adams, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA-Yamaha Senior Piano Competition

Aleks Shameti Kenneth He Adrian King Christopher Harding, teacher Stella Xu, teacher Peter Mack/Dainius Vaicekonis, teacher Michigan New York Washington East Central Division Eastern Division Northwest Division

Shiv Yajnik Caleb Borick Ariel Wong Alex McDonald/ Joseph Rackers, teacher Scott Holden, teacher Marcy McDonald, teachers South Carolina Utah Texas Southern Division Southwest Division South Central Division

Seohee Yang Zahari Metchkov/Mary Beth Shaffer, teacher Colorado West Central Division

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MTNA Senior Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Fay Adams, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA-Weekley & Arganbright Senior Piano Duet Competition

Cory Wu and Katia Jacoby Gordon Li and Jasmine Meyer Sarah Girges and Avah Girges Kathleen Stephenson, teacher Julia Lam, teacher Barbara Miller, teacher Ohio New Jersey Washington East Central Division Eastern Division Northwest Division

Andrew Sun and William Fan Jonathan Mei and Angela Mei Rachel Dai and Nathan Lam Matthew Loudermilk/Ekaterina Irina Pevzner/Chee-Hang See, teachers Yali Luo, teacher Loudermilk, teachers South Carolina Arizona Texas Southern Division Southwest Division South Central Division

Skyler Chan and Oliver Chan Kyung Kim, teacher Minnesota West Central Division

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MTNA Senior Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Fay Adams, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA Senior String Competition

Ben Deighton Dylan Wu Nate Strothkamp Amir Eldan, teacher Clara Kim, teacher Carol Sindell, teacher Michigan New York Oregon East Central Division Eastern Division Northwest Division

Daniel Bae Iris Shepherd Leo Kubota Robert Lipsett, teacher Cornelia Heard, teacher Tom Landschoot, teacher Texas Tennessee Arizona South Central Division Southern Division Southwest Division

Katya Moeller Almita Vamos, teacher Iowa West Central Division

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MTNA Senior Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Fay Adams, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA Senior Voice Competition Supported by the Jane Snow Memorial Scholarship Fund

Emma Dorshorst Laura Stanell Allison Parker Mary Hofer, teacher Beth Stanell, teacher Alissa Deeter, teacher Wisconsin Pennsylvania Oregon East Central Division Eastern Division Northwest Division

Elizabeth Moss Nicole DiPasquale Talia Czuchlewski George Variames, teacher Jonathan Bassett, teacher Jacqueline Zander-Wall, teacher Texas Florida New Mexico South Central Division Southern Division Southwest Division

Delaney Downs Leanne Freeman-Miller, teacher Iowa West Central Division

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MTNA Senior Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Fay Adams, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA Senior Woodwind Competition

Zachary Costello Amy Hwang Johnathan Lee Joseph Lulloff, teacher Leah Barrick, teacher Fred Winkler, teacher Michigan Maryland Washington East Central Division Eastern Division Northwest Division

GianCarlo Lay Carter Doolittle Brian Lin Mark Smith, teacher Clifford Leaman, teacher John Hallberg, teacher Texas South Carolina California South Central Division Southern Division Southwest Division

Corvina Graham Jennifer Keeney, teacher Colorado West Central Division

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MTNA Young Artist Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Jeanne Grealish, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA Young Artist Brass Competition

Christopher Warren Meredith Fuller Jacob Kittleson Oakland University Penn State University Montana State University Kenneth Kroesche, teacher Velvet Brown, teacher Jeannie Little, teacher Michigan Pennsylvania Montana East Central Division Eastern Division Eastern Division

Cody Hutchison Matthew Meadows William Lum Texas Tech University University of Alabama University of Puget Sound Kevin Wass, teacher Charles Snead, teacher Ryan Schultz, teacher Texas Alabama California South Central Division Southern Division Southwest Division

Jacob Howard University of Colorado Boulder Ryan Gardner, teacher Colorado West Central Division

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MTNA Young Artist Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Jeanne Grealish, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA-Steinway Young Artist Piano Competition

