MTNA Composition Competition Results - East Central Division

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

Elementary
Winner: Dhruv Moorthy, Student of Natalia Cernaianu, IL
Honorable mention: Madelyn Tanner, Student of Amy Chaplin, IN

Junior

Winner: Aaron Wang, Student of Catherine Rollin, MI

Honorable mention: Margaret Chen, Student of Nancy Bachus, OH

Honorable mention: Joshua Wolford, Student of Matthew Hagle, IL

Senior

Winner: Holden Mui, Student of Matthew Hagle, IL

Honorable mention: Lucas Huang, Student of Bradley Sowash, OH

Young Artist

Representative: Katherine Bodor, Student of Don Freund, IN

This year, the East Central Division judges were:

Jennifer Conner

Martha Horst

Thomas Wells

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

[email protected]

Christopher Goldston, National Composition Coordinator
(773) 580-7301
[email protected]