The California State MTNA Performance Competitions took place on November 14, 2004 at the Colburn School of Performing Arts in Los Angeles. There were a total of 60 entries in 11 separate competition categories, of which 3 had just one single entrant, respectively, and required no competition at the state level. The winners were designated California “State Representatives” to compete in their respective categories at the MTNA Southwest Division Competitions on Jan. 21-23, 2005 at California State University, Long Beach.
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Junior Piano |
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Winner: |
Michael Repper |
Dr. Scott McBride-Smith |
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Alternate: |
David Yoshiaki Ko |
Helen Wong |
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Honorable: |
Allison Lee |
Hans Boepple |
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Ian Counts |
Hyeja Chong-Ganahl |
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Kenric Tam |
John McCarthy |
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Joseph Tsai |
Chun-Yi Wang |
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Judges: Dr. Wojciech Kocyan, Mrs. Ruth Sitjar and Mr. Peter Yazbeck |
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Junior Woodwind |
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Teacher |
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Winner: |
Albert Pei |
Myung So Kim |
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Alternate: |
Kevin Kim |
Myung So Kim |
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Honorable: |
Ivana Cho |
Ginny Atherton |
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Rebekah Newlin |
Toby Caplan-Stonefield |
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Judge: Mr. Peter Sheridan |
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Junior Strings |
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Teacher |
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State Representative: |
Pete Jung |
William Barbini |
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No evaluation was requested by Junior Strings State Representative. |
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Senior Piano |
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Teacher |
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Winner: |
Juliann Ma |
Hans Boepple |
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Alternate: |
Eric A. Chang |
Anli Lin Ton |
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Honorable: |
Allegra Chapman |
John McCarthy |
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Aaron Rosenthal |
Hans Boepple |
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Judges: Dr. Charles Asche, Dr. Shun-Lin Chou, and Ms. Antoinette Perry |
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Senior Woodwind |
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Teacher |
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Winner: |
Elizabeth Shin |
Ginny Atherton |
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Alternate: |
Miranda M. Koo |
Myung So Kim |
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Honorable: |
Soohyun (Silvia) Kim Myung So Kim |
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Judge: Mr. Peter Sheridan |
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Senior Strings |
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Teacher |
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State-Representative: |
Philip Jung |
William Barbini |
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No evaluation was requested by Senior Strings State Representative. |
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Senior Voice |
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Teacher |
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State Representative: |
Brittany Nicastro |
Martha Brewer |
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Judge: Mrs. Lenita McCallum. |
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Young Artist Guitar |
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Teacher |
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Winner: |
Edward Trybek |
Brian Head |
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Alternate: |
Thomas Echols |
William Kanengiser |
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Judge: Mr. Kenton Youngstrom |
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Young Artist Piano |
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Teacher |
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Winner: |
Katherine Lee |
Norman Krieger |
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Alternate: |
Carissa Kim |
Vitaly Margulis |
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Honorable: |
Steve Vanhauwaert |
Kevin Fitzgerald |
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Eric Hunter |
Bernadene Blaha |
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Kayla Wong |
Kevin Fitzgerald |
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Judges: Prof Paul Berkowitz, Prof. Walter Ponce and Dr. Robert Watson. |
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Young Artist Woodwind |
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Teacher |
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Winner: |
Anthony Thompson |
Julia Heinen |
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Alternate: |
Andrea DiMaggio |
Jill Felber |
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Judges: Prof Gary Gray, Prof David Shoslac, and Mr. Peter Sheridan |
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Teacher |
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Winner: |
The Blue Rose Trio |
Kevin Fitzgerald |
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Members: Rose Huei-Ju Chen, piano, Audrey Soloman, violin, Lass Hoefs, cello |
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Alternate: |
Precious Metals Flute Quartet |
Jill Felber |
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Members: Caitlin Boruch, Andrea DiMaggio, Emily Noble, Carla Townsend, flutes |
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Honorable: |
Pacific Clarinet Trio |
Julia Heinen |
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Members: Anthony Thompson, clarinet, Mathew Keating, cello, Michael Misiurak, piano |
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Judges: Prof Gary Gray, Prof David Shostac, and Mr. Lorenz Gamma. |
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MTNA Performance Competition Winners were invited to perform in Concert on Friday, February 11, 2005 at the CAPMT State Conference. Performing winners were:
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Teacher |
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Junior Piano: |
Michael Repper |
Scott McBride Smith |
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Senior Piano: |
Juliann Ma |
Hans Boepple |
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Young Artist Guitar: |
Edward Tiybek |
Brian Head |
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Chamber Music: |
The Blue Rose Trio |
Kevin FitzGerald |
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Members: Audrey Soloman, Violin; Lan Hoefs, Cello; Rose Heui-Ju Chen, Piano |
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