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| Student Achievement Highlight |
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2010 MTNA National Senior High (Yamaha) Piano Competition
First Place Winner: Fifi Zhang. |
2009 MTNA National Junior High (Baldwin) Piano Competition
First Place Winner: Kimberly Hou. |
2008 MTNA National Junior High (Baldwin) Piano Competition
First Place Winner: Fifi Zhang. |
1997 MTNA National Senior High (Yamaha) Piano Competition
First Place Winner: Jessica Osborne. |
| News, Events and Student Achievements - 2012 |
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NVMTA Sonata Festival
Honor Recital: Annelisa Crabtree, Katherine Du, Evan Hu, Sebastian Lee,
Petrina Steimel, Sabrina Su, Alison Wan, William Wang, Ruiran Xun,
Jessica Ye and Andrew Zhang
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U.S. Presidential Scholars In the Arts
Music: Kimberly Hou
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WMTA Hartman Competition
Group 5/6 - 1st place: Petrina Steimel
Group 5/6 - 2nd place: Jessica Ye
Group 7/8 - 1st place: Alison Wan, Andrew Zhang
Group 7/8 - honorable mention: Helen Fu
Group 9 - 1st place: Sabrina Su
Group 10 - 2nd place: William Wang, Evan Hu
Group 10 - 3rd place: Wiley Skaret
Group 11 - 1st place: Kevin Su
Group 12 - honorable mention: Ruiran Xun
Group 13 - 3rd place: Muli Yu
Group 15 - 3rd place: Kevin Zhang
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MSMTA Solo Festival
1st place: Evan Hu, Wiley Skaret, Petrina Steimel, Kevin Su, Sabrina Su,
Alison Wan, Grace Wang, William Wang, Ruiran Xun, Muli Yu, Kevin Zhang
2nd place: Annelisa Crabtree, Jessica Ye, Andrew Zhang
3rd place: Joanna Cheng
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International Young Artists Piano Competition Preliminary Competition
Group 1 Age 8 and under Chirp! Chirp!: Joanna Cheng
Group 2 Ages 9-10 Frog's Adventure: Evan Hu
Group 3 Ages 11-12 Playing Bamboo Flutes in the Spring Wind: Ruiran Xun,Grace Wang
Group 4 Ages 13-14 Story of the Moon: Muli Yu
Group 5 Ages 15-18 Liuyang River: Kevin Zhang, Kimberly Hou
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Piano Ensemble Participants
Level 3 - 1st Place: Grace Wong and Ruiran Xun
Level 3 - Honorable Mention: Robert Kim, William Wang
Level 1B - 2nd Place: Alison Wan, Joanna Cheng
Level 1B - 1st Place: Petrina Steimel & Brother
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NVMTA Judged Recitals
Honors: Muli Yu, Ruiran Xun
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FMMC High School Piano Competition
1st Place: Ryo Kaneko
3rd Place: Bryan Ho
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NVMTA Piano Concerto Festival
Grades K-3 - 2nd Place: Catherine Wu, Jessica Ye
Grades K-3 - 3rd Place: Joanna Cheng
Grades K-3 - Honorable Mentions: Petrina Steimel
Grades 4-5 - 1st Place: William Wang
Grades 8-9 - 2nd Place: Matthew Kim
Grades 10-12 - 3rd Place: Shennie Yao
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ODU Classical Competition
1st Place: Ryo Kaneko
3rd Place: KimberlyHou
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Chosen for 2012-2013 Season of Concerts at the Alden RisingStars Series
Andrew Zhang, Bryan Ho, Kevin Su and Ruiran Xun
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Contestant in 2012 Stecher and Horowitz competition, NY
Kimberly Hou
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Novik Competition Senior Division
1st Place: Ryo Kaneko
2nd Place: Bryan Ho
The 1st place winner of the Seniors is awarded a performance with the Capital City Symphony.