Muzi Zhao Yumeng Pan Kaho Suda Northwestern University University of Idaho James Giles, teacher Natalya Antonova, teacher Roger McVey, teacher Illinois New York Idaho East Central Division Eastern Division Northwest Division

Quanzhou Yan Michael Dodds John Solari Texas Christian University Mannes School of Music Arizona State University Tamás Ungár, teacher Vladimir Valjarevic, teacher Baruch Meir, teacher Texas North Carolina Arizona Northwest Division South Central Division Southwest Division

Hans Chan Eastman School of Music Alan Chow, teacher Missouri West Central Division

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MTNA Young Artist Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Jeanne Grealish, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA Young Artist String Competition

Cher Liu Robert Paddock Cade Fiddaman Cleveland Institute of Music Crane School of Music Montana State University Rong Tan/, teachers Marie-Elaine Gagnon, teacher Angella Ahn, teacher Ohio New York Montana East Central Division Eastern Division Northwest Division

Havuka Lund Roni Shitrit Weichao Zhu West Texas A&M University University of North Carolina Arizona State University Rossitza Goza, teacher School of the Arts Danwen Jiang, teacher Texas Ida Bieler, teacher Arizona South Central Division North Carolina Southwest Division Southern Division

Mary Alice Hutton Sally O’Reilly, teacher Minnesota West Central Division

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MTNA Young Artist Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Jeanne Grealish, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA Young Artist Voice Competition Supported by the Jane Snow Memorial Scholarship Fund

Matthew Cerillo Ian Schipper David Estrada Hofstra University Elizabeth Caswell, teacher Baylor University Tammy Hensrud, teacher Oregon Robert Best, teacher New York Northwest Division Texas Eastern Division South Central Division

Thai Johnson Claudia Affan Lauren Carroll Columbus State University University of Nevada, Las Vegas Drake University Joshua May, teacher Linda Lister, teacher Leanne Freeman-Miller, teacher Georgia Nevada Iowa Southern Division Southern Division Southwest Division

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MTNA Young Artist Performance Competitions Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Jeanne Grealish, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA Young Artist Woodwind Competition

Valentin Kovalev Jeffrey Allardyce Jordan Marbach University of Michigan Eastman School of Music Western Washington University Timothy McAllister, teacher Chien-Kwan Lin, teacher Fred Winkler, teacher Michigan New York Washington East Central Division Eastern Division Northwest Division

Jacob Nance John Di Fatta Matthew Fox University of Oklahoma Vanderbilt University Arizona State University Jonathan Nichol, teacher Brian Utley, teacher Christopher Creviston, teacher Oklahoma Tennessee Arizona South Central Division Southern Division Southwest Division

Jae-Hyun Ryoo University of Iowa Kenneth Tse, teacher Iowa Southwest Division

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MTNA Chamber Music Performance Competition Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Jeff Brown, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA Chamber Music String Competition

Aulos String Quartet Frieden Quartet Samantha Hearn, violin Charles Latimer, violin Kristen Barrett, violin Clarissa Tamara, violin Zachary Miller, Patrick Hayes, viola Rebecca Hearn, cello Alex Paradis, cello Miroslav Hristov, coach Julia Bushkova, coach University of Tennessee University of North Texas

Genesee Piano Trio Quartet Granitique Leonardo Matsuoka, violin Ivan Suminski, violin Boubacar Diallo, cello Hanna Rumora, cello Andrew Chen, piano Leo Kim, clarinet Elinor Freer, coach Yuting Ma, piano Eastman School of Music Amy Cheng, coach University of Michigan

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REM Piano Trio Rachal Zhao, violin Edward Cho, cello Rasa String Quartet Minji Lee, piano Kiyoshi Hayashi, violin Akemi Takayama, coach Maura Scanlin, violin Shenandoah University Claudia Do Minh Ramos, viola Eunghee Cho, cello Kim Kashkashian, coach New Conservatory of Music

Trio Formaggio Karl Eckert, cello Kaylee Nielsen, clarinet Max Randal, piano Bixby Kennedy, coach Vanderbilt University

