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Studio News
2002-2003

Fall 2002

CAPMT District III Honors Auditions

Anderson Alden

1st Place

Category A (grades 4-6)

Selected to advance to the CAPMT State Honors Auditions Finals, San Mateo

William Alden

2nd Place

Category B (grades 7-9)

Anna Naito

Participant Award

Category C (grades 10-12)

Winter 2002-2003

CAPMT District III Honors Winners Recital

Anderson Alden

William Alden

CAPMT State Honors Auditions Finals

Anderson Alden

Honorable Mention

Category A (grades 4-6)

Laurette Goldberg Bach Master Class

Anderson Alden

William Alden

Anna Naito

SCJBF West Los Angeles Bach Branch Festival

Anderson Alden

Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Regional Festival

William Alden

Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Regional Festival

Hongyu Chen

Participant Award

Anna Naito

Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Regional Festival

Michelle Nam

Participant Award

Hannah Ullman-Levine

Participant Award

Harvard-Westlake School (Lower Campus) Chamber Music Concert

William Alden

Soloist: Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: I

Spring 2003

MTAC Certificate of Merit Evaluations

Anderson Alden (Theory Honor Roll)

William Alden (Theory Honor Roll)

Ariel Blumenstrauch (Theory Honor Roll)

Melanie Chan (Theory Honor Roll)

Julia Gordon (Theory Honor Roll)

Millicent Kastenbaum (Theory Honor Roll)

Michelle Nam (Theory Honor Roll)

Benjamin Salk (Theory Honor Roll)

Hugh Salk (Theory Honor Roll)

Erin Ting (Theory Honor Roll)

Hannah Ullman-Levine

MTAC State Concerto & Solo Competition

William Alden

2^nd Alternate (3^rd Place)

Solo Division II (Ages 12-14)

Anna Naito

Participant Award

Solo Division III (Ages 15-18)

MTAC-WLA Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Competition

& Showcase Winners Recital

Hongyu Chen

1^st Place

Category 1 (Ages 9 & under)

Anderson Alden

1^st Place (tie)

Category 2 (Ages 12 & under)

William Alden

1^st Place (tie)

Category 3 (Ages 15 & under)

SCJBF Regional Bach Festival

Anderson Alden

Medal Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Complete Works Auditions (Finals)

William Alden

Medal Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Complete Works Auditions (Finals)

Anna Naito

Medal Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Complete Works Auditions (Finals)

NGPT National Piano Playing (Guild)

Anderson Alden

William Alden

Ariel Blumenstrauch

Hongyu Chen

Julia Gordon

Michelle Nam

Benjamin Salk

Hugh Salk

Erin Ting

Hannah Ullman-Levine

Summer 2003

Southwestern Youth Music Festival (SYMF)

Anderson Alden

Participant Award

Open Solo (Ages 12 & Under)

Anderson Alden

Participant Award

Open Baroque (Ages 12 & Under)

William Alden

Participant Award

Open Solo (Ages 14 & Under)

William Alden

Participant Award

Open Baroque (Ages 14 & Under)

Hongyu Chen

Participant Award

Open Solo (Ages 9 & Under)

Hongyu Chen

3^rd Place

Open Baroque (Ages 9 & Under)

Anna Naito

Participant Award

Open Baroque (Ages 18 & Under)

Anna Naito

2^nd Place

Open Chopin (Ages 18 & Under)

Anna Naito

3^rd Place

Open Classical Complete Work (Ages 18 & Under)

Winifred Olliff

3^rd Place

Open Complete Classical Work (Ages 19 & Under)