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Northern Virginia Music Teachers Judged Recital
Honors: Annelisa Crabtree
Honorable Mentions: Matthew Kim
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WMTA judged recital
Honors: Kimberly Hou
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Northern Virginia Music Teachers Bach-Baroque Festival
Winners chosen for Bach Evening Honors Recital:
Wiley Skaret, Kevin Su and Ruiran Xun
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2012 National Endowment for the Arts Competition
Silver Award: Kimberly Hou
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WMTA Bartok Competition
Level I – 3rd: Joanna Cheng
Level II - 1st: Andrew Zhang
Level III - 3rd: Grace Wang
Level V - 1st: Annelisa Crabtree
Level V - 3rd: Kevin Zhang
Honorable Mentions: Helena Liu, Alison Wan, Lauren Kim, Alan Zhang, Albert Zhang, Robert Kim, Evan Hu, Daniel Xu, Matthew Kim and Jessica Ye
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WMTA Judged Recital
Honors: Evan Hu
Honorable Mention: Alison Wan
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NVMTA Concerto Competition
Grades 2-4, 2nd place: Alison Wan
Grades 5-6, 1st place: Grace Wang
Grades 7-8, 2nd place: Muli Yu
Grades 7-8, Honorable Mention: Jessica Ding
Grades 9-10, 3rd place: Kevin Zhang
Grades 11-12, 1st place: Ryo Kaneko
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2012 MSMTA Concerto Competition
Haydn Concertino in C
Winner: Alison Wan
Haydn D Major
Winner: Ruiran Xun
Honorable Mention: Evan Hu
Mozart No. 21 mvt. 1
Honorable Mention: Kevin Zhang
Mozart No. 21 mvt. 3
ALTERNATE: Kevin Su
Honorable Mention: Daniel Xu and Joslyn Jung
Mendelssohn mvt. 3
Winner: Nancy Ding
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| News, Events and Student Achievements - 2011 |
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Liszt Performance at Carnegie Hall
Winner: Bryan Ho
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WMTA Judged Recital - December 4, 2011
Honors: Grace Wang
Honorable Mention: Kevin Su
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NVMTA Judged Recital
NVMTA Judged Recital, 12 and Under, Honors: Kevin Su
NVMTA Judged Recital, 12 and Under, Honorable Mention: Wiley Skaret
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2011 Asian American Competition
Peewee Division - 1st Place: Evan Hu
Peewee Division - Honorable Mention: Alison Wan, Andrew Zhang
Junior Division - 3rd place: Jessica Ding, Muli Yu
Senior Division - 2nd place: Ryo Kaneko
Senior Division - 3rd place: Bryan Ho, Alex Li
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International Piano Festival and Competition - Lee University’s School of Music
First Prize Winner, $3,000: Kimberly Hou
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MTNA DC HS Winner
Kimberly Hou
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MTNA Virginia State HS Winner
Ryo Kaneko
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October WMTA Judged Recital
Students chosen for Honors: Bryan Ho
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October NVMTA Judged Recital
Students chosen for Honors: Kimberly Hou, Bryan Ho, Ryo Kaneko
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American Protégé International Competition of Romantic Music 2011
First Prize: Bryan Ho
Honorable Mention: Matthew Kim
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32nd Annual Piano Competition, Ithaca College School of Music - Saturday, October 1, 2011
Solo Competition, Division I
First place: Bryan Ho
Concerto Competition
Honorable mention: Bryan Ho
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3rd Young People & Italian Music Piano Competition