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MTNA Chamber Music Performance Competition Linda Stump, NCTM, Director • Jeff Brown, NCTM, Coordinator

MTNA-Allen I. McHose Scholarship Fund Chamber Music Wind Competition

Aero Quartet Salvador Flores, soprano saxophone Walt Puyear, alto saxophone Akōtu Quartet Matthew Koester, tenor saxophone Briana Buck, soprano saxophone Brian Kachur, baritone saxophone Alexander Nguyen, alto saxophone Timothy McAllister, coach Abraham Nuñez, tenor saxophone University of Michigan Matthew Floeter, baritone saxophone Johnny Salinas, coach Oklahoma State University

Clap7 Eros Saxophone Quartet Noah Miller, soprano saxophone Philip Kleutgens, soprano saxophone Jacob Feldman, alto saxophone Jordan Savage, alto saxophone Aaron Plegue, tenor saxophone Roberto Campa, tenor saxophone Natalia Warthen, baritone saxophone Jason Frazier, baritone saxophone Joseph Lulloff, coach Timothy McAllister, coach Michigan State University University of Michigan

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Sequoia Reed Quintet Gwendolyn Goodman, oboe Soma Quartet Michael Miller, clarinet David Bayard, soprano saxophone Trevor Chu, saxophone Paul Lorenz, alto saxophone Juliana Darby, bass clarinet Sean Bradley, tenor saxophone Harrison Short, Ting Hua Liang, baritone saxophone Chien-Kwan Lin, coach Otis Murphy, coach Eastman School of Music Indiana University

Vento Aureo Anna Fitzgerald, soprano saxophone Micah Cheng, alto saxophone Anthony Barcio, tenor saxophone Jake Markman-Fox, baritone saxophone Jonathan Nichol, coach University of Oklahoma

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Adjudicators

BRASS SENIOR PIANO DUET Eric Bubacz (Senior, Young Artist Brass) tuba, holds a BM degree Patricia Dinkins-Matthews joined the faculty of Emory University from the Curtis Institute of Music. Bubacz was appointed principal in 1998, after being on the piano faculties of the University of tuba of the La Grange , instructor of tuba and euphonium Florida, the American Institute of Music Studies (Graz, Austria), at Georgia State University and Mercer University, and the tuba art- Baylor University and McLennan College. She holds degrees from ist/brass coordinator of the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. the University of Tennessee and the University of Colorado.

Douglas Lindsey (Senior, Young Artist Brass), trumpet, joined the Geoffrey Haydon, performer and educator has successfully Kennesaw State University faculty in 2012. He has been a featured bridged the classical and jazz styles. He has given performances soloist with countless ensembles, alongside some of the world’s and workshops throughout the USA, , , China, best collaborative pianists, and at many international, national and and South America, and he has released several commercial regional festivals. He holds degrees from the University of Arkansas, recordings on the ACA Digital label. Haydon is professor and coor- Yale University and the University of Wisconsin. dinator of piano at Georgia State University.

Amy Trotz (Senior, Young Artist Brass), horn, earned bachelor’s Cicilia Yudha, NCTM, DMA and MM (Juilliard), is a versatile degrees in and English from Oberlin College and a mas- solo pianist and chamber musician. A recipient of the Steinway ter’s degree from Rutgers University. Amy has been an artist affiliate Top Teacher Award, she also holds degrees from New England at Emory University since 2006 and previously was a faculty member Conservatory and the Cleveland Institute of Music and University of at Georgia Southern University and the Eastern Music Festival. North Carolina Greensboro. She is the associate professor of piano at Youngstown State University. PIANO Eunjung Choi (Junior, Senior, Young Artist Piano) DMA, NCTM, is STRING associate professor of piano and coordinator of keyboard studies Justin Bruns (Junior, Senior, Young Artist String), is associate con- at Claflin University. A soloist, collaborative artist, master class cli- certmaster of the Atlanta Symphony , which he joined in nician and adjudicator, she is the vice president of conferences for 2006. He is concertmaster of Cabrillo Music Festival and on facul- the South Carolina MTA and serves on the board of directors of the ty at National Youth Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. He earned a BM Korean Association of . degree from the University of Michigan and an MM degree from Rice University. Robert Henry (Young Artist Piano), NCTM, is an internationally distinguished pianist, performing throughout the world as orchestral Kristin Jutras (Junior String), violin, is director of the Community soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and recording artist. Winner in at UGA. She is a graduate of the Eastman School of four international piano competitions, he has presented solo debuts Music and a former full-time member of the Rochester Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and Wigmore Hall. He is Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony and Dallas Symphony . chair of piano studies at Kennesaw State University. Jutras is the director of the Atlanta Suzuki Institute.

