SIMON-FISET PIANO COMPETITION 2020 RESULTS Hello wonderful SMTA colleagues. This year’s Simon-Fiset Piano Competition was held at Cornish College of the Arts on February 1 and 2 and was a wonderful and busy event. Thirteen instructors were represented by nearly sixty of the Seattle area’s most-talented, young pianists. SMTA hosted two excellent judges, Dr. Jody Graves of Eastern Washington University and Dr. Justin Krawitz of the University of Northern Colorado. They put in two tireless days and helped to create a positive and encouraging environment for all the young musicians. We appreciate their efforts, thoughtful deliberations, and always upbeat attitudes and rapport! 2020 Piano Competition Results SMTA is happy to announce the results by division. Please note the certificates are at the discretion of our judges and, this year, the judges did not award every certificate in all divisions. CERTIFICATE STUDENT TEACHER Division I (through age 7) First Place Certificate Moxi Zhu Ni Liu Second Place Certificate Victoria Marie Ramos Marissa Ramos/Peter Mack Judges’ Choice for a First-Time Participant in Simon-Fiset Piano Yihan Li Hong Liu SMTA’s Dorothy Woodcock Award Dana Wang Ni Liu Division II (ages 8 – 9) First Place Certificate Joshua Kwan Peter Mack Second Place Certificate Louis Lian Joan Schoepflin Third Place Certificate Stephani Cheng Ni Liu Judges’ Choice for Performance of a Baroque Composition Arabelle Grote Ni Liu Judges’ Choice for a First-Time Participant in Simon-Fiset Piano Amy Wang Hong Liu SMTA’s Dorothy Woodcock Award Rebecca Li Hong Liu Division III (ages 10-11) First Place Certificate Nicholas Grote Ni Liu/Peter Mack Second Place Certificate Avery Pun Ni Liu Judges’ Choice for Performance of a Baroque Composition Allison Lin Angelo Rondello Judges’ Choice for a First-Time Participant in Simon-Fiset Piano Phil Yao Ni Liu SMTA’s Dorothy Woodcock Award Amber Peng Joan Schoepflin Division IV (ages 12-13) First Place Certificate Chiara Rogers Ni Liu Second Place Certificate Estelle Kim Joan Schoepflin Honorable Mention Harrison Li Ni Liu Judges’ Choice for Performance of a Baroque Composition Isaac Goldstein Peter Mack Judges’ Choice for a First-Time Participant in Simon-Fiset Piano Emily Peng Joan Schoepflin SMTA’s Dorothy Woodcock Award Corey Zhang Joyce Tang Division V-A (ages 14-15) First Place Certificate Jonathan Zheng Peter Mack Second Place Certificate Aoife Kelly Thom Stuart Honorable Mention Daniella Tsang Ni Liu Judges’ Choice for Performance of a Baroque Composition Jerry Li Peter Mack Division V-B (age 16) First Place Certificate Adrian King Peter Mack Second Place Certificate Jesse Morris Willard Schultz Third Place Certificate Jaden Zhang Ni Liu Judges’ Choice for a First-Time Participant in Simon-Fiset Piano Peter Donley Willard Schultz Honors Recitalists and Alternates The following students were selected as honors recitalists (or alternates) to perform at the Washington State Music Teachers Association convention in June 2020. Details, dates, and times are pending. Honors Alternates Adrian King Victoria Marie Ramos Moxi Zhu Chiara Rogers Jonathan Zheng Nicholas Grote SMTA congratulates all the students and their teachers – and all who participated. Please keep practicing. We look forward to seeing you next year at Simon-Fiset Piano 2021! Please watch the web site for further details and news about the Simon-Fiset Piano event as it continues to grow and expand its reach in our northwest music community. A winners’ recital will be announced soon, TBD in May 2020, to be presented in conjunction with the winners of the Simon-Fiset String Competition 2020. Thank you to all the amazing SMTA volunteers – you are what makes SMTA wonderful. We appreciate your exemplary volunteerism over the two days of the event and in the months of preparation before the event. .