2023 Opus Composition Festival Winners Announced

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We are very pleased to announce the 2023 OPUS Composition Festival results. Thank you to everyone who submitted entries, and special thanks to our judge this year, Houston-based composer, Joel Love (www.joellove.com).

The winners in each age category are:

Elementary: Elijah Fan, student of Caroline Ahn, The Monster Under My Bed
Junior: Henry Olson, student of Caroline Ahn, A Timely Passage of Lonliness
Senior: Noah Strawhacker, student of Amanda Cornet, Nocturne in Db Major
Young Artist: Miles Carroll, student of Don Freund, Halves and Pairs

The winners in each age category will have the opportunity to perform their composition at the IMTA State Conference in the fall of 2023 at Anderson University and will receive their entry fee paid in full by IMTA into the state round of the MTNA Composition Competition in September 2023.

Congratulations all and keep up the good work!

2023 Hoosier Auditions – State Round Results

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The 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  

East Central Division (ECD) Competition Results

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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!!

2023 Hoosier Auditions District Information

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The 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: [email protected]
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: [email protected] 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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
Audition Venue: Rhinehart Music Center and Recital Hall, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Fort WayneAudition 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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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

MTNA Composition Competition Results 2022

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Music 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.

2022 Opus Composition Festival Winners Announced

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We 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!

2022 Hoosier Auditions – State Round Results

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The 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

Announcing the 27th Annual Hartman Stickley Memorial Piano Competition & Festival Winners Recital

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Event: 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,
[email protected] 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.

East Central Division (ECD) Competition Results

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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!!!