Group 1 - 1st: Jessica Ye
Group 1 - 2nd: Alison Wan
Group 1 - 3rd: Joanna Cheng
Group 2 - 1st: Evan Hu
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24th International Young Artist Piano Competition, 2011 Catholic University of America
Finalists:
Ages to 8 - Andrew Zhang
Ages 9-10 - Grace Wang
Ages 11-12 -Muli Yu
Ages 13-14 - Juncheng Shen
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2011 WMTA Lichtenberg Piano Scholarship Competition
first prize-winner: Ryo Kaneko
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24th Classical Period Piano Competitions, 2011, Old Dominion University
Grades 7-9 winner, $350: Bryan Ho
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2011 Hartman Winners
Group B - 2nd: Andrew Zhang, 3rd Place: Jessica Ye
Group C - 2nd: Evan Hu, HM: Wiley Skaret
Group D - 1st: Grace Wang
Group F - 1st: Katherine Du
Group H - 3rd: Jessica Ding
Group I - 2nd: Juncheng Shen, 3rd Place: Joslyn Jung
Group K - 2nd: Henry Fong, HM: Kevin Syu
Group M - 3rd: Annelisa Crabtree
Group L - 3rd: Linda He
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2011 Concerto Competition
Level 1 - 1st: Evan Hu
Level 2 - 2nd: Emily Quan
Level 3 - 3rd (tie): Muli Yu and Juncheng Shen
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2011 Northern Virginia Music Teachers Bach-Baroque Festival
SUPERIORS:
Joanna Cheng (5 points),
Jessica Ding (14 points),
Henry Fong (5 points),
Calvin Ghim (20 points),
Juncheng Shen (10 points),
Wiley Skaret (15 points),
Eric Sun (5 points),
Alison Wan (5 points),
Bryan Ho (15 points),
Evan Hu (5 points),
Ryo Kaneko (20 points),
Muli Yu (20 points),
Alan Zhang (5 points)
Winners chosen for Bach Evening Honors Recital
Muli Yu, Michael Wang, Alex Li, Andrew Zhang and Grace Wang
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2011 Concerto Festival
Grades K-3
Group 1 - 2nd: Andrew Zhang
Group 4 - 1st: Alison Wan, 3rd: Alan Zhang
Group 5 - 2nd: Sabrina Su, HM: Helena Liu
Group 6 - 2nd: Jessica Ye
Grades 4-5
Group 1 - 1st: Katherine Du, 3rd: Justin Feng
Grades 6-7
Group 1 - 1st: Jessica Ding, 2nd: Matthew Kim
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Chosen to perform in George Mason University Young Artist Musicales
Linda He, Wiley Skaret, Juncheng Shen, Kimberly Hou, Grace Wang and Alex Li
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chosen for 2011-2012 Young Artists Concerts at the Alden
Ryo Kaneko, Wiley Skaret and Grace Wang
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FMMC Henbest Piano Competition
Grades 10-12: 2nd, $500, Ryo Kaneko, 3rd, $300, Bryan Ho
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2011 WMTA Lichtenberg Scholarship Competition
Winner, $500: Ryo Kaneko
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2011-Northern Virginia Music Teachers Concerto Competition
Level 1 - 1st: Evan Hu
Level 2 - 2nd: Emily Quan
Level 3 - 3rd (tie): Muli Yu and Juncheng Shen
Level 4 - HM: Ryo Kaneko
Level 5 - 1st: Kimberly Hou
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2011 MSMTA Concerto
Winners:
BRYAN HO - Beethoven 1st movement
ANNELISA - CRABTREE-Mozart 1st movement
MULI YU - Mozart 3rd movement
GRACE WANG - HAYDN 3rd movement
Alternates:
KEVIN SYU - Beethoven 2nd movement
JESSICA DING - Haydn 1st movement
ANDREW ZHANG - Peskanov mvt
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2011 Washington Music Teachers Judged Recitals Honors
Juncheng Shen, Ryo Kaneko, Muli Yu and Wiley Skaret
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2011 NVMTA Judged recital Honors
Ryo Kaneko, Juncheng Shen, Bryan Ho, Muli Yu, Kimberly Hou, Wiley Skaret, Henry Fong, Evan Hu, Linda He and Alex Li