Lise Keiter (Junior, Senior, Young Artist Piano) is active as a solo Helen Kim (Senior, Young Artist String), is professor of violin and recitalist, collaborative artist, and soloist with orchestra, performing chair of the string department at Kennesaw State University. Kim regularly throughout the U.S. and in Europe. She earned a BM holds BM and MM degrees from the studying with degree from Oberlin College and MM and DM degrees from Dorothy DeLay. She has served previously as the assistant and asso- Indiana University. She is professor of music at Mary Baldwin ciate concertmaster of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. University in Virginia. David Starkweather (Junior, Senior, Young Artist String), has William Ransom (Senior Piano) appears worldwide as soloist with a distinguished international career as performer and professor orchestras, recitalist and chamber musician. He is Emerson Professor of cello at the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Piano at Emory University and artistic director of the Emory of Music. A semifinalist in the 1986 Tchaikovsky Competition, Chamber Music Society of Atlanta and the Highlands-Cashiers Starkweather attended the Eastman School of Music, then graduate Chamber Music Festival in North Carolina. Ransom is artistic direc- studies at SUNY Stony Brook, followed by post-doctoral studies in tor of the Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival. Switzerland.

Martha Thomas (Junior Piano), NCTM, is the Despy Karlas VOICE Professor of Piano and associate director for Undergraduate Studies Allen Henderson (Senior, Young Artist Voice), baritone, is at the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music. executive director of the National Association of Teachers of Thomas has given concerts and presentations on five continents and Singing; and professor of music at Georgia Southern University. is featured as soloist and collaborative artist on 10 compact disc He holds degrees from Carson Newman College (BM), University recordings. of Tennessee (MM), and the University of Cincinnati College- Conservatory of Music (DMA). 50 2021 MTNA VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2020–2021 MTNA National Competitions

