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May 15, 2023Hoosier AuditionsThe Indiana Music Teachers Association would like to congratulate the following students and teachers for their outstanding achievements at this year’s Hoosier Auditions State Competition. Congratulations to all who have participated, and we will see you next year!
Piano Solo: Pre-Early Elementary
Winner: Jerry Zhang; Student of Irina Gorin
Alternate: Julia Luo; Student of Linda Belleville
Honorable Mention: Moiraey Bair; Student of Jennifer Keeley
Honorable Mention: Chloe Jiyou Shin; Student of Hwa Pyeong Kim
Piano Solo: Early Elementary
Winner: Mae O’Brien; Student of Patricia Collins Jones
Alternate: Sheeyoon Seo; Student of Sylvia Eunhee Seok
Alternate: Emily Sun; Student of Soo Ah Yang
Alternate: Katherine Xia; Student of Karina Cohen
Honorable Mention: Angela Han; Student of Galit Gertsenzon
Honorable Mention: Kaihao Yuan; Student of Galit Gertsenzon
Honorable Mention: Angela Xiao; Student of Sylvia Eunhee Seok
Piano Solo: Elementary
Winner: Sana Torii; Student of Karen Taylor
Alternate: Zoe Cha; Student of Robert Palmer
Honorable Mention: Caroline Song; Student of Galit Gertsenzon
Honorable Mention: Chloe Hu; Student of Dilya Meehan
Honorable Mention: Lucille Hu; Student of Dilya Meehan
Honorable Mention: Sydney Weaver; Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Honorable Mention: Chloe Zhang; Student of Sylvia Eunhee Seok
Piano Solo: Middle
Winner: Glenda Na; Student of Ada Shebanova
Alternate: Andrew Lee; Student of Robert Palmer
Honorable Mention: Tara Kim; Student of Minju Choi Witte
Honorable Mention: Jude Neely; Student of Grace Hemaida
Honorable Mention: Blythe Burdick; Student of Janet Palmberg
Piano Solo: Junior
Winner: Edward Ng; Student of Hamilton Tescarollo
Alternate: Kenny Wang; Student of Hamilton Tescarollo
Honorable Mention: Han Yan; Student of Karen Taylor/Tony Weinstein
Piano Solo: Senior
Winner: Jack Ma; Student of Phoenix Park-Kim
Alternate: Arjun Siderys; Student of Robert Palmer
Honorable Mention: Gabriel Ackerman; Student of Jonathan Young
Honorable Mention: Micah Young; Student of Robert Palmer
Piano Solo: Collegiate
Winner: Naomi Martin; Student of James Helton
Alternate: Christian Urizar; Student of Hamilton Tescarollo
Piano Duet: Early Elementary
Winners: Audrey Zhang & Emily Wang; Students of Svetlana Soleimani
Strings: Early Elementary
Winner: Yeyoung Ahn; Student of Regan Eckstein
Strings: Elementary
Winner: Ray Li; Student of Caroline Kim
Alternate: Tevyn Watson; Student of Caroline Kim
Honorable Mention: Xinlei Zhou; Student of Caroline Kim
Strings: Middle
Winner: Monique Cho; Student of Allison Nyquist
Alternate: Hayune Jun; Student of Regan Eckstein
Honorable Mention: Ryan Woo; Student of Regan Eckstein
Strings: Junior
Winner: Marco Tindel; Student of Eric Edberg
Alternate: Elaine Zeng; Student of Megan Moon
Strings: Senior
Winner: William Fei; Student of Amy Brandfonbrener
Alternate: Yarielis Zayas; Student of Karen Isaacs
Honorable Mention: Joseph Yu; Student of Eric Edberg
Strings: Collegiate
Winner: Benjamin Chappell; Student of Caroline Kim [...]
February 14, 2023MTNA Performance CompetitionsMTNA Competitions
James Helton, chairperson
Congratulations to our young musicians who represented Indiana so well at East Central Division!
COMPOSITION
Elementary WINNER: Benjamin Breaux, student of Caroline Ahn
Junior HONORABLE MENTION: Henry Olson, student of Caroline Ahn
Senior HONORABLE MENTION: Noah Strawhacker, student of Amanda Cornet
PERFORMANCE
Senior string ALTERNATE: Cooper Olsen, violin, student of Mimi Zweig
Again, CONGRATULATIONS to these fine students and their teachers!! [...]
January 3, 2023Hoosier AuditionsThe dates and information for many of the districts competitions around the state have been announced as well as the state competition. See details below.
View the district map here.
View updated guidelines/application requirements for 2023 here.
District Auditions
District A
Chairperson: Nicole Lee
Address: 534-1 Hampton Manor Ct. Valparaiso, IN 46385
Contact Email: nicole.lee@valpo.edu
Audition Venue: Duesenberg Recital Hall, Valparaiso Center for the Arts: Valparaiso University
1709 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Audition Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023
Postmark Deadline: Monday, March 20, 2023
District B
Chairperson: Luke Norell
Address: 502 S. 5th Street, Goshen IN 46526
Contact Email: lnorell@goshen.edu
Audition Venue: Zook Choral Hall MC153, Goshen College
Audition Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023
Postmark Deadline: Saturday, March 4, 2023
District C
Chairperson: Tony Weinstein
Address: 143 E College St., apt. 305, Oberlin, OH 44074
Contact Email: aweinste@oberlin.edu
Audition Venue: DePauw University School of Music
Audition Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023
Postmark Deadline: Monday, March 27, 2023
District D
Chairperson: Reginald Rodgers
Address: Anderson University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; 1100 E. Fifth Street Anderson, IN 46012
Contact Email: rgrodgers@anderson.edu
Audition Venue: York Performance Hall, Anderson University
Audition Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023
Postmark Deadline: Saturday, March 18, 2023
District E
Chairperson: Lai Ping Jean Ho
Address: 46 South 21st Street, Terre Haute, IN 47803
Contact Email: lpj_ho@yahoo.com
Audition Venue: Indiana State University - Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts: Recital Hall
Audition Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023
Postmark Deadline: Wednesday, April 5, 2023
District F
Due to an ongoing search for a chairperson in this district, auditions in this district will not take place this year.