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2011 WMTA Specialty Competition
Section 1 (Chocolate Almond Waltz) - 3rd: Joanna Cheng, HM: Helena Liu
Section 1 (Koechlin) - 2nd: Andrew Zhang, HM: Alison Wan
Section 3 (Poulenc Staccato) - 3rd: Evan Hu
Section 3 (Page-d'Album) - 1st: Wiley Skaret
Section 4 (La cage de cristal) - 1st: Matthew Kim, 3rd: Michael Wang
Section 5 (General Lavine) - 2nd: Alex Li
Section 5 (Improvisation) - 1st: Muli Yu, HM: Linda He
Section 6 (Oiseaux tristes) - 2nd: Bryan Ho, HM: Joslyn Jung
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| News, Events and Student Achievements - 2010 |
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2010 Gustavo Romero Competition
winner, $3000: Bryan Ho
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2010 NVMTA Piano Concerto Competitions
First Place Winners: Evan Hu (level 1), Elizabeth Hu (level 2), Kimberly Hou (level 5)
Second Place: Emily Quan (level 3)
Third Place: Muli Yu & Juncheng Shen (level 3)
Honorable Mentions: Ryo Kaneko (level 4) |
2010 msmta Piano Concerto Competitions
First Place Winners: Bryan, Annelisa, Muli, Grace
Alternates: Kevin, Jessica D., Elizabeth H., Max, Andrew
Honorable Mentions: Juncheng, Nancy, Wiley |
2010 MTNA VMTA State Piano Competition
Senior High (Yamaha) - First Place Winner: Ryo Kaneko; Alternate: Marika Yasuda
Junior High (Baldwin) - Alternate: Max Hou |
2010 VMTA State Auditions
Level IB First Place Winner: Elizabeth Hu
Level II First Place Winner: Bryan Ho |
2010 MTNA MSMTA State Piano Competition
Junior High (Baldwin) - Alternate: Juncheng Shen |
2010 MTNA WMTA Piano Competition
Senior High (Yamaha) - First Place Winner: Kimberly Hou
Junior High (Baldwin) - First Place Winner: Bryan Ho, Alternate: Elizabeth Hu |
2010 WMTA Judged Recital
Honor: Muli Yu, play in October 24th |
2010 Asian American Music Society Piano Cometition
Peewee Division - 3rd Place: Grace Wang
Junior Division - 1st Place: Max Hou, 3rd Place: Juncheng Shen, HM: Elizabeth Hu & Muli Yu
Senior Division - 1st Place: Kimberly Hou, HM: Katie Yu |
2010 Gustavo Romero Piano Competition
First Place $3000: Bryan Ho |
2010 Northern Virginia Music Teachers Concerto Competition
Level 1 – First Place: Wiley Skaret;
Level 3 - First Place: Bryan Ho, Second Place: Juncheng Shen;
Level 5 - First Place: Fifi Zhang. |
2010 Old Dominion University Classical Period Piano Competition
Grades 7-9 First Place $600: Bryan Ho |
2010 Washington Music Teachers Specialty Competition
Level 1A - Honorable Mention: Andrew Zhang;
Level 1B - First Place: Wiley Skaret;
Level 3 - First Place: Muli Yu, Third Place: Henry Fong;
Level 4A - First Place: Ian Cabacungan. |
2010 24th International Young Artist Piano Competition
Ages 9-10 - First Place: Elizabeth Hu;
Ages 13-14 - First Place: Bryan Ho;
Ages 15-18 - First Place: Kimberly Hou. |
2010 Bach-Baroque Festival
Superiors: Joanna Cheng, Elijah Christopher-Green, Jessica Ding, Henry Fong,
Calvin Ghim, Juncheng Shen, Wiley Skaret, Eric Sun, Alison Wan, Bryan Ho,
Elizabeth Hu, Evan Hu, Ryo Kaneko, Muli Yu, Alan Zhang |
2010 Bach Baroque Evening Honors Recital
Bryan Ho and Elizabeth Hu |
2010 Northern Virginia Music Teachers Concerto Festival
Grades K-3 Group 1 - Second Place: Elizabeth Louie;
Grades K-3 Group 3 - First Place: Evan Hu, Honorable Mention: Eric Sun;
Grades 4-5 Group 1 - First Place: Bookyung Shin;
Grades 4-5 Group 3 - First Place: Calvin Ghim;
Grades 8-9 Group 4 - First Place: Henry Fong;
Grades 10-11 Group 3 - First Place: Linda He. |
2010 George Mason University Young Artist Musicales Performers
Fifi Zhang, Bryan Ho, Kimberly Hou, Lyric Yu, Ryo Kaneko. |
2010 WMTA Hartman
Group A - Honorable Mention: Andrew Zhang;
