Studio News
2006-2007
2006 Young Musicians Foundation Scholarship Competition
| Hongyu Chen | Ackerberg Scholarship | Winner ($750) |
2006 Southwestern Youth Music Festival (SYMF)
| Daisy Abrams | Qualified Solo | |
| Anderson Alden | Open American | 2nd Place |
| William Alden | Open American Open Baroque | 2nd Place |
| Hongyu Chen | Open Baroque Open Chopin Etudes Open Solo | 2nd Place |
| Michelle Choi | Open Duo/Duet
(with Tommy Choi) Open Chopin Nocturnes | 4th Place |
| Tommy Choi | Open Duo/Duet (with Michelle Choi) | 4th Place |
| Alyssa French | Open American Open Baroque Open Solo | |
| Jiaxi Li | Qualified Baroque Qualified Chopin Preludes | |
| Quentin Mulligan | Qualified American Qualified Chopin Waltzes | 2nd Place |
| Yujin Park | Open Chopin Ballades | 4th Place |
| Yujung Park | Open Solo | 1st Place |
| Tyler Presley | Qualified Solo | |
| Lauren Seo | Qualified Baroque | |
| Sarah Seo | Qualified Baroque Qualified Classical Work | |
| Tabitha Yoo | Qualified American Qualified Baroque |
2006 MTNA-CAPMT State Composition Competition
| Anderson Alden | ages 15 & under | Honorable Mention |
2006 SCJBF Bach Complete Works Auditions
| Anderson Alden | Keyboard Concertos | 3rd Place (tie) |
| Michelle Choi | Preludes & Fugues, WTC I | |
| Jiaxi Li | Preludes & Fugues, WTC I |
2006 CAMPT District III Bartók & Contemporary Music Festival
| Alyssa French | Elementary A |
2006 CAPMT District III Honors Auditions
| Anderson Alden | ages 15-18 |
2006 CAPMT District IV Honors Auditions
| Hongyu Chen | ages 12-14 | 1st Place |
2006 MTAC-WLA Romantic Festival
| Michael Chung | Michelle Choi | Tommy Choi |
| Quentin Mulligan | Yujin Park | Yujung Park |
| Lauren Seo | Tabitha Yoo |
2006 Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations
December: Practical Subjects
| Michelle Choi | Grade 9 | Honors |
| Tommy Choi | Grade 8 | Honors |
| Michael Chung | Grade 4 | First Class Honors |
| Cooper Curtis | Grade 4 | Honors |
| Quentin Mulligan | Grade 8 | Honors |
| Andrew Kim | Preparatory A | Honors |
| Elizabeth Kim | Preparatory B | Honors |
| Madeline Kim | Preparatory A | First Class Honors |
| Sophie Levy | Preparatory B | Honors |
| Yujung Park | Grade 3 | First Class Honors |
| Tyler Presley | Grade 1 | First Class Honors |
| Claire Tan | Preparatory A | Honors |
| Ryan Ting | Grade 1 | First Class Honors |
2006 Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations
December: Theoretical Subjects
| Anderson Alden | Advanced Theory/Rudiments 2 | First Class Honors with Distinction |
| Hongyu Chen | Advanced Theory/Rudiments 2 | First Class Honors with Distinction |
2007 CAPMT State Honors Auditions, San Mateo
| Hongyu Chen | ages 12-14 | Honorable Mention |
2007 Westside Music Foundation Robert Turner Piano Concerto Competition and Winners Concert
with the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra (www.ladso.org)
| Tommy Choi | ages 13 & under: Movement I Mozart: Piano Concerto in C Major, K. 415 | 1st Place |
| Quentin Mulligan | ages 13 & under: Movement II Mozart: Piano Concerto in C Major, K. 415 | 1st Place |
2007 MTAC-WLA Student Branch Recital
| Alyssa French | Tyler Presley |
2007 MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Evaluations
| Daisy Abrams | Level 3 | Theory Honor Roll: 91% |
| Anderson Alden | Level Advanced Panel | Theory Honor Roll: Exempt Selected for Branch Honors Festival South Regional Panel Auditions: Winner South Panel Finals: Winner Selected for CM Panel Honors Recital at MTAC State Convention in Santa Clara |
| Ariel Bandasch | Level 7 | |
| Ariel Blumenstrauch | Level 6 | Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Michael Chung | Level 4 | |
| Cooper Curtis | Level 3 | Theory Honor Roll: 98% |
| Alyssa French | Level 3 | Theory Honor Roll: 99% |
| Maetal Gerson | Preparatory | Theory Honor Roll: 91% |
| Paige Johnson-Brown | Level 8 | |
| Jiaxi Li | Level 10/Advanced | Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Millicent Kastenbaum | Level 6 | Theory Honor Roll: 96% |
| Andrew Kim | Preparatory | Theory Honor Roll: 100% |
| Elizabeth Kim | Preparatory | Theory Honor Roll: 100% |