District G
Chairperson: Garnet Ungar
Address: 1405 Southeast Blvd. Evansville, IN 47714
Contact Email: gu2@evansville.edu
Audition Venue: University of Evansville: Music Building, Rehearsal Room 110
Audition Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023
Postmark Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023
District H
Chairperson: Joyanne Outland
Address: 4006 Pebbleway New Haven, IN 46774
Contact Email: outland@pfw.edu
Audition Venue: Rhinehart Music Center and Recital Hall, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne
Audition Date: Saturday, April 8, 2023
Postmark Date: Friday, March 24, 2023
District J
Chairperson: Cindy Gribble
Address: 808 Ashland Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Contact Email: cindy07050@aol.com
Audition Venue: Covenant Church. 211 Knox Dr. West Lafayette, IN 47906
Audition Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023
Postmark Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Hoosier Auditions State Competition
Coordinator: Daniel Lin
Email: daniel.lin@indwes.edu
Address: Indiana Wesleyan University, Division of Music: 4201 S. Washington Street, Marion IN 46953
Audition Venue: Philippe Performing Arts Center, Indiana Wesleyan University
Audition Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023
Postmark Deadline: Thursday, April 27, 2023 [...]
October 20, 2022MTNA Composition CompetitionMusic Teachers National Association is pleased to announce the results of the composition competition for Indiana.
Elementary:
Representative: Benjamin Breaux, Student of Caroline Ahn
Junior:
Representative: Henry Olson, Student of Caroline Ahn
Senior:
Winner: Noah Strawhacker, Student of Amanda Cornet
Honorable mention: Srikar Vaasan, Student of Jessica Dorman
Young Artist:
This year, the Indiana judge was James Rhinehart. Winning and representative compositions automatically advance to the division competition. The results of that competition will be announced in mid-December. [...]
September 15, 2022UncategorizedThe IMTA 2022 State Conference registration period is now open. The conference will be held on October 7 and 8 at Purdue University-Fort Wayne. Please follow the links below for information.
Registration: https://indmta.org/conference/state-conference-registration/
Schedule: https://indmta.org/conference/2022-state-conference/ [...]
June 10, 2022Opus Composition FestivalWe are very pleased to announce the 2022 OPUS Composition Festival results. Thank you to everyone who submitted entries, and special thanks to our judge this year, Brent Weaver.
The winners in each age category will have the opportunity to perform their composition at the IMTA State Conference in the fall of 2022 at Purdue University Fort Wayne and will receive their entry fee paid in full by IMTA into the state round of the MTNA Composition Competition in September 2022.
The winners in each age category are:
Elementary: Benjamin Breaux, student of Caroline Ahn, Mick, My Dog
Junior: Henry Olson, student of Caroline Ahn, Fanfare Fest
Senior: Noah Strawhacker, student of Amanda Cornet, Tarantella in C Minor
Congratulations all and keep up the good work! [...]
May 18, 2022Hoosier AuditionsThe Indiana Music Teachers Association would like to congratulate the following students and teachers for their outstanding achievements at this year’s Hoosier Auditions State Competition. Congratulations to all who have participated, and we will see you next year!