Group B - Second Place: Evan Hu;
Group C - Honorable Mention: Wiley Skaret;
Group I - Third Place: Muli Yu;
Group J - 2nd Place: Jessica Ding;
Group K - Third Place: Max Hou;
Group L - Third Place: Bryan Ho;
Group M - Honorable Mention: Nancy Ding;
Group P - Second Place: Linda He;
Group Q - First Place: Alex Li. |
FMMC 2010 Henbest Piano Competition- Grades 10-12
First Place $700 - Kimberly Hou;
Third Place $300 – Linda He. |
2010 Washington Music Teachers Judged Recitals Honors
Kimberly Hou, Bryan Ho, Lyric Yu. |
2010 Northern Virginia Music Teachers Judged Recitals Honors
Lyric Yu, Risa Kaneko, Kristina Hu, Max Hou, Fifi Zhang, Bryan Ho,
Kimberly Hou, Alex Li, Juncheng Shen, Muli Yu, Elizabeth Hu, Linda He. |
2010 VMTA State Concerto Competition
Second Place: Marika Yasuda. |
2010 Blount-Slawson Young Artists Concerto Competition
2nd prize winner $4000: Kimberly Hou |
| News, Events and Student Achievements - 2009 |
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| Kimberly - won First Place in Ithaca College Piano Competition in November 2009. |
| Kimberly - won First Place in Elizabeth Davis Piano Competition in May 2009. |
| Liz Heifetz - Alternate, DC Senior High Piano Competition, Ryo & Alex - Honorable Mentions. |
| Lyric - won DC Junior High Piano Competition, Juncheng - Alternate. |
| Fifi Zhang - won Virginia Senior High Piano Competition, Kimberly - Alternate. |
| Kristina - won Virginia Junior High Piano Competition, Max - Alternate. |
| Elizabeth Hu won Virginia State Auditions, level IB. |
| Bryan Ho - Honorable Mention MSMTA Junior High Piano Competition. |
| Kimberly won the Third Place (Honorable Mention) in the 2009 Liszt Garrison Competition. |
2009 VCU Sonata Competition:
First Place - Kimberly Hou, Second Place - Marika Yasuda. |
2009 Asian American Society Music Competition:
Intermediate: First Place - Bryan Ho, Third Place - Max Hou;
Peewee: Third Place - Evan Hu. |
| Max Hou, Ryo Kaneko, Fifi Zhang - Honors in Northern Virginia Music Teachers Judged Recitals. |
| Kimberly and Bryan are Honors from Northern Virginia Music Teachers Judged Recitals. |
| Fifi - won $3000 in 2009 Gustavo Romero Piano Competition. |
Fifi Zhang - Semi-finalist of 2009 New Orleans Internatl Piano Competition for Young Artists (July 19–26)
Kimberly and Risa - Semi-finalists of 2009 Liszt-Garrison International Piano Competition (October 15) |
District Auditions:
Level 1A: Bookyung Shin, will compete at State November 7th;
Level 1B: Elizabeth Hu, will compete at State November 7th; 2nd Place - Lyric Yu; 3rd Place - Jessica Ding
Level II: 2nd Place - Bryan Ho; 3rd Place - Max Hou
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24th International Young Artist Piano Competition Winners:
Group 2 (ages 9 & 10): Honorable Mention - Muli Yu;
Group 4 (ages 13 & 14): First Place - Kristina Hu;
Group 5 (ages 15-18): First Place - Fifi Zhang |
| Risa Kaneko, won the First Place in Lichtenberg Competition, $300.00. |
| Elizabeth Hu, Max Hou and Elizabeth Hu, Honors Recital in Harris Theater, George Mason University - NVMTA Sonata Festival 2009. |
| Kimberly Hou, First Place VMTA Concerto Competition, will performs with Orchestra at Virginia Tech, November 7th, 2009. |
Hartman Awards:
Group I-Ages 6-7: Second Place - Anna Huang, Honorable Mentions - Wiley Skaret;
Group XVIII-Age 9: First Place - Elizabeth Hu;
Group V-age 10: First Place - Lyric Yu, Second Place - Jessica Ding;
Group VII-Age 11: First Place - Juncheng Shen, Second Place - Ian Cabacungan;
Group XI-age 13: Third Place - Nancy Ding;
Group XIII-Age 14: Second Place - Christy Shea;
Group XII-Age 14: First Place - Ryo Kaneko;
Group XIV-age 15: Second Place - Carravita Pape-Calabrese.
