The State Finals of the Bartók and Contemporary Music Festival for Piano were held on Saturday, February 12, 2005, during the State Conference at the Sacramento Marriott Rancho Cordova. 29 District Winners representing 22 studios from 7 districts competed in the finals. Adjudicators for the competition were Dr. Deborah Clasquin, Dr. Stephen Thomas, and Dr. John Cozza.
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Elementary A (Ages 6-9) |
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District |
Teacher |
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First Place |
Austin Wu |
V | Mei Lui Liu |
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Second Place |
Yun Tang | IX | Michelle Jo Santoso |
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Honorable Mention: |
Lily Tsai | II | Lena Groxman |
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Elementary B (Ages 10-12) |
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District |
Teacher |
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First Place |
Mai Mizuno | II | Hans Boepple |
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Second Place |
Priscella Chan | IX | Mobuyo Nishizaka |
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Intermediate A (Ages 6-13) |
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District |
Teacher |
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First Place |
Fantee Jones | V | Tien Hsieh |
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Honorable Mention: |
Angela Chen | VII | Sh-Shing Chiu |
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Honorable Mention: |
Jong Yu Chen | III | Deborah How |
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Intermediate B (Ages 14-16) |
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District |
Teacher |
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First Place |
Kyle Shafiee | VIII | Scott McBride Smith |
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Honorable Mention: |
Samanatha Lui | IX | Lynn Nakamura |
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Advanced A (Ages 6-16) |
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District |
Teacher |
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First Place |
Abraham Lin | II | Hans Boepple |
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Second Place |
Caleb Russell | III | Roza Yoder |
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Advanced B (Ages 17-23) |
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District |
Teacher |
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First Place |
Stephanie Ou | II | Hans Boepple |
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Second Place |
Dro Menassian | III | Roza Yoder |
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Difficult (Ages 6-23) |
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District |
Teacher |
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First Place |
Jennifer Lee | II | William Wellborn |
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Second Place |
Leslie Cain | III | Roza Yoder |
Laura Dickey, State Bartók and Contemporary Music Festival Chair
The 2005 concerto competition was held in Southern California at Whittier
College on May 7, 2005. The winner was fifteen year old Kenric Tam, a student of
John McCarthy.
Carimina Glicklich, Concerto Competition Chair
This state-wide audition program is for serious, competitive students of all instruments including voice. District winners compete in the state finals. State winners perform in the Winners' Concert, held the same day as the competition.
The Finals of the Honors Auditions took place on Saturday, February 12, during our 2005 CAPMT Conference at Sacramento Marriott Rancho Cordova. Three judges, Dr. Louise Lepley, Richard Cionco and Natsuki Fukasawa, were very impressed by the quality of the finalists’ performances. The 21 finalists represented 19 studios from all 9 districts. They were chosen out of 73 participating pianists throughout the State.
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Category A (Ages 9-11) |
District |
Teacher |
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First Place: |
Rieko Tsuchida | II | John McCarthy |
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Second Place: |
Yukari Kudo | III | Deborah How |
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Honorable Mention: |
Andrea Yu | I | Ruslan Biryukov |
| Jade Huang | V | Tien Hsieh | |
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Category B (Ages 12-14) |
District |
Teacher |
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First Place: |
Carol Chang | III | Lucy Nargizian |
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Second Place: |
Shaylyn Stanley | IX | Lynn Nakamura |
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Honorable Mention: |
Michelle Do | VIII | Sofia Zukerman |
| Stephen Hom | VII | Sally Wei Tylawsky | |
| Sarah Li | V | Kuei-Chen Chuang | |
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Category C |
District |
Teacher |
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First Place: |
Michael Smith | V | Heui-ping Chen Lin |
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Second Place: |
Kyung Sun Min | II | Erna Gulabian |
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Honorable Mention: |
Marc Lombardino | III | Dr. Louise Earhart |
| Jessica Bang | VIII | Young Sook Park | |
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Category D |
District |
Teacher |
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First Place: |
Ryan MacEvoy McCullough | VII | Dr. Deborah Clasquin |
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Second Place: |
Hedy Lee | IX | Bernadine Blaha |
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Honorable Mention: |
Brian Jenkins | VIII | Dr. Janice Park |
| Gina Chung | III | Hyeja Chong Ganahl |
I congratulate all the District Chairs for their efficient work. My
appreciation goes to Yukiko Nobles, VP Student Programs, and Stephen Cook, VP
Conference, who were always accessible and made my job more comfortable. Last
but not the least, I want to thank all those who helped me as monitors. Great
Organization! Great teamwork! Thank you all.
Artemis Bedros, State Honors Auditions Chair