Piano Solo: Pre-Early Elementary
Winner: Katherine Xia; Student of Karina Cohen
Alternate: Julia Y Luo; Student of Linda Belleville
Honorable Mention: Amelia Lawson; Student of Jennifer Keeley
Honorable Mention: Jayden Xu; Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Piano Solo: Early Elementary
Winner: Felicia Xie; Student of Aleksey Madan
Alternate: Zoe Cha; Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Honorable Mention: Roni Lyanda-Geller; Student of Aleksey Madan
Honorable Mention: Amy Wu; Student of Aleksey Madan
Honorable Mention: Sophie Chae; Student of Hwa Pyeong Kim
Honorable Mention: Matthew Shao; Student of Karina Cohen
Piano Solo: Elementary
Winner: Glenda Na; Student of Ada Shebanova
Alternate: Sydney Weaver; Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Honorable Mention: Audrey Zhang; Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Honorable Mention: Lauren Chae; Student of Hwa Pyeong Kim
Honorable Mention: Lucille Hu; Student of Dilya Meehan
Honorable Mention: Jude Neely; Student of Grace Hemaida
Honorable Mention: Grace Li; Student of Garnet Ungar
Piano Solo: Middle
Winner: Han Yan; Student of Tony Weinstein
Alternate: Andrew Lee; Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Honorable Mention: Daniel Chen; Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Honorable Mention: Tara Kim; Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Honorable Mention: Jessica Xie; Student of Aleksey Madan
Honorable Mention: Emily Wang; Student of Tony Weinstein
Piano Solo: Junior
Winner: Jayden Wang; Student of Linda Belleville
Alternate: Enge Huang; Student of Tony Weinstein
Honorable Mention: Kenny Wang; Student of Hamilton Tescarollo
Piano Solo: Senior
Winner: Joshua Kim; Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Alternate: Advaith Iyengar; Student of Karen Taylor
Honorable Mention: Faith Anema; Student of Nicole Lee
Honorable Mention: Arthur Yeh; Student of Ada Shebanova
Piano Solo: Collegiate
Winner: Cecilia Horner; Student of Hamilton Tescarollo
Alternate: Allyn Beifus; Student of Hamilton Tescarollo
Piano Duet: Early Elementary
Winners: Roni-Lyanda Geller & Elizabeth Slipchenko; Students of Aleksey Madan
Piano Duet: Elementary
Winners: Leon Zeng & Sydney Weaver; Students of Nadya Dubikovsky
Piano Duet: Middle
Winners: Eric Jin & Elaine Zeng; Students of Nadya Dubikovsky
Piano Duet: Junior
Winners: Liz Garner & Abigail Garner; Students of Amy Chaplin
Strings: Early Elementary
Winner: Roland Li; Student of Yon Joo Lee
Alternate: Evelyn Feng Chih; Student of Yon Joo Lee
Honorable Mention: Leonardo Lu; Student of Bruce Morrow
Strings: Elementary
Winner: Ben Chen; Student of Caroline Kim
Alternate: Monique Cho; Student of Allison Nyquist
Honorable Mention: Theo Yang; Student of Yon Joo Lee
Strings: Middle
Winner: Elaine Zeng; Student of Megan Moon
Strings: Junior
Winner: Grace Lee; Student of Megan Moon
Strings: Senior
Winner: Lejun Chen; Student of Megan Moon
Alternate: Haseung Jun; Student of Regan Eckstein [...]
March 2, 2022Announcements / Local Associations / Stickley CompetitionEvent: 27th Annual Hartman Stickley Memorial Piano Competition & Festival Winners Recital
Date: Sunday, March 13, 2022
Place: Moreau Center for the Arts Little Theater, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Time: 2:30 pm
Free Event and Open to the Public
Announcement is made of the 27th Annual Hartman Stickley Memorial Piano Competition &
Festival Winners Recital, which will be held on March 13, 2022 in the Moreau Center for the
Arts – Little Theater, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN 46556 at 2:30 pm.
The competition and festival itself held on March 4th & 5th at Saint Mary’s College, Notre
Dame, Indiana and is open to pre-college students. The winners of the competition from each
division will perform in the Winners Recital on March 13th and will receive cash prizes.
Contestants who receive honorable mention will also win cash prizes. All awards will be
dispersed following the recital.
The competition and festival, sponsored by the South Bend Area Music Teachers Association, is
open to piano students of teachers residing in Berrien, Cass, and St. Joseph counties, Michigan;
and Allen, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, LaPorte, Marshall, Noble, St. Joseph, and Starke
counties, Indiana. Prize money is made available through the Elnora Hartman Stickley
Scholarship Fund.
For more information, please contact the competition event chair, Paula Laskowski,
beethoven361@hotmail.com or 574-276-9313. You may also visit the South Bend Area Music
Teachers Association’s website: www.sbamta.org.
Photos of contestants taken at this event may be used by SBAMTA, Saint Mary’s College, and
local media, and, may appear on print, digital communications, or marketing materials,
without compensation. [...]
March 2, 2022MTNA Performance CompetitionsMTNA Competitions – East Central Division
Results for Indiana entrants
Junior Composition
Winner: Honorable Mention, Samantha Lail, student of Yi-Hsuan Lee
Junior Woodwind Performance:
Representative: Faith Murphy, student of James Romeo
Senior Piano Performance:
Alternate: Chole Park, student of Hamilton Tescarollo
Congratulations to Samantha, Faith, and Chole!!! [...]
January 15, 2022President's Message
January 7, 2022Hoosier AuditionsThe dates and information for many of the districts competitions around the state have been announced as well as the state competition. See details below.
View the district map here.
View updated guidelines/application requirements for 2022 here.
District Auditions
District A
Chairperson: Nicole Lee
Address: 534-1 Hampton Manor Ct. Valparaiso, IN 46385
Contact Email: nicole.lee@valpo.edu
Audition Venue: Duesenberg Recital Hall, Valparaiso Center for the Arts: Valparaiso University
1709 Chapel Drive, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022
Postmark Deadline: Monday, April 4, 2022
District B
Chairperson: Luke Norell
Address: 502 S. 5th Street, Goshen IN 46526
Contact Email: lnorell@goshen.edu
Audition Venue: Zook Choral Hall MC153, Goshen College
Date: Saturday, March 26, 2022
Postmark Deadline: Saturday, March 12, 2022
District C
Chairperson: Tony Weinstein
Address: 4305 E Walpole Ln. Bloomington, IN 47408
Contact Email: tonyweinstein@depauw.edu
Audition Venue: DePauw University School of Music
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2022
Postmark Deadline: Friday, March 25, 2022
District D
Chairperson: Reginald Rodgers
Address: Anderson University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; 1100 E. Fifth Street Anderson, IN 46012
Contact Email: rgrodgers@anderson.edu
Audition Venue: York Performance Hall, Anderson University
Date: Saturday, April 2, 2022
Postmark Deadline: Saturday, March 19, 2022
District E
Chairperson: Lai Ping Jean Ho
Address: 46 South 21st Street, Terre Haute, IN 47803
Contact Email: lpj_ho@yahoo.com
Audition Venue: World Gospel Church (subject to change)
Date: Saturday, April 9, 2022
Postmark Deadline: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
District F
Due to an ongoing search for a chairperson in this district, auditions in this district will not take place this year.