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Gottlieb:
Group F: Second Place - Muli Yu, Honorable Mentions - Lyric Yu;
Group H: First Place - Max Hou;
Group I: Honorable Mentions - Juncheng Shen;
Group M: Honorable Mentions - Shennie Yao;
Group O: First Place - Nancy Ding;
Group P: First Place - Alex Li, Second Place - Kristina Hu;
Group Q: Third Place - Ryo Kaneko;
Group S: Honorable Mentions - Kimberly Hou;
Group U: Honorable Mentions - Tim Tran.
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| Beethoven Sonata: First Place - Ryo Kaneko, Second Place - Bryan Ho. |
| Mozart Sonatas: Third Place - Juncheng Shen. |
Northern Virginia Music Teachers Achievement Awards, 2009:
Elementary Level: 1 Place - Muli Yu, 2 Place - Lyric Yu, 3 Place - Ian Cabacungan, HM - Juncheng Shen;
Intermediate Level: 1 Place - Alex Li, 2 Place - Carravita Pape-Calabrese, 3 Place - Bryan Ho, HM - Ryo;
Senior Level: 1 Place - Fifi Zhang, 2 Place - Risa Kaneko.
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| Kimberly Hou - National Baldwin Winner, 2009. |
| The Old Dominion University Classical Period Competition |
| LeveL 2 | Lyric Yu - 2nd place, won $100 & the Helen and Warren Aleck Special Award of $500 for the
"Most Promising Overall Performance in Levels 1-3". |
| LeveL 3 | Bryan Ho - 2nd place, won $200 |
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| Daniel Piano Competition |
Fifi Zhang - 1st place, won $5,000
Kimberly Hou - 3rd place, won $1,000 |
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| Northern Virginia Music Teachers Concerto festival |
| K3 | Group 1 | Wiley Skaret - 2nd place |
| Group 3 | Anna Huang - 2nd place |
| Group 4 | Elizabeth Louie - Honorable Mention |
| Group 5 | Brooke Shin - 2nd place |
| Grades 4-5 | Group 1 | Isabelle Maricar - 1st place |
| Group 4 | Ian Cabacungan - 1st place |
| Grades 6-7 | Group 2 | Juncheng Shen - 2nd place |
| Group 3 | Shennie Yao - 1st place |
| Group 4 | Kendra Song - 1st place |
| Grades 8-9 | Group 2 | Christy Shea - 2nd place |
| Group 3 | Boyd Qu - 1st place |
| Grades 10-12 | Group 2 | Alex Gunnarson - 1st place |
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| WMTA Margaret Frank Specialty Competition |
| Level 1 | Elijah Christopher-Green - 3rd place
Bayan Mostaghim, Wiley Skaret - Honorable Mention |
| Level 2 | Ian Cabacungan - 1st place |
| Level 3 | Muli Yu - 1st place
Elizabeth Hu - 3rd place
Jessica Ding - Honorable Mention |
| Level 4 | Nancy Dingn - Honorable Mention |
| Level 5 | Lyric Yu - 1st place
Juncheng Shen - 3rd place
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| Level 6 | Carravita Pape-Calabrese - 2nd place
Kristina Hu - 3rd place
Ryo Kaneko - Honorable Mention |
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| Bryan Ho, Lyric Yu, Risa Kaneko - NVMTA Honors. |
| Juncheng Shen, Max Hou, Risa Kaneko, Alex Li - WMTA Honors. |
| Juncheng Shen, Max Hou, Risa Kaneko, Alex Li - WMTA Honors. |
NVMTA Bach Festival Superiors:
Muli Yu (who received her 15 point award!),
Bryan Ho, Bayan Mostaghim, Elijah Christopher-Green, Anna Huang, Alex Jian, Elizabeth Louie, Isabelle Maricar, Kendra Song, Shennie Yao, Juncheng Shen
Congratulations to Muli Yu and Isabelle Maricar chosen for the Evening Honors Concert. |
| Kimberly Hou - 2009 National Baldwin finalist, Eastern division winner. |
| Max Hou, Risa Kaneko, Ryo Kaneko, Muli Yu - WMTA Judged Recital Honors. |
| Alex Li, Kimberly Hou, Fifi, Max, Carravita - NVMTA Judged Recital Honors. |
| Muli Yu, Nancy Ding - MSMTA Concerto Winners. |
| NVMTA Concerto Winners |
| Level 1-Grades 4 and under | Elizabeth hu - 2nd place |