| Peter Marcus | Level 1 | Theory Honor Roll: 100% |
| Yujin Park | Level 10/Advanced | Theory Honor Roll: 95% (Exempt) Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Yujung Park | Level 3 | Theory Honor Roll: 99% |
| Tyler Presley | Level 2 | Theory Honor Roll: 96% |
| Dylan Purvis | Level 2 | Theory Honor Roll: 92% |
| Adina Rosenberg | Level 4 | |
| Sam Rosenberg | Preparatory | Theory Honor Roll: 100% |
| Lauren Seo | Level 9 | Theory Honor Roll: 91% Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Sarah Seo | Level 8 | Theory Honor Roll: 93% Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Ariana Stultz | Level 5 | Theory Honor Roll: 93% |
| Ering Ting | Level 6 | Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Ryan Ting | Level 2 | Theory Honor Roll: 95% |
| Tabitha Yoo | Level 7 | Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
2007 MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Branch Honors Festival Recitals
| Jiaxi Li | Lauren Seo | Sarah Seo |
| Erin Ting | Tabitha Yoo |
2007 MTAC Composers Today State Composition Contest
| Anderson Alden | ages 18 & under Tales of Smřrbukk for violin and piano The Torrent for two pianos | Selected for MTAC State Convention in Santa Clara 1st Place ($160) 2nd Place (tie) ($100) |
2007 ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composers Award
| Anderson Alden | Junior Division | Winner ($250) |
2007 SCJBF Bach West Los Angeles Branch Festival
| Hongyu Chen | Branch Winner | |
| Michelle Choi | Branch Winner | |
| Michael Chung | ||
| Cooper Curtis | Honorable Mention | |
| Alyssa French | Branch Winner | |
| Yujin Park | Branch Winner | |
| Yujung Park | Branch Winner | |
| Tyler Presely | ||
| Lauren Seo | Branch Winner | |
| Sarah Seo | 3rd Alternate | |
| Tabitha Yoo |
2007 SCJBF Bach Region IV Festival
| Hongyu Chen | ||
| Michelle Choi | ||
| Alyssa French | ||
| Lauren Seo | ||
| Sarah Seo | ||
| Yujung Park | Regional Medal Winner |
2007 Cypress College Piano Competition: Baroque Era
| Alyssa French | ages 8 & under | 3rd Place |
| Hongyu Chen | ages 13 & under | 2nd Place |
2007 MTAC-WLA Contemporary Festival with Dr. Lino Rivera
| Anderson Alden | William Alden | Hongyu Chen |
| Cooper Curtis | Alyssa French | Quentin Mulligan |
| Sarah Seo | Ariana Stultz | Hannah Ullman-Levine |
| Tabitha Yoo |
2007 MTAC-WLA Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Competition
| Alyssa French | ages 9 & under | 2nd Place ($50) |
| Hongyu Chen | ages 15 & under | Honorable Mention ($50) |
2007 Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations
May: Practical Subjects
| Daisy Abrams | Grade 3 | First Class Honors with Distinction |
| Hongyu Chen | Grade 10 | First Class Honors |
| Alyssa French | Grade 4 | First Class Honors with Distinction |
| Maetal Gerson | Grade 1 | First Class Honors |
| Andrew Kim | Preparatory B | First Class Honors |
| Elizabeth Kim | Grade 1 | First Class Honors |
| Madeline Kim | Preparatory B | First Class Honors |
| Tyler Presley | Grade 2 | First Class Honors |
| Dylan Purvis | Grade 1 | First Class Honors |
| Lauren Seo | Grade 9 | First Class Honors |
| Sarah Seo | Grade 9 | First Class Honors |
| Erin Ting | Grade 6 | First Class Honors |
| Ryan Ting | Grade 2 | First Class Honors |
2007 MTAC Friends of Today’s Music: State Convention Commissioned Work
| Anderson Alden & William Alden | Danza de los Saqsampillos for two pianos | Selected to premiere work at MTAC State Convention in Santa Clara Gabriela Lena Frank, composer |
2007 MTAC Young Composers Guild (YCG)
| Anderson Alden | Guild Member 2007-12 Eve Piper Plumb Award for Best YCG 2007-2008 Compositions | Presented at MTAC State Convention in Santa Clara ($300) ($1,000) |
Dr. Scott McBride Smith Master Class
| Anderson Alden | Hongyu Chen | Yujin Park |
| Quentin Mulligan | Tommy Choi |
Prof. Robert Ward Master Class
| Tommy Choi | Quentin Mulligan |
Prof. Hans Boepple Master Class
| Anderson Alden | Alyssa French | Quentin Mulligan |
Dr. Lino Rivera Master Class
| Anderson Alden | William Alden | Hongyu Chen |
| Quentin Mulligan |
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