District G
Chairperson: Grace Hemaida
Address: 5600 Ashley Dr. Newburgh, IN 47630
Contact Email: gracehemaida@gmail.com
Audition Venue: Krannert Fine Arts Center, University of Evansville
Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022
Postmark Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2022
District H
Chairperson: Joyanne Outland
Address: 4006 Pebbleway New Haven, IN 46774
Contact Email: outland@pfw.edu
Audition Venue: Rhinehart Music Center and Recital Hall, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne (PFW)
Date: Sunday, April 3, 2022
Postmark Date: Saturday, March 26, 2022
District J
Chairperson: Aleksey Madan
Address: 962 Marwyck st. West Lafayette IN 47906
Contact Email: alezem@yahoo.com
Audition Venue: 211 Knox Dr. West Lafayette, IN 47906
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2022
Postmark Date: Saturday, February 19, 2022
Hoosier Auditions State Competition
Coordinator: Daniel Lin
Email: daniel.lin@indwes.edu
Address: Indiana Wesleyan University, Division of Music: 4201 S. Washington Street, Marion IN 46953
Audition Venue: Philippe Performing Arts Center, Indiana Wesleyan University
Date: Saturday, May 14, 2022
Postmark Deadline: Thursday, April 28, 2022 [...]
November 2, 2021Conference / Teacher of the YearLinda Larson Witchie, NCTM, with a degree in Piano Performance from the University of Colorado – Boulder and a Masters in Piano Performance from University of Michigan, was President of the South Bend Area Music Teachers Association from 1997-1999 and again in 2016-2018. In 1999, she was honored as “Member of the Year” by SBAMTA.
Throughout her involvement with SBAMTA, Linda has served in various capacities including President, Vice-President, Program Chair, and Treasurer, and most recently as Community Engagement Coordinator to bring music education to the forefront in the greater Michiana area. She created a link with the South Bend Symphony wherein Stickley Piano Competition Winners play in the lobby before concerts, obtained vouchers giving free symphony admission to local students, created a presence at the local Art Beat Festival, and an information booth at the Halloween festivities at the local Zoo. As a program director and advisor, she has brought in multiple grants allowing us to bring in well-known presenters and clinicians such as Randy Faber, Melody Bober, Catherine Rollin, Jane McGrath, Robert Vandall and Marvin Blickenstaff.
Linda was an Adjunct faculty member at IUSB and adjunct lecturer of music at St. Mary’s College and has been instrumental in numerous festivals and recitals. She has been a member of Indiana Music Teachers Association for more than 30 years and served as State Composition Chair of that organization for two years. Linda is a nationally certified member of Music Teachers National Association, earning her “Permanent Professional” status in October of 2007. She was also a faculty member of the National Guild of Piano Teachers. Linda piloted new piano teaching materials for Faber & Faber of F.J.H. Publishing for more than twenty years. She also served as both Consulting Editor and New Publication Evaluator for F.J.H. Publishing from 1992-2003. She has spent the last 25 years either chairing or on the committee for the annual Stickley Piano Competition and has been very active with the Stickley Scholarship Fund since its establishment 28 years ago.
Modest and unassuming, Linda has a private studio that has consistently produced winners and honorable mentions at the annual Stickley Piano Competition every year for the past 20 years! Linda provides a steadying voice of reason, is always quick with helpful information, and is even quicker with a thank you. It is a marvel to see so much energy expended for music education across multiple decades while raising a family of her own. Her colleagues at SBAMTA find it a real pleasure to serve with Linda Witchie in the profession of music teaching. [...]
November 2, 2021ConferenceIn addition to teaching piano and organ at Wabash College, Cheryl Everett is accompanist for the Glee Club and the Music Department. With the Glee Club, she has concertized throughout the United States, England, Scotland, Wales, Ecuador, and Taiwan.
Ms. Everett has performed as soloist and chamber musician in recitals and master classes at International Workshops in Austria, Canada, England, France, Italy, Switzerland, and the Teachers’ Program of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Music Teachers National Association has recognized Ms. Everett as a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music and the Indiana Music Teachers Association honored her as one of their “Teachers of the Year”. For many years she was IMTA Ensemble Concert Chair and State Convention Chair.
In 2021, Ms. Everett received the Distinguished Service Award from the Indiana Music Teachers Association to recognize her outstanding service to IMTA and the profession of music teaching. Many of her former students currently have careers as piano teachers and music therapists.
In addition to collegiate responsibilities, Ms. Everett is Director of the Young Hoosier State Piano Competition for piano students ages 5-22. This competition, sponsored by the Indiana State Fair and Piano Solutions, had over 500 student participants in 2019. Piano Solutions recently named their concert hall “The Cheryl Everett Performance Room” in honor of her work with the youth of Indiana.
Ms. Everett has been a church organist for over 50 years and is currently serving at First United Methodist Church in Crawfordsville, IN. Ms. Everett studied piano performance with Dr. Louis Nagel at the University of Michigan. Her major musical influence was Dorothy Munger, a student of Guy Maier, Rosina Lhevinne, and Josef Lhevinne. Mrs. Munger was a pianist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for 32 years. [...]