| Level 2-Grades 5-6 | Max Hou - 2nd place
Lyric Yu, Muli Yu - Honorable Mention |
| Level 3-Grades 7-8 | Ryo Kaneko - 1st place
Bryan Ho - 2nd place
Alex Li - Honorable Mention |
| Level 4-Grades 9-10 | Kimberly Hou - 1st place
Timothy Tran - 2nd place
Fifi Zhang - 3rd place |
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| News, Events and Student Achievements - 2008 |
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| Music Teachers National Association Competitions |
| Maryland | Junior High |
Carravita Pape-Calabrese - Winner
Max Hou - Alternate
Bryan Ho - Honorable Mention |
| District of Columbia | Junior High |
Kimberly Hou - Winner |
High School |
Risa Kaneko - Alternate |
| Virginia | Junior High |
Ryo Kaneko - Winner
Kristina Hu - Alternate |
High School |
Fifi Zhang - Winner |
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| Virginia Music Teachers State Auditions |
| Level 1B | Lyric Yu - First Place |
| Level 2 |
Alex Li - First Place
Jessica Shen - Honorable Mention |
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| Judged Recitals |
| NVMTA | Honors | Kristina Hu, Kimberly Hou, Alex Li |
| Honorable Mention | Ryo Kaneko, Risa Kaneko |
| WMTA | Honors | Ryo Kaneko |
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NVMTA General Recital and WMTA STudent Musicale Performers - Jessica Ding and Muli Yu.
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| Asian American Competition |
| PeeWee | 2nd Plac | Muli Yu |
| Honorable Mention | Elizabeth Hu and Lyric Yu |
| Intermediate | 1st Place | Kristina Hu |
| 2nd Place | Max Hou |
| Honorable Mention | Bryan Ho, Jessica Shen |
| Senior | 2nd Place | Kimberly Hou |
| 3rd Place | Carravita Pape-Calabrese |
| Honorable Mention | Tim Tran |
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| Kristina Hu - won $1000 in 2008 Gustavo Romero Piano Competition |
| Risa Kaneko - Second Place of Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Concerto Competition, 2008 |
| Fifi Zhang - National Baldwin Winner, 2008. |
Northern Virginia Music Teachers Achievement Awards, 2008:
Elementary Level: 1st Place - Bryan Ho, 2nd Place - Max Hou, HM - Elizabeth Hu, Jessica Shen, Lyric Yu;
Intermediate Level: 1st Place - Kimberly Hou, 2nd Place - Alex Li, HM - Timothy Tran;
Senior Level: 2nd Place - Risa Kaneko. |
2008 Springfield Music Teachers Composer Competition French Composers:
Ages 8 and under Group C: 1st Place - Wiley Skaret 2nd Place - Isabelle Maricar;
Ages 9-10 Group B: 2nd Place Tie - Jessica Ding & Muli Yu;
Ages 11-12 Group A: 2nd Place - Nancy Ding;
Ages 11-12 Group B: 1st Place - Bryan Ho, HM - Richard Shin. |
| 2008 George Mason University Young Artist Musicales: Lyric Yu, Max Hou, Kristina Hu, Fifi Zhang, Muli Yu, Kimberly Hou. |
| Honors Concert - George Mason University Center for Performing Arts: Isabelle Maricar, Bayan Mostaghim and Erling Nygard. |
| 2008-2009 Young Artists Concerts at the Alden: January 11th - Kimberly Hou, June 21st - Kristina Hu. |
| Fifi Zhang - 2009 Concerts at the Alden February 15th. |
Maryland State Music Teachers Gottlieb Memorial Competition:
First Place Group B - Elizabeth Hu,
Second Place Group C - Muli Yu,
Honorable Mention - Lyric Yu,
First Place Group F - Bryan Ho,
Second Place Group G - Jessica Shen,
Second Place Group H - Nancy Ding,
Second Place Group K - Grace Hu,
Honorable Mentions - Alex Li and Alex Gunnarson. |
| Max Hou - Third Place, Maryland State Music Teachers Chase Sonata Competition |
Washington Music Teachers Ylda Novik Concerto Competition
Finalists: Tim Tran, Bryan Ho, Lyric Yu, Carravita Pape-Calabrese, Nancy Ding, Kristina Hu.