Nancy Walker (Senior, Young Artist Voice), soprano, was professor CHAMBER MUSIC WIND of voice at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for 33 Joseph Girard (See Woodwind) years. She holds a DM degree from Indiana University, an MM from the University of Colorado in Boulder and a bachelor’s degree n William Mann is associate professor of trombone at Georgia State and Performance from Hastings College. University. He is a member of the Des Moines and Columbus Symphony Orchestras and is a founding member of the American Trombone Jana Young (Senior, Young Artist Voice), soprano, is an associate Quartet. Mann holds DMA and MM degrees from the University of Texas professor of voice and voice area coordinator at Kennesaw State at Austin and a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University. University. A recitalist, clinician and master teacher, Young is on the voice faculty of the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Kelly Bryant (See Woodwind) Austria. Her students have been winners and finalists of numerous competitions. COMPOSITION Jeff Kleinsorge is a performer, composer, and teacher. He holds WOODWIND degrees from Michigan State University and the Manhattan School Kelly Bryant (Junior Woodwind), flute, is second flute/piccolo of Music: two BM degrees (theory/ composition; piano perfor- with the Atlanta Orchestra and performs with the Atlanta mance), an MM degree in piano performance, and a PhD in com- Symphony and the Atlanta Ballet Orchestras. She holds BM and position. Kleinsorge is the director of the community piano program MM degrees from the University of South Carolina and is art- at Concordia University. ist-in-residence at Kennesaw State University and artist affiliate at Reinhardt University. Randall Standridge received BM and MM degrees from Arkansas State University. He was director of bands at Harrisburg (Arkansas) Joseph Girard (Senior, Young Artist Woodwind), is assistant pro- High School from 2001 until 2013. Standridge is published by fessor of saxophone at Columbus State University. As tenor saxo- Randall Standridge Music, Grand Mesa Music, Alfred Music, FJH phonist of the Sinta Quartet, he has received numerous awards, Music, Wingert-Jones Music, Band Works Publications, Twin Towers including a gold medal at the 2018 Fischoff Competition. Girard Music, and Northeastern Music Publications. holds a doctorate from Michigan State University and master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Michigan. Erich Stem’s music has been described as “sophisticated and intriguing” (Washington Post) and “unique and beautiful” (Boston Kenneth Long (Junior, Senior, Young Artist Woodwind), clarinet, Theatre Review). Stem is the founder of America By: A Symphonic is associate professor at Georgia State University. He holds Tour and composer-in-residence of A/Tonal, an ensemble dedicated degrees from SUNY Stony Brook, Yale University and Ohio State to the music of living . He is resident composer and asso- University. Long is clarinetist/bass clarinetist with the Utah Festival ciate professor of music at Indiana University Southeast. Opera Orchestra. He is a founding member/principal clarinetist of the Atlanta Chamber Winds. MTNA–STECHER AND HORWITZ TWO PIANO COMPETITION Christina Smith (Junior, Senior, Young Artist Woodwind), flute, Alvin Chow performs extensively in duo-piano recitals with his is in her 30th season as principal flutist of the Atlanta Symphony. wife, Angela Cheng, and twin brother, Alan. Since 1999, he She has appeared as guest with many orchestras including the has been a member of the artist faculty at Oberlin Conservatory Symphony, LA Philharmonic, and the Pittsburgh Symphony. of Music, where he is currently chair of the piano department Smith serves on the faculty at Kennesaw State University and Emory and the Ruth Strickland Gardner Professor of Music. University. Marina Lomazov, is a professor of piano at the Eastman School of CHAMBER MUSIC STRING Music. She previously served on the faculty of the University of South Carolina, where she is a visiting guest artist. Lomazov studied at the Joel Dallow, cello, has been a member of the Atlanta Symphony Kiev Conservatory where she became the youngest first-prize winner Orchestra since 1999. He also serves as artistic director and at the all-Kiev Piano Competition. founder of Riverside Chamber Players. He has also performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, National Symphony, Baltimore Symphony and the New Jersey Symphony Anton Nel, winner of the 1987 Naumburg International Piano Orchestra. Competition, enjoys a multifaceted career that has taken him around the globe. Following his debut at age 12, he captured first prizes in all major South African competitions while still in his teens. Nel is on Helen Kim (See String) the faculty at the University Texas at Austin.

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Competition Officials

DIRECTOR OF COMPETITIONS CHAIRS Linda Stump, NCTM, East Central Division Chair Colorado Springs, CO Adrienne Wiley, NCTM, Midland, MI

Composition Competitions Eastern Division Chair National Coordinator Wei-Yuh Christina Xie, NCTM, Christopher L. Goldston, NCTM, Chicago, IL Plainsboro, NJ Northwest Division Chair Junior Performance Competitions Mary Kaye Owen, NCTM, Renton, WA National Coordinator South Central Division Chair Jacqueline Herbein, NCTM, Export, PA Roy Wylie, NCTM, Houston, TX Senior Performance Competitions Southern Division Chair National Coordinator Kevin Chance, NCTM, Tuscaloosa, AL Fay Adams, NCTM, Knoxville, TN Southwest Division Chair Young Artist Performance Nancy Tedford, NCTM, Incline Village, NV Competitions National Coordinator West Central Division Chair Jeanne B. Grealish, NCTM, Albuquerque, NM David Tauscher, Overland Park, KS Chamber Music National Coordinator MTNA–STECHER AND HORWITZ Jeff Brown, NCTM, Macomb, IL TWO PIANO COMPETITION CHAIR Kevin Chance, NCTM, Tuscaloosa, AL

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