September 24, 2021ConferenceUse the following links to view all conference events that are live-streamed. Consult the 2021 conference schedule for details about which events are live-streamed. Have fun this weekend!
arts.iusb.edu/live-streaming/
www.facebook.com/RaclinArts/ [...]
September 21, 2021AIMThe dates and deadlines for the 2021-2022 AIM Festivals around the state are now on the AIM Festival page.
They are:
South Bend / Mishawaka (SBAMTA)
Date – 11/13/2021
Entry deadline – 10/15/2021
Face-to-face at Bethel University
Local chairperson – Kelly Havens at ckellyhavens@yahoo.com
Indianapolis (GIMTA)
Date – 11/20/2021
Entry deadline – 10/15/2021
Face-to-face at Butler University
Local chairperson – Ginger Crook at gingercrook@gmail.com
Fort Wayne (NIMTA)
Date – 3/12/2022
Entry deadline – 2/4/2022
Face-to-face at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Local chairperson – Sandy Moser at fwmoser@frontier.com
Terre Haute (WVMTA)
Date – 3/19/2022
Entry deadline – 2/19/2022
Face-to-face – TBA
Local chairperson – Lynette Browne at lynette.browne1970@gmail.com [...]
June 1, 2021Hoosier AuditionsPre-Early Elementary Piano Solo
Winner: Sophia Liu – Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Alternate: Joanna Chan – Student of Aleksey Madan
Pre-Early Elementary Piano Duet
Winner: Evelyn Feng Chih and Joanna Chan – Students of Aleksey Madan
Early Elementary Piano Solo
Winner: Zoe Cha – Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Alternate: Roni Lyanda-Geller – Student of Aleksey Madan
Honorable Mentions:
Caroline L. Song – Student of Galit Gertsenzon
Melody Fei – Student of Melanie Manges
Elizabeth Slipchenko – Student of Aleksey Madan
Audrey Zhang – Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Angela Xiao – Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Early Elementary Piano Duet
Winner: Angela Xiao and Sophia Liu – Students of Svetlana Soleimani
Alternate: Chloe Hu and Lucille Hu – Students of Dilya Meehan
Elementary Piano Solo
Winner: Daniel Chen – Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Alternate: Emily Wang – Student of Tony Weinstein
Honorable Mentions:
Anna Sicoe – Student of Christine Freeman
Alexander Li – Student of Grace Hemaida
Andrew Lee – Student of Svetlana Soleimani
Elementary Piano Duet
Winner: Daniel Chen and Andrew Lee – Students of Svetlana Soleimani
Middle Piano Solo
Winner: Isaac Qian – Student of Ada Shebanova
Alternate: Elaine Zeng – Student of Nadya Dubikovsky
Honorable Mentions:
Kenny Wang – Student of Christine Freeman
Edward Ng – Student of Hamilton Tescarollo
Han Yan – Student of Tony Weinstein
Junior Piano Solo
Winner: Chloe Park – Student of Hamilton Tescarollo
Alternate: Ariel Lyanda-Geller – Student of Aleksey Madan
Honorable Mentions:
Jayden Wang – Student of Linda Belleville
Jack Ma – Student of Phoenix Park-Kim
Senior Piano Solo
Winner: Daniel Larsen – Student of Karen Taylor
Alternate: Cade Neely – Student of Grace Hemaida
Honorable Mentions:
Daniel Liu – Student of Hamilton Tescarollo
Arjun Siderys – Student of Galit Gertsenzon
Collegiate Piano Solo
Winner: Richard Wu – Student of Edward Auer
Alternate: Cecilia Horner – Student of Hamilton Tescarollo
Pre-Early Elementary Strings
Winner: Evelyn Feng Chih, Violin – Student of Yon Joo Lee
Early Elementary Strings
Winner: Harin Lee, Violin – Student of Megan Moon
Alternate: Melody Fei, Violin – Student of Yon Joo Lee
Elementary Strings
Winner: Ananya Anand, Violin – Student of Yon Joo Lee
Alternate: Bohan Aiden Zhang, Violin – Student of Yon Joo Lee
Middle Strings
Winner: Noelle Streuber-Eden, Violin – Student of Tamara Ringas
Alternate: JeFauna Zhu, Violin – Student of Yon Joo Lee
Senior Strings
Winner: Bohua Peter Zhang, Violin – Student of Yon Joo Lee
Alternate: Frank Shi, Violin – Student of Yon Joo Lee
Junior Winds
Winner: Alexa Magnus – Student of Michael Anne Tolan
Alternate: Nathaniel R. Kalenny – Student of Michael Anne Tolan
Junior Voice
Winner: Hannah E. Seaman – Student of Caroline Bradley Smith [...]
March 13, 2021Local Associations / Stickley CompetitionAnnouncing the Winners of the 26th Annual Hartman Stickley Memorial Piano Competition & Festival
From a field of 62 contestants, 12 winners and 17 honorable mentions were named at the 26th Annual Hartman Stickley Memorial Piano Competition & Festival held on Friday, March 5th, at the Battell Community Center, Mishawaka, Indiana. The competition was sponsored by the South Bend Area Music Teachers Association and underwritten by the Elnora Hartman Stickley Scholarship Fund.
The competition was open to pre-college students up to age 18. All students named below will receive cash awards and the winners will perform at the Winners Recital on Saturday, March 13, 7:00 p.m., at the Battell Community Center Auditorium, Mishawaka. Because of the pandemic, the recital is closed to the public. This event will be open to the winners’ immediate family members and their teachers.
