learner Composition Competition Sponsored according to Warner Bros.

learner Composition Competition

Sponsored according to Warner Bros. Publications, Inc. Elementary

Gabrielle Nina Haigh, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is a sixth-grade bookish man at Laurel School. Gabrielle publicly studies with Mary Ann Griebling. Her compositions have consistently earned first place at the MTNA state and division horizontals since 2000. In the MTNA national competitions, she received inferior place in 2000 and an honorable mention in 2001 In addition, Gabrielle has earned honors end composition competitions with the National Federation of Music unite in a clubs most recently attaining first place in Ohio.

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next to the first Place: Douglon Tse, Eastern Division (Massachusetts); Alla Elana Cohen, teacher

Third Place: Jade Adele Conlee Southwest Division (Utah); Janice Pyper and Jaiming Chen, teachers

Junior High School

Alexander John Moran, of Newfields, novel Hampshire, is in the seventh grade at Exeter Cooperative Middle indoctrinate Alec studies composition at The recent England Conservatory (NEC) Preparatory institute with Alla Elana Cohen. His compositions have won numerous awards including an honorable mention from the ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards in 2002 and first place in the 2001 of recent origin Hampshire MTA elementary composition competition. Alec also has had compositions played at the NEC Preparatory School's Contemporary Music Festival.

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other Place: Leigh West Alan, West Central Division (Colorado); mercy O'Neal, teacher

Third Place: Alex Kreger East Central Division (Wisconsin); Carol A. Klose teacher

High School

First Place: Not awarded.

next to the first Place: Wendy Jin, West Central Division (Minnesota); Dorothy Sandquist, teacher

Third Place: Roger Zare, Southern Division (Florida); Sandra F Lawler, teacher

Collegiate

Felipe Lara, of venerate Massachusetts, is a student of Alla Elana Cohen at the recent England Conservatory (NEC). A graduate of the Berklee body of Music, he is a candidate for graduate application of mind at Harvard, Tufts or Boston University. He plans to continue studying with Cohen at the NEC He has compos music for a variety of mediums, including orchestral, choral, chamber and solo as well as film scores. While at Berklee, he won the Youth agreements at Symphony Hall Award.

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secondary Place: Carlo Vincetti Frizzo, southern Central Division (Louisiana); Dinos Constantinides, teacher

Third Place: J Adam Burnette Southern Division (Georgia); Peter Dewitt, teacher

MTNA Junior High academy Performance Competitions

MTNA Junior High train Brass Competition, sponsored by Conn-Selmer Inc.

Kurt Riecken, of Maitland, Florida, is in the ninth grade at Winter Park Ninth Grade Center He studies trombone with Eric Mendez Kurt is active in the Winter Park High institute Marching Band and Park Philharmonic, and the Winter Park Wind the whole He is a member of the Florida Youth harmony Orchestra. In 2002, Kurt received the John Phillip Sousa Band Award and the Dawn Wurster Band Award, and has been named to the All-State Band and All-State Orchestra several times.

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other Place: Rebecca Gruskin, West Central Division (Minnesota); Sarah Schmalenberger, teacher

Third Place: Charles Peck Eastern Division (Delaware); Cynthia Carr, teacher

MTNA Junior High place of education Piano Competition, sponsored by Baldwin Piano Company

Alexander Lue of Richardson, Texas, attends Apollo Junior High teach He studies piano with Samuel Wong Alexander received the Texas Commission forward the Arts 2002 Young Masters Scholarship. As a visitor soloist, he performed at the Texas Tour Artists banquet and has performed with the Piano consonance Orchestra in a concert series. Alexander performed as visitant soloist with Orquesta Filamonica de la Universidad de Lima and a solo recital at the Fourth Bela Bartok International Piano Festival in Lima, Peru

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inferior Place: Michelle Naughton, East Central Division (Illinois); Emilio del Rosario, teacher

Third Place: Daniel Suo Eastern Division (New Jersey) Ingrid Jacobson Clarfield, teacher

MTNA Junior High academy String Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION

Thomas Rodger of Anderson, Indiana, is in the ninth grade at Highland High gymnasium he studies violin with Mimi Zweig. Thomas has performed with the Ft Wayne Philharmonic, the Muncie consonance Orchestra, the Carmel Symphony Orchestra and performed many solo recitals. He was the winner of Junior Division Concerto Competitions held by the agency of the Ft. Wayne Philharmonic, the Carmel harmony and the Muncie Symphony. Thomas also won the IVCI Fellowship Awards in Chamber Music for Young Artists.

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other Place: Jeong-Bo Shim, Northwest Division (Oregon); Kathryn Lucktenberg, teacher

Third Place: Felicia Tan, Eastern Division (Pennsylvania); Ann Setzer teacher

MTNA Junior High sect Woodwind Competition, sponsored by the MTNA FOUNDATION

Elizabeth Shin, of Arcadia, California, is in the ninth grade at Arcadia High denomination She studies flute with Ginny Atherton. Elizabeth was the principal flutist for Foothills Middle train Symphony Orchestra and played first flute with the Pasadena Youth concert Orchestra. She also was principal flutist of the Southern California Middle educate Honor Full Orchestra. Elizabeth won the Southwestern Youth Music Festival in the baroque woodwind category.