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From President Ed Kuhn

2019 Composition Winners

ELEMENTARY
Winner: Katherine Kiehl, Student of Kendra Bigley
Honorable Mention: Asa Ligowski, Student of Keren Ligowski

JUNIOR
Winner: Cyrano Rosentrater, Student of Ariane Alexander
Honorable Mention: William Sommers, Student of Theresa Klinefelter

SENIOR
Representative: Jackson Hunt, Student of Yeeha Chiu

From the PMTA President

July 2019

Congratulations to Laura Stanell (senior voice), student of Beth Stanell, and Eric Zhunio (Young Artist brass), student of Velvet Brown, who won their respective categories at the Eastern Division MTNA performance competitions and will represent PMTA at the national competitions in Spokane, Washington in March 2019.

Congratulations to our PMTA 2018 Commissioned Composer of the Year, Daniel Temkin, who was selected for Honorable Mention for his composition Dreamed Landscapes, in the 2018 MTNA Distinguished Composer of the Year Award selection process. The piece was premiered at our 2018 state conference by pianist and conference chair, Henry Wong Doe, who recorded the piece as well. Nominations for our 2020 commissioned composer are due by March 1.

The PMTA Keystone Chamber Music Competition is holding its 5th competition this March. It is open to all students in Middle School and High School.

The competition will be held on March 2, 2019 at Penn State, University Park.

We welcome instrumentalists, pianists, and singers who have formed the required groups.

MTNA offers solo competitions, but Chamber Music only at the collegiate level; so PMTA is giving the younger students an opportunity to experience the wonderful world of collaborative playing.

The guidelines and application form can be downloaded here. 

All PMTA members are encouraged to form the required groups. Non PMTA members are welcome to enter their students with an additional fee. 

PMTA Keystone Chamber Music Competition
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Location: Penn State School of Music, University Park, PA.
Application Deadline postmark date: January 21, 2019

Application is on the PMTA website.

All applications and fees will be sent to the coordinator.

Make the check payable to: PMTA
Send application to and address all questions to:

PMTA Chamber Music Competition Coordinator:
Gloriana Sewell
P.O. Box 199
Milford Square, PA 18935
Gloriana.s@comcast.net
Studio: 215-536-8142
Cell: 267-221-6508 (call or text)

Congratulations to all of our winners and representatives in the Pennsylvania Music Teachers Association competitions. Winners and representatives will advance to the online Eastern Division round in January 2019.

Chamber Music Winner: Westminster College Saxophone Quartet coached by James Flowers: Angela Renninger, Timothy Savage, Liam Horgan, Abby Grabigel

Chamber Music Alternate: PSU Tuba Quartet coached by Velvet Brown:
Meredith Fuller, Ian Adams, Eric Zhunio, Noah McDonald

Junior Composition Representative: Hanna Summer, Teacher Gloriana Sewell

Junior Piano Winner: Alyssa Gabrilovich, Teacher Igor Resnianski
Junior Piano Alternate: Nathan Jiang, Teacher Igor Resnianski
Junior Piano Honorable Mention: William Ge, Teachers Natalie Zhu and Joy Kiszely
Junior Piano Honorable Mention: Audrey Shu, Teacher Kristin Stephenson

Junior String Winner: Amithi Tadigadapa, cello, Teacher Jonathan Dexter
Junior String Alternate: Adah Kaplan, violin, Teacher Kimberly Fisher

Junior Woodwind (representative): Bryan Chen, flute, Teacher Wendy Webb Kumer

Senior Composition Winner: Jackson Hunt, Teacher Yeeha Chiu

Senior Piano Winner: Andy Wu, Teacher Igor Resnianski
Senior Piano Alternate: Emma Lo, Teacher Igor Resnianski
Senior Piano Honorable Mention: Chris Jung, Teacher Igor Resnianski
Senior Piano Honorable Mention: Ashwini Shende, Teacher Igor Resnianski
Senior Piano Honorable Mention: Ellie Kim Teacher Christopher Guzman

Senior String Winner: Alexandra He, cello, Teacher Ohad Bar-David
Senior String Alternate: John Rose, cello, Teacher Carol Lyon
Senior String Honorable Mention: Angelina Phillips, violin, Teacher Kimberly Fisher

Senior Voice (representative): Laura Stanell, soprano, Teacher Beth Stanell

Senior Woodwind Winner: Timothy Kim, clarinet, Teacher Andrew Hauze
Senior Woodwind Alternate: Ananya Tadigadapa, flute, Teacher Naomi Seidman

Young Artist Composition Representative: Ian Adams, Teacher Velvet Brown
Young Artist Brass (representative): Eric Zhunio, euphonium, Teacher Velvet Brown

Young Artist Piano Winner: Euna Kim, Teacher Christopher Guzman
Young Artist Piano Alternate: Rachel Lee, Teacher Igor Resnianski

Young Artist Woodwind Winner: Julia Carey, flute, Teacher Kimberly Reighley
Young Artist Woodwind Alternate: Timothy Savage, saxophone, Teacher James Flowers
Young Artist Woodwind Honorable Mention: Erica Hinchcliff, flute, Teacher Kimberly Reighley