Cash awards will be distributed as follows:
Winners – Division I – $50; Division II – $75; Division III – $100; Division IV – $125; Division V – $150; Division VI – $175
Honorable Mentions -Division I – $25; Division II – $35; Division III – $45; Division IV – $55; Division V – $65; Division VI – $75
26th ANNUAL STICKLEY MEMORIAL PIANO COMPETITION & FESTIVAL WINNERS & HONORABLE MENTIONS:
DIVISION I (age 7 & under)
Winners:
Mae O’Brien – Teacher Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
Bree Wipperman – Teacher Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
Honorable Mention:
Elin Zhang – Teacher Linda Belleville
DIVISION II (ages 8 & 9)
Winners:
Babajide Johnson – Teacher Linda Witchie
Tianzi Liu – Teacher Dr. Sandra L. Camp
Honorable Mentions:
Annabelle Huebner – Teacher Linda Witchie
Leonardo Lu – Teacher Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
Xiaohe Wang – Teacher Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
DIVISION III (ages 10 & 11)
Winners:
Jianan Qu – Teacher Dr. Sandra L. Camp
Honorable Mentions:
Yuxuan Lin – Teacher Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
Ingrid Lund – Teacher Dr. Mary Rose Norell
Teresa Spoonhower – Teacher Kathleen Keasey
DIVISION IV (ages 12 & 13)
Winners:
Nina Bauer – Teacher Margie Collier
Omolabake Johnson – Teacher Linda Witchie
Gabriel A. Maxwell – Teacher Lydia Balorda
Honorable Mentions:
Stanley Liew – Teacher Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
Angela Pham – Teacher Kathleen Keasey
Amelia Wenkus -Teacher Kathleen Keasey
DIVISION V (ages 14 & 15)
Winners:
Etien Balorda -Teacher Lydia Balorda
Jayden Wang – Teacher Linda Belleville
Honorable Mentions:
Anton Alstrom – Teacher Dr. Luke Norell
Luke Greising – Teacher Celia Weiss
Jeremy Shin – Teacher Linda Witchie
Grace Wang – Teacher Dr. Patricia Collins Jones
DIVISION VI (ages 16, 17 & 18)
Winners:
Harmon Balorda – Teacher Lydia Balorda
Gabbi Vincent – Teacher Dr. Luke Norell
Honorable Mentions:
Ian Ochieng – Teacher Dr. Sandra L. Camp
Rachel Yuan – Teacher Linda Belleville
Yao-Han Gabriel Zhang – Teacher Ketevan Badridze
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February 1, 2021Hoosier AuditionsThe dates and information for many of the districts competitions around the state have been announced as well as the state competition. See details below.
View the district map here.
View updated guidelines/application requirements for 2021 here.
District Auditions
District A
Chairperson: Nicolea Lee
Address: 534-1 Hampton Manor Ct. Valparaiso, IN. 46385
Contact Email: nicole.lee@valpo.edu
Postmark Deadline for Applications & YouTube Links Submission: Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
District B
Chairperson: Luke Norell
Address: 502 S. 5th Street, Goshen, IN 46526. (651) 341-7414
Contact Email: lnorell@goshen.edu
Postmark Deadline for Application & Fees: Friday, March 12, 2021
Deadline for YouTube Links: Friday, March 19, 2021
District C
Chairperson: Tony Weinstein
Address: DePauw University School of Music. 600 S. Locust St. Greencastle, IN 46135 c/o Tony Weinstein
Contact Email: tonyweinstein@depauw.edu
Postmark Deadline for Applications & YouTube Links Submission: Monday, April 5, 2021
District D
Chairperson: Reginald Rodgers
Address: Anderson University School of Music, Theatre, and Dance; 1100 E. Fifth Street Anderson, IN 46012
Contact Email: rgrodgers@anderson.edu
Postmark Deadline for Applications & YouTube Links Submission: Saturday, March 27, 2021
District E
Chairperson: Lai Ping Jean Ho
Address: 46 South 21st Street, Terre Haute, IN 47803
Contact Email: lpj_ho@yahoo.com
Postmark Deadline for Application & Fees: Thursday, April 1, 2021
Deadline for YouTube links: Friday, April 16, 2021
District F
Due to an ongoing search for a chairperson in this district, auditions in this district will not take place this year.
District G
Chairperson: Grace Hemaida
Address: 5600 Ashley Dr. Newburgh, IN 47630
Contact Email: gracehemaida@gmail.com
Postmark Deadline for Applications & YouTube Links: Thursday, April 1, 2021
District H
Chairperson: Joyanne Outland
Address: 4006 Pebbleway New Haven, IN 46774
Contact Email: outland@pfw.edu
Audition Date: Saturday, April 10, 2021
Postmark Deadline: Thursday, April 1, 2021
Location: Rhinehart Music Center and Recital Hall, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne (PFW)
District J
Chairperson: Aleksey Madan
Address: 962 Marwyck st. West Lafayette IN 47906
Contact Email: alezem@yahoo.com
Postmark Deadline for Applications & Fees: Saturday, April 3, 2021
Deadline for YouTube Links: Saturday, April 10, 2021
Hoosier Auditions State Competition
Coordinator: Daniel Lin
Address: Indiana Wesleyan University, Division of Music: 4201 S. Washington Street, Marion IN 46953
Contact Email: daniel.lin@indwes.edu
Postmark Deadline for Applications & Fees: Friday, April 23, 2021
Deadline for YouTube Links: Friday, April 30, 2021 [...]
