MTNA East Central Division (ECD) Competition Results

Music Teachers National Association is pleased to announce the results of the composition competition for East Central Division.

Elementary:
Winner: Elijah Fan, Student of Caroline Ahn, IN
Honorable mention: Mikayla Qin, Student of Tatiana Kats, OH

Junior:
Winner: Allison Zigler, Student of Katherine Bede, OH
Honorable mention: Wren Page, Student of Xavier Beteta, IL

Senior:
Winner: Noah Strawhacker, Student of Amanda Cornet, IN
Honorable mention: Sarah Blust, Student of William Lutes, WI

Young Artist:
Winner: Trinity Fan, Student of Christopher Harding, MI
Honorable mention: Miles Carroll, Student of Don Freund, IN

This year, the East Central Division judges were:
Kevin Memley
Adam Roberts
Vera Stanojevic

The winning compositions automatically advance to the national competition as national finalists. The results of that competition will be announced by the end of January.

Congratulations to all of the participants in the competition! We hope that the comments you receive from the judges will be helpful to you and your teacher. Your efforts are to be commended, and we hope that you will continue to learn and grow as a composer. Good luck with your musical studies!

Edward Shure, East Central Division Composition Coordinator
(330) 920-8598
eashure@gmail.com

Christopher Goldston, National Composition Coordinator
(773) 580-7301
goldston@hotmail.com

2023 Indiana State MTNA Competition Results

Music Teachers National Association is pleased to announce the results of the composition competition for Indiana.

Elementary:
Representative: Elijah Fan, Student of Caroline Ahn

Junior:

Senior:
Winner: Noah Strawhacker, Student of Amanda Cornet
Honorable mention: Henry Olson, Student of Caroline Ahn
Honorable mention: Srikar Vaasan, Student of Jessica Dorman

Young Artist:
Representative: Miles Carroll, Student of Don Freund

Many thanks to our judges:

Eleanor Trawick

Many thanks to our competition coordinators:

James Helton, Indiana Composition Coordinator
(765) 285-5517
jhelton@bsu.edu

Christopher Goldston, National Composition Coordinator
(773) 580-7301
goldston@hotmail.com

Winning and representative compositions automatically advance to the division competition. The results of that competition will be announced in mid-December.

Congratulations to all of the participants in the competition! We hope that the comments you receive from the judges will be helpful to you and your teacher. Your efforts are to be commended and we hope that you will continue to learn and grow as a composer. Good luck with your musical studies!

East Central Division (ECD) Competition Results

MTNA 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!!

East Central Division (ECD) Competition Results

MTNA 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!!!

East Central Division (ECD) Competition Results

MTNA 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!!

MTNA 2020 Indiana State MTNA Competition, Results Announcement

MTNA 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

East Central Division (ECD) Competition Results

Congratulations 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!!

2019 Indiana State MTNA Competition, Results Announcement

MTNA 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.

Two Indiana Students Win Top Prizes in MTNA Performance Competitions

Dominic Muzzi, who studies with Robert Plano at Indiana University, won first place in the MTNA Young Artist Piano competition. Dominic performed in the winners recital on Tuesday afternoon and was awarded a $5,00 cash prize sponsored by Steinway.

Elina Rubio Pentcheva, student of Indiana teacher Mauricio Fuks was awarded 2nd place in the Young Artist strings competition. Ms. Pentcheva attends Indiana University School of Music. She was awarded a $1,500 cash prize made possible by the MTNA Foundation Fund.

Congratulations to both students for their hard work and dedication to their art!

MTNA Competition Winners Headed to National

James Helton, MTNA Competitions Chair

Here are the Indiana Winners that passed through ECD and are headed to the National Finals this weekend!! Please wish them luck in Spokane, and stop by to hear their performances if you can.

Young Artist Piano
Dominic Muzzi – student of Robert Plano

Young Artist Strings
Elina Rubio Pentcheva, violin – student of Mauricio Fuks

Stay on the lookout for the results of the Young Artist Composition Competition. Our representative, Katherine Bodor (student of Don Freund), had no competition at the division level, so she went directly to the national finals. Her piece will be performed if she wins.