2007-2008 MTNA Student Competitions national finalists

American Music Teacher, April-May, 2008

EAST CENTRAL

Composition

Elementary: Geir Falck-Pedersen, Illinois; Margaret Hoover, teacher

Junior: Danny Metz, Illinois; Carol Hoepe, teacher

Senior: Gabrielle Haigh, Ohio; Mary Ann Griebling, teacher

Young Artist: Brian T. Jacobs, Illinois; Chistopher Goldston, teacher

Junior Piano: Wesley Peng, Ohio; Christina Choy, teacher

Junior String: Susie Koh, Illinois; Almita Vamos/Marko Dreher, teachers

Senior Piano: Sean Yeh, Illinois; Emilio del Rosario, teacher

Senior Piano Duet: Tim Ledger/Sadie Fellows, Ohio; Brent Schloneger, teacher

Senior String: Emma Louise Bobbs, Ohio; Melissa Kraut, teacher

Senior Voice: Gabrielle Haigh, Ohio; Maria Berg, teacher

Senior Woodwind: Lisa Kudo, Illinois; Alan Kay, teacher

Young Artist Brass: Nick Adragna, Michigan; Kenneth Kroesche, teacher

Young Artist Piano: Sergiy S. Komirenko, Illinois; James Giles, teacher

Young Artist String: Katherine Hagen, Ohio; Jeffrey Irvine, teacher

Young Artist Voice: Matthew Wells, Indiana; Brian Horne, teacher *

Young Artist Voice: Carrie A. Pollard, Illinois; Lynn Thompson, Teacher **

Young Artist Woodwind: Hillary Brunner, Illinois; Michael Ericson, teacher

Chamber Music: Northwestern University, Amethyst Quartet, Illinois

Johnny Salinas

Sean Hurlburt

Luke Gay

Zachary Pfau

Frederick Hemke, coach

EASTERN DIVISION

Composition

Junior: Eleanor Bragg, Massachusetts; Alla Cohen, teacher

Senior: Dayton Kinney, Massachusetts; Alla Cohen, teacher

Young Artist: Ho Man Tin, Massachusetts; Alia Cohen, teacher

Junior Piano: Kimberly Hou, District of Columbia; Marjorie Lee, teacher

Junior String: Brannon Cho, New Jersey; Hans Jensen, teacher

Junior Woodwind: Minjeh Lee, New Jersey; Kenneth Ellison, teacher

Senior Brass: Elisabeth Lea Shafer, Pennsylvania; Paul Leskowicz, teacher

Senior Piano: Naomi M. Woo, New York; Nelita True, teacher

Senior Piano Duet: George X. Fu/Jesse Wong, West Virginia; Scott Beard/Nancy O'Neill Breth, teachers

Senior String: Shelby Yamin, New York; Grigory Kalinovsky, teacher

Senior Voice: Elizabeth Perry, Delaware; Mary Ellen Schauber, teacher

Senior Woodwind: Kenan Paulus, Delaware; Lynne Cooksey, teacher *

Senior Woodwind: Magdalena Falasca, New Jersey; William Gouse, teacher **

Young Artist Brass: Tom Haggerty, Massachusetts; Mike Roylance, teacher

Young Artist Piano: Ana Cristea, New Jersey; Veda Zuponcic, teacher

Young Artist String: Alicia Ward, Maryland; David Hardy, teacher

Young Artist Voice: Sarah Shafer, Pennsylvania; Joan Patenaude-Yarnell, teacher

Young Artist Woodwind: Craig A. Lundgren, West Virginia; David Wright, teacher

Chamber Music: Hartt School of Music, Preludio Saxophone Quartet, Connecticut

Nick Statzer

Scott Edwards

Steven FitzGerald

Daniel Luongo

Carrie Koffman, coach

NORTHWEST DIVISION

Composition

Elementary: Edison Suhnyee Tsai, Oregon; Gary Noland, teacher

Junior: Keith Buncke, Oregon; Jeffrey Payne, teacher

Senior: Riley Crabtree, Washington; Barbara Roberts, teacher

Junior Piano: Min Joo Yi, Washington; Michi North, teacher

Junior String: Marie Rossano, Washington; Simon James, teacher

Junior Woodwind: Hadley C. Ayers, Oregon; Sandy Norman, teacher

Senior Piano: Page Moon, Alaska; Svetlana Velitchko, teacher

Senior Piano Duet: Page Moon/Nathaniel Knapp, Alaska; Svetlana Velitchko, teacher

Senior String: Paul Kim, Washington; Ronald Patterson, teacher

Senior Voice: Emily Peragine, Montana; Gina Lapka, teacher

Senior Woodwind: Lauren Glass, Washington; Bonnie Blanchard, teacher

Young Artist Brass: Jonathan Hill, Washington; Christopher Olka, teacher

Young Artist Piano: Brian McCarthy, Washington; Tonya Stambuk, teacher

Young Artist Voice: Leann M. Conley, Washington; James Brown, teacher

Young Artist Woodwind: Amy Adams, Wyoming; Scott Turpen, teacher

SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION

Composition

Elementary: Savannah Rose Troy, Texas; Mae Morton, teacher

Junior: Auburn Lee, Texas; Thomas Conroy, teacher

Senior: Randall Fossi, Texas; Ann Witherspoon, teacher

Young Artist: Rolan Shawn Duvvury, Texas; Vera Balaban, teacher

Junior Piano: Lulu Chang, Texas; John Weems, teacher

Junior String: John-Henry Crawford, Louisiana; Andrez Diaz/Hans Jensen, teachers

Junior Woodwind: Hannah Cruse, Arkansas; Lorraine Duso, teacher

Senior Brass: Zach Gingerich, Arkansas; Todd Johnson, teacher

Senior Piano: Kyle Orth, Texas; Marcy McDonald, teacher

Senior String: Laura Liu, Texas; Jan Sloman, teacher

Senior Voice: Austin Bradley, Texas; Lise Uhl, teacher

Senior Woodwind: Shaelynn Patrice Morefield, Oklahoma; Natalie Syring, teacher

Young Artist Brass: Matt Shipes, Texas; David Graves, teacher

Young Artist Piano: Jessica Zhu, Texas; Nancy Weems, teacher

Young Artist String: Luke Hubbard, Arkansas; Er-Gene Kahng, teacher

Young Artist Voice: Jonathan Wimpy, Texas; Robert Best, teacher

Young Artist Woodwind: Sara Sclamberg, Texas; Terri Sundberg, teacher

Chamber Music: University of North Texas, North Texas Saxophone Quartet, Texas

Joey Resendez

Z Marshall Ignas

Chris Dickhaus

Sarah Roberts

Eric Nestler, coach

SOUTHERN DIVISION

Composition

Elementary: Christopher Camitta, North Carolina; Debby Titlow, teacher

Junior: Jacob Schafer, Tennessee; Melissa Rose, teacher