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2004-2005

Fall 2004

SCJBF Bach Complete Works Auditions (Finals)

Hongyu Chen

Silver Medal: Inventions & Sinfonias

Yukari Kudo

Silver Medal: Italian Concerto

Asia America Symphony Association Competition

Yukari Kudo

Winner, selected to perform as a solo pianist on the 2005 Asia America Symphony season.

MTAC-WLA Romantic Festival

Anderson Alden

William Alden

Hongyu Chen

Yukari Kudo

CAPMT District III Honors Auditions

Yukari Kudo

1^st Place

Category A (Ages 11 & Under)

Selected to advance to the CAPMT State Honors Auditions Finals, Sacramento

CAPMT District III Bartok & Contemporary Music Festival Auditions

Hongyu Chen

1^st Place

Category 2A (Ages 9-13)

Selected to advance to the CAPMT State Bartok & Contemporary Festival Auditions Finals, Sacramento

Robert Ward Piano Master Class

Anderson Alden

William Alden

Hongyu Chen

Yukari Kudo

Winter 2004-2005

David Shimoni Piano Master Class

Anderson Alden

William Alden

Hongyu Chen

Yukari Kudo

MTAC-WLA Robert Turner Piano Concerto Competition

Anderson Alden

Winner (ages 13 & under): Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, KV. 488: III

Selected to perform with the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra on February 13 & March 20, 2005

Yukari Kudo

Winner (ages 18 & under): Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in g minor, Op. 25: II

Selected to perform with the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra on March 20, 2005

CAPMT State Honors Auditions Finals

Yukari Kudo

2^nd Place

Category A (Ages 11 & Under)

CAPMT State Bartok & Contemporary Music Festival Auditions Finals

Hongyu Chen

Honorable Mention

Category 2A (Ages 9-13)

MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Evaluations

Anderson Alden (Theory Honor Roll), selected to perform at the MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Honors Festival

Ariel Blumenstrauch

Hongyu Chen, selected to perform at the MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Honors Festival

Michelle Choi (Theory Honor Roll)

Tommy Choi (Theory Honor Roll)

Julia Gordon

Millicent Kastenbaum (Theory Honor Roll)

Jiaxi (Jason) Li (Theory Honor Roll)

Willa Dorn Lilien (Theory Honor Roll)

Quentin Mulligan

Michelle Nam (Theory Honor Roll)

Dylan Purvis (Theory Honor Roll)

Lauren Seo (Theory Honor Roll)

Sarah Seo (Theory Honor Roll)

Adina Rosenberg (Theory Honor Roll)

Erin Ting

Hannah Ullman-Levine

MTAC Certificate of Merit Regional Panel Evaluations

William Alden

Winner, selected to perform at the MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Honors Festival

MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Honors Festival

Anderson Alden

William Alden

Hongyu Chen

Harvard-Westlake School (Lower Campus) Chamber Music Concert

Anderson Alden

Soloist: Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: III

Spring 2005

MTAC State Certificate of Merit Panel Finals (South)

William Alden

1^st Alternate: Panel Honors Recital

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 (Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Regional Festival)

Michelle Choi (Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Regional Festival)

Tommy Choi (Winner, selected to advance to the SCJBF Bach Regional Festival)

Jiaxi (Jason) Li

Eileen Lin (4^th Alternate)

Quentin Mulligan

Lauren Seo

Sarah Seo

ESMMF Glendale Piano Competition

William Alden

Grand Prize Winner: Grades 10-12: $1,500

Winners Rectial solo performance:

Bolcom: Garden of Eden Suite: The Serpent’s Kiss (Rag Fantasy)

Yukari Kudo

Junior Winner: Grades 4-6: $200

Winners Recital solo performance

Chopin: Fantasie-Impromptu in c# minor, Op. 66

Asia America Symphony Association Youth Concert

Yukari Kudo (Featured Rising Star)

Soloist: Debussy: Arabesque No. 1, Chopin: Fantasie-Impromptu in c# minor, Op. 66

Yukari Kudo

Winner: 1^st Annual Ray Inouye Youth Scholarship: $2,500

MTAC-WLA Contemporary Festival

Anderson Alden

William Alden

Hongyu Chen

Alyssa French

Quentin Mulligan

SCJBF Bach Region IV Festival

Anderson Alden (Medal Winner)

William Alden (Medal Winner)

Hongyu Chen

Tommy Choi (Medal Winner)

MTAC-WLA Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Competition

Tommy Choi

2^nd Place: Category 1 (ages 9 & under): $50

Hongyu Chen

2^nd Place: Category 2 (ages 12 & under): $75

Anderson Alden

1^st Place: Cateogry 3 (ages 15 & under): $300

William Alden

1^st Place (tie): Category 4 (ages 18 & under): $300

Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) Scholarship Auditions

Anderson Alden

William Alden

Hongyu Chen
Winner: YMF/ASCAP Ray Evans and Jay Livingston Piano Scholarship: $2,500

NGPT National Piano Playing (Guild) Auditions

Daisy Abrams

Anderson Alden

William Alden

Ariel Blumenstrauch

Hongyu Chen

Michelle Choi

Tommy Choi

Alyssa French

Julia Gordon

Millicent Kastenbaum

Jiaxi (Jason) Li

Willa Dorn Lilien

Eileen Lin

Quentin Mulligan

Tyler Presley

Dylan Purvis

Adina Rosenberg

Lauren Seo

Sarah Seo

Erin Ting

Ryan Ting

Hana Trattner

Hannah Ullman-Levine

Summer 2005

Southwestern Youth Music Festival (SYMF)

Anderson Alden

4^th Place

Open American (Ages 14 & under)

Anderson Alden

Participant Award

Young Pianist (Ages 15 & under)

William Alden

Participant Award

Young Pianist (Ages 18 & under)

Hongyu Chen

Participant Award

Young Pianist (Ages 11 & under)

Hongyu Chen

Participant Award

Open Baroque (Ages 11 & under)

Hongyu Chen

1^st Place

Open Duet/Duo (Ages 13 & under)

Alyssa French

4^th Place

Open Solo (Ages 6 & under)

Justin Kim

Participant Award

Open Baroque (Ages 15 & under)

Yukari Kudo

1^st Place

Open Baroque (Ages 10 & under)

Yukari Kudo

1^st Place

Open Duet/Duo (Ages 13 & under)

Yukari Kudo

3^rd Place

Young Pianist (Ages 11 & under)

Jason Li

Participant Award

Qualified Baroque (Ages 15 & under)

Jason Li

Participant Award

Qualified Solo (Ages 15 & under)

Eileen Lin

Participant Award

Qualified Baroque (Ages 15 & under)

Eileen Lin

Participant Award

Qualified Solo (Ages 15 & under)

Quentin Mulligan

Participant Award

Qualified Solo (Ages 12 & under)

Yujin Park

4^th Place

Young Pianist (Ages 13 & under)