January 27, 2021President's Message
January 20, 2021MTNA Performance CompetitionsMTNA Competitions – East Central Division
Results for Indiana entrants
Senior Composition
Winner: Aidan Feeney, student of Jennifer Feeney
Junior Strings (4 entries)
Alternate: Serge Kalinovsky, cello, student of Susan Moses
Congratulations to Aidan and Serge. Best of luck to Aidan at the National Finals!! [...]
January 2, 2021MTNA / MTNA Composition Competition / MTNA Performance CompetitionsMTNA Competitions 2020
Dr. James Helton, Coordinator
Congratulations to the superb performers and composers in the 2020 MTNA Competitions! This year’s competitions were held online, with judges doing their work remotely during the two weeks between October 10 and 25.
JUNIOR STRINGS (3 entrants)
Winner: Serge Kalinovsky, student of Susan Moses
Alternate: Lily Sullivan, student of Grigory Kalinovsky
Honorable Mention: Miranda Isbitts, student of Mimi Zweig
SENIOR STRINGS (2 entrants)
Winner: Cooper Olsen, student of Mimi Zweig
Alternate: Abigail Ko, student of Mimi Zweig
JUNIOR PIANO (4 entrants)
Winner: Jessica Flowers, student of Christopher Weldon
Alternate: Jack Ma, student of Phoenix Park-Kim
Honorable Mentions in no particular order:
Alex Lu, student of Kana Mimaki
Charles Berryhill, student of Gayle Kowalchyk
YOUNG ARTIST PIANO (13 Entrants)
Winner: Kaden Larson, Indiana University, student of Norman Krieger
Alternate: Prudence Poon, Indiana University, student of Roberto Plano
Honorable Mention: Robert Levinger, Indiana University, student of Roberto Plano
Honorable Mention: Marc Levesque, Indiana University, student of Roberto Plano
STATE REPRESENTATIVES (single entrants in their categories):
Junior Composition: Srikar Vaasan, student of Jessica Dorman
Senior Composition: Aidan Feeney, student of Jennifer Feeney
Senior Piano: Talinaiya Bao, student of Yerin Kim
Good luck to our winners and representatives at the East Central Division!!
Many thanks to our judges:
Dr. Peter Opie, Ball State University – Strings
Dr. Eleanor Trawick, Ball State University – Composition
Dr. Ellen Elder, The University of Southern Mississippi – Junior and Young Artist Piano
Dr. Kent Cook, Illinois Wesleyan University (emeritus) – Young Artist Piano
Dr. May Phang, DePauw University – Young Artist Piano
Many thanks to my fellow competition coordinators:
Leon Harshenin, Junior Performance Competitions
Hamilton Tescarollo, Senior Performance Competitions [...]
January 21, 2020MTNA Performance CompetitionsCongratulations to our East Central Division (ECD) Competition Winners, who will compete at the National Finals in Chicago in March!
Division Winners
Senior Woodwind – Branden Trent, saxophone, student of Otis Murphy
Young Artist Strings – Emily Leung, violin, student of Mauricio Fuks, Indiana University
Young Artist Voice – Stephen Stachofsky, baritone, student of Samuel Savage, Indiana University
Representative
Young Artist Composition – Jacob Zaring, student of Caroline Ahn, Anderson University
One Indiana student placed as Alternate: Marc Levesque, piano, student of Roberto Plano, Indiana University
GOOD LUCK!! [...]
November 27, 2019MTNA / MTNA Composition Competition / MTNA Performance CompetitionsMTNA Competitions
James Helton, Chairperson
Hearty congratulations to the winners of the state round of the MTNA Competitions! All winners and representative, listed below, will proceed to the recorded round of the East Central Division. Results of the ECD Competition will be announced in January.
Senior Piano (4 entrants)
Winner: Grace Tubbs, student of Karen Taylor
Alternate: Trinity Le, student of Robert Palmer
Honorable mention: Ethan Watts, student if E. J. Choe
Honorable mention: Richard Wu, student of Karen Taylor
Senior Woodwind (2 entrants)
Winner: Brandon Trent, saxophone, student of Otis Murphy
Alternate: Alonzo Barrett, saxophone, student of Otis Murphy
Young Artist Piano (14 entrants)
Winner: Marc Levesque, student of Roberto Plano, Indiana University
Alternate: Charlotte Tang, student of Roberto Plano, Indiana University
Honorable mention: Nicha Stapanukul, student of Norman Krieger, Indiana University
Honorable mention: Ye Eun Park, student of Roberto Plano, Indiana University
Young Artist Strings (2 entrants)
Winner: Emily Leung, violin, student of Mauricio Fuks
Alternate: Janell Preheim, violin, student of Solomia Soroka
Young Artist Woodwind (3 entrants)
Winner: Wesley Taylor, saxophone, student of Otis Murphy, Indiana University
Alternate: Marley Proffitt, saxophone, student of Otis Murphy, Indiana University
Honorable mention: Shuen-An Tzuo, saxophone, student of Otis Murphy, Indiana University
We wish the best of luck to our Representatives!
