NCMTA Performance Competition Results - October 28, 2011

Salem College, Winston-Salem, NC

Congratulations to all NC MTNA state performance competition winners, alternates, honorable mentions and their teachers (listed in parentheses)!

Young Artist/College Division    Coordinator: Brad Martin

Piano

Winner: Jeffrey Roth (Cynthia Lawing, Davidson College)

Alternate: Nara Lee (Seung-Ah Kim, University of North Carolina at Pembroke)

Honorable Mention: Erica Rogers (Margaret Evans, Meredith College)

                                       Hannah Zapfe (Thomas Otten, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

 

Strings

Winner: Caroline Cox (Ara Gregorian, East Carolina University)

Alternate: Stephanie Silvestri (Marjorie Bagley, University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

Honorable Mention: Ryan Silverstri (Marjorie Bagley, University of North Carolina Greensboro)

                                       Cameron Collins (Emanuel Gruber, East Carolina University)

                                       Janice Lee (Ara Gregorian, East Carolina University)

 

Woodwinds

Winner: Amy Holt (Gwen Briggs)

Alternate: Benjamin Crouch (Steven Stusek, University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

Honorable Mention: Jared Newlin (Steven Stusek, University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

 

 

Senior Division    Coordinator: Cynthia Lawing

Piano

Winner: Daniel Liauw (Margaret Evans)

Alternate: Allison Freeman (Eric Larsen)

Honorable Mention: Xavier Graves (Carol Fifield)

                                       William Hueholt (Barbara Furr)

 

Strings

Winner: Colyer Durovich (Brooks Whitehouse)

Alternate: Aria Cheregosha (Shelley Livingston)

Honorable Mention: Maura Scanlin (Sarah Johnson)

                                       Drake Driscoll (Elizabeth Bielman)

 

Junior Division    Coordinator: Andy Whittington

 

Piano

Winner: Mia Morrell (Tanya Smirnov)

Alternate: Daniel Hueholt (Barbara Furr)

Honorable Mention: Tim Jones (Brenda Bruce)

 

Strings

Winner: Yong-hun Kim (Richard Luby)

Alternate: Taisuke Yasuda (Richard Luby)

Honorable Mention: Sean Li (Shelley Livingston)

 

The following categories had just one entry and automatically proceed to the divisional competition:

 

Senior Brass: Ed Gunther (Timothy Altman)

Senior Voice: Aaron Overton (Catherine Charlton)

Young Artist Voice: Diane Yodzis (Nancy Walker, University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

Young Artist Chamber: Aidai Saxophone Quartet, Nick Statzer, Shawna Pennock, Chris Cline, Shane Rathburn (Taimur Sullivan, University of North Carolina School of the Arts)

 

 

This report submitted by Kerry Carlin, State Chair of North Carolina MTNA Competitions.