Winners - Second Place: Kristina Hu;
Honorable Mentions: Bryan Ho, Carravita Pape-Calabrese and Lyric Yu. |
| Kimberly Hou performed May 30th in the Gala Recital at Carnegie Hall at American Fine Arts Festival. |
| Kimberly Hou, New York Grand Prix Competition Finalist. |
| Bryan Ho, Kimberly Hou, Kristina Hu, Lyric Yu, Fifi Zhang are Honors from Washington Music Teachers Judged Recitals. |
| Lyric Yu, Risa, Kaneko, Kristina Hu, Max Hou, Fifi Zhang, Bryan Ho, Ryo Kaneko, Kimberly Hou, Tim Tran, Angela Xu, Alex Li are Honors from Northern Virginia Music Teachers Judged Recitals. |
| Kimberly Hou and Fifi Zhang received 2nd Place and Honorable Mention in Virginia Music Teachers State Concerto Competition. |
| Risa Kaneko received Maryland Music Teachers Elizabeth Davis Competition
Honorable Mention. |
| Carravita Pape-Calabrese will performa with Trinity Chamber Orchestra
April 13, 2008. |
| Ryo Kaneko won Indiana Piano Academy $850 Merit Scholarship. |
| Risa Kaneko was $1250 First Prizewinner of 2008 Robert McDonald Arts Competition. |
| Ryo Kaneko won Indiana Piano Academy $850 Merit Scholarship. |
| Kimberly Hou has been selected as a finalist in the 2008 International Gina Bachauer Competition being held in Salt Lake City June 2008. |
| Wiley Skaret and Bryan Ho are first place winners in the Springfield Music Club French Composers Competition. |
| Carravita Pape-Calabrese, Bryan Ho, Lyric Yu, Kristina Hu and Max Hou performed with orchestra at Montgomery College as winners of the 2008 MSMTA Gertrude Brown Memorial Piano Concerto Competition. |
| Fifi Zhang and Risa Kanekohave been accepted as competitors in the 2008 New York Piano Competition Founded and Presented by The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation being held this June in New York City. |
| 2008 Old Dominion University Classical Period Competition Level 2: Bryan Ho, First Prize; Jessica Shen, Second Prize; Lyric Yu, Honorable Mention |
| Fifi Zhang won First Prize in the 2008 FMMC Henbest Competition. |
| Nancy Ding won Second Place in Level 11-12 A Springfield Music Club French Composer Competition |
| Isabelle Maricar Second Place Level 8C in the Springfield Music Club French Composer Competition |
| Jessica Ding and Muli Yu tied for Second Place in Level 9-10 B Springfield Music Club French Composer Competition |
| Fifi Zhang, Kimberly Hou, Risa Kaneko, Max Hou, Lyric Yu, Kristina Hu, Ryo Kaneko,Bryan Ho, Angela Xu, and Alex Li have been selected from NVMTA Judged Recitals for Honors. |
| Kimberly Hou has been chosen to perform on the May 2008 Carnegie Hall American Fine Arts Festival Gala, and has been chosen as one of ten Finalists in the 2008 New York Grand Prix Competition held in New York City May 30 and 31st. |
| Elizabeth Hu is the First Place Winner of the age 8 and under International Young Artists Piano Competition. |
| Alex Gunnarson, Max Hou, Lyric Yu, Kristina Hu, Fifi Zhang, Muli Yu and Kimberly Hou were selected to perform in the Young Artist Musicales at George Mason University Performing Arts Center. |
| Muli Yuwas the Second Place Winner of the 2008 NVMTA Concerto Competition for Grades 2-4. |
| Wellness Information |
| Shanti Huber Clinical Massage Therapist An excellent local Therapist who has experience working with musicians and athletes. 703-476-1948 |
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