Darren Li, violin, student of Laura Andrews – Junior Strings
Meagan Hipsky, cello, student of Sarah Kim – Senior Strings
Aidan Feeney, student of Jennifer Feeney – Senior Composition
Jacob Zaring, student of Caroline Ahn, Anderson University – Young Artist Composition
Stephen Stachofcky, baritone, student of Samuel Savage, Purdue University-Fort Wayne – Young Artist Voice
Many thanks to our judges:
Senior Piano: Dr. Phoenix Park-Kim, Indiana Wesleyan University
Young Artist Piano: Dr. Diana Dumlavwalla, The Florida State University
—–: Dr. Richard Ratliff, The University of Indianapolis
—–: Dr. Reginald Rogers, Anderson University, emeritus
Young Artist Strings: Prof. Anna Vayman, Ball State University
Senior and Young Artist Woodwind: Dr. Heidi Radtke, Butler University
As always, thanks to our Junior and Senior Coordinators, Leon Harshenin and Hamilton Tescarollo, for all of their hard work. [...]
September 23, 2019ConferenceThe Distinguished Service Award is a very special award that is given at the discretion of the IMTA State President and presented on rare occasions to recognize outstanding service to IMTA. Recipients receive a plaque, a lifetime waiver of state dues, and will be featured in a post on the IMTA Website.
Dr. Lori Rhoden was awarded the Distinguished Service Award this past weekend at the IMTA State Conference.
Dr. Rhoden has been a member of MTNA since 1993 and of Indiana MTA since 1999. Prior to coming to Indiana, she was a member of Georgia and South Georgia MTA’s. She first started on the state board as Editor of the Indiana Music Teacher Newsletter (yes, the PRINT edition of the newsletter) and served in that role from 1999-2004. In 2001 she started the Ball State Collegiate Chapter – and in 2002 she became the Collegiate Chapters chair – both positions of which she still holds to this day.
In 2004 she served a three-year term as state President and, as is the process, was a trustee following for an additional six years.
Rhoden has always been a strong advocate for this organization. Not only has she encouraged many graduate students and helped them see the value of being an active part of the organization, but she has advocated for and perhaps even “bugged” many University faculty trying to get more collegiate chapters going in the state.
Dr. Rhoden is a tenured professor of Music Performance at Ball State University and regularly attends and presents at both National and State Conferences. Not only does she impact students at Ball State, but since 2002, she has been part of the piano faculty at the summer international MasterWorks Festival and has been the Piano Program Director for MasterWorks since 2006.
This year marks 20 years of service that Lori has given to IMTA. She has been and is still a highly valued part of the Indiana Music Teachers Association Board of Directors.
Former recipients include Jack Eaton (1995), Verna Abe, Carolyn Hertzler, and Karen Thickstun (2002), Juliana Lockman (2005), Margaret Roby (2014), and Douglas Sperry (2018)
Pictured below from left to right is Douglas Sperry (2018), Karen Thickstun (2002), Lori Rhoden (2019), Juliana Lockman (2005), and Margy Roby (2014). [...]
September 17, 2019MTNAHave you ever wondered any of the following?
What you would do if your studio was struck by a national disaster?
Where you could find money to pay for music lessons for yourself?
How you could afford to attend an MTNA national conference?
How your area could launch a community program aimed at bringing music lessons to those in need?
The answer is the MTNA Foundation. The Foundation funds numerous programs that help members by enriching their professional lives, help communities through musical engagement, recognize high achievement in the profession, and help teachers afflicted by disaster to get back on their feet.
So, when you donate, know that you are contributing to many funds that work to sustain a high level of music-making in the United States. Chances are you have already benefited from the MTNA Foundation, or will in the future, be able to benefit from its funds. For more information, click the “Donate” button, and read about the many places where your money can go to help others in the profession.
For questions regarding the MTNA Foundation Fund, please contact IMTA’s Foundation Fund Chair, Janet Palmberg janet.palmberg@indstate.edu. [...]
September 11, 2019Hoosier AuditionsImportant Update:
HOOSIER AUDITIONS CANCELLED due to COVID-19 Outbreak
Due to several campus closures leading to an increasing number of audition cancellations across the state, all district auditions are hereby cancelled. The State Competition scheduled for May 9th is also cancelled.
We understand that these cancellations will no doubt result in disappointments and inconveniences for everyone. However, recommendations and guidelines published by the Indiana State Department of Health strongly encourages social distancing, and avoidance of all forms of non-essential travel. Your safety and well-being is our top priority, and we hope you will give us some grace for the difficult decision we have had to make.
I wanted to thank you for continuing to make Hoosier Auditions such an exciting and enriching musical experience year after year. We look forward to hearing your beautiful performances next year.
Sincerely,
Daniel Lin
Hoosier Auditions Coordinator [...]
September 11, 2019ConferenceWe are extending the deadline for Early Bird registration discounts for the 2019 IMTA State Conference to Saturday, September 14th!
Visit the conference page to register and to view all the information you need. [...]
July 11, 2019ConferenceWe are pleased to announce that registration is now OPEN for the 2019 IMTA State Conference!
Visit the conference page to register and to view all the information you need for the conference including:
Hotels and Parking (it has been recommended attendees book early as hotels are busy that weekend!
Schedule
Featured guest artists:
Drew Peterson, Concert Artist
Meagan Johnson, Alexander Technique
Benjamin Dean Taylor, Commissioned Composer
Options are available for both online and check payments. [...]
June 3, 2019AnnouncementsOhio MTA will be hosting their 2019 conference not far from Indiana in the Northwest District of Ohio. Here are the details.
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