Studio News
2008-2009
2008 Southwestern Youth Music Festival (SYMF)
| Anderson Alden |
Open Baroque Open Duo (with William Alden) Open Solo |
2nd Place 3rd Place 2nd Place |
| William Alden | Open Duo (with Anderson Alden) | 3rd Place |
| Hongyu Chen |
Open American Open Duo (with Yukari Kudo) Open Solo | 1st Place |
| Tommy Choi |
Open Baroque Open Solo | 3rd
Place 4th Place |
| Michelle Choi | Open Baroque | |
| Alyssa French |
Open Baroque Open Solo |
4th Place |
| Akira Frey | Qualified Solo | |
| Maetal Gerson | Qualified Solo | |
| Garrett Ishida | Qualified Solo | |
| Yukari Kudo Teacher in Tokyo, Japan: Mizue Sawada |
Open Duo (with Hongyu Chen) | 1st Place |
| Quentin Mulligan | Open American Open Chopin Nocturnes Open Solo | 1st Place |
| Yujin Park | Open Chopin Etudes Open Solo | 1st Place |
| Lauren Seo |
Qualified American Qualified Baroque | |
| Sarah Seo | Qualified Chopin Waltz | |
| Tabitha Yoo | Qualified Baroque |
2008-2009 Los Angeles Philharmonic Young Composers Fellowship Program
| Anderson Alden |
2008 MTNA State (CA) Composition Competition
| Anderson Alden | ages 18 & under | 1st Place |
2008 MTNA Southwest United States Composition Competition
| Anderson Alden | ages 18 & under | 1st Place |
2008 MTNA National Composition Competition
| Anderson Alden | ages 18 & under | 2nd Place |
September 2007-May 2008 Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations
West Los Angeles: Center Certificate of Excellence (highest marks)
| TBA |
September 2007-May 2008 Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations
California: State Certificate of Excellence (highest marks)
| TBA |
2008 SCJBF Bach Complete Works Auditions
| Anderson Alden | Preludes & Fugues, WTC II | |
| Tabitha Yoo | Inventions & Sinfonias |
2008-2009 Junior Chamber Music Program
| Michael Chung | Coach: Dr. Lorenz Gamma | |
| Alyssa French | Coach: Linda Rose | Honors Division |
2008 CAPMT District III Honors Auditions
| Anderson Alden | ages 15-18 | |
| Alyssa French | ages 9-11 | 1st Alternate (2nd Place) |
2008 CAPMT District IV Honors Auditions
| Hongyu Chen | ages 15-18 | 1st Alternate (2nd Place) |
2008 CAPMT District IX Honors Auditions
| Quentin Mulligan | ages 15-18 | 1st Alternate (2nd Place) |
2008 MTAC-WLA Romantic Festival
| Hongyu Chen | Tommy Choi | Michael Chung |
| Alyssa French | Quentin Mulligan | Yujung Park |
2008 Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations
December: Practical Subjects
| Daisy Abrams | Grade 5 | Honors |
| Angel Chenevert | Preparatory B | First Class Honors with Distinction |
| Rowan Curtis | Grade 1 | First Class Honors |
| Alyssa French | Grade 7 | First Class Honors with Distinction |
| Sophie Levy | Grade 1 | First Class Honors with Distinction |
| Alyssa Meng | Grade 3 | First Class Honors |
| Tyler Presley | Grade 4 | First Class Honors |
| Claire Tan | Grade 2 | First Class Honors |
2008 Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations
December: Theoretical Subjects
| Cooper Curtis | Preliminary Rudiments | First Class Honors with Distinction (99%) |
| Alyssa French | Preliminary Rudiments | First Class Honors with Distinction (90%) |
| Yujung Park | Preliminary Rudiments | First Class Honors with Distinction (95%) |
| Tyler Presley | Preliminary Rudiments | First Class Honors with Distinction (90%) |
2008 Music Center Spotlight Awards Auditions
| Hongyu Chen | Quentin Mulligan |
2009 Westside Music Foundation Robert Turner Piano Concerto Competition and Winners Concert
with the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra (www.ladso.org)
|
Alyssa French | ages
13 & under: Movement II Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 | 1st Place |
|
Quentin Mulligan | ages 18 & under: Movement III Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 2 in g minor, Op. 22 | 1st Place |
2009 MTAC-WLA Student Branch Recital
| Tyler Presley | Dylan Purvis |
2009 SCJBF Bach West Los Angeles Branch Festival
| Hongyu Chen | Branch Winner | |
| Michelle Choi | Branch Winner | |
| Tommy Choi | 2nd Alternate | |
| Michael Chung | ||
| Cooper Curtis | Branch Winner | |
| Alyssa French | Branch Winner | |
| Akira Frey-Hasegawa | ||
| Maetal Gerson | ||
| Peter Marcus | ||
| Quentin Mulligan | ||
| Yujin Park | Branch Winner | |
| Yujung Park | Branch Winner | |
| Dylan Purvis | ||
| Claire Tan | ||
| Lauren Seo | ||
| Sarah Seo | Branch Winner | |
| Tabitha Yoo |
2009 MTAC State Piano Solo/Concerto Competition
| Hongyu Chen | ages 15 & under | Concerto |
2009 MTAC-WLA Certificate of Merit Evaluations
| Daisy Abrams | Level 5 | Theory Honor Roll: 96% |
| Isabelle Ahn | Level 6 | Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Samantha Ahn | Level 2 | Theory Honor Roll: 98% |
| Hongyu Chen | Advanced Panel | Theory Exempt Selected for Branch Honors Festival Selected for CM Panel South Finals |
| Michelle Choi |
Level 10/Advanced |
Theory Honor Roll: 90% Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Tommy Choi |
Level 9 | Theory Honor
Roll: 90% Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Michael Chung | Level 7 | Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Cooper Curtis | Level 6 | Theory Honor Roll: 95% Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Rowan Curtis | Level 1 | Theory Honor Roll: 92% |
| Alyssa French | Level 6 | Theory Honor Roll: 97% Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Akira Frey-Hasegawa | Level 1 | Theory Honor Roll: 92% |
| Maetal Gerson | Level 4 | Theory Honor Roll: 99% |
| Annie Huang | Level 2 | Theory Honor Roll: 97% |
| Garrett Ishida | Level 6 | Selected for Branch Honors Recital |
| Mason Ishida | Level Preparatory | Theory Honor Roll: 90% |
| Millicent Kastenbaum | Level 8 | Theory Honor Roll: 96% |
| Sophie Levy | Level 2 | Theory Honor Roll: 100% |
| Peter Marcus | Level 4 | Theory Honor Roll: 99% |
| Alyssa Meng | Level 3 | Theory Honor Roll: 91% |
| Quentin Mulligan |
Advanced Panel |
Theory Exempt Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Yujung Park | Level 6 | Theory Honor Roll: 91% Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
| Luis Pimentel | Level 4 | |
| Maya Pimentel | Level 4 | Theory Honor Roll: 98% |
| Tyler Presley | Level 4 | Theory Honor Roll: 91% |
| Dylan Purvis | Level 4 | Theory Honor Roll: 99% |
| Sarah Seo | Level 10/Advanced | Theory Honor Roll: 94% |
| Claire Tan | Level 3 | Theory Honor Roll: 98% |
| Erin Ting | Level 8 | |
| Laurie Wang | Level 5 | Theory Honor Roll: 96% |
| Tabitha Yoo | Level 10/Advanced | Selected for Branch Honors Festival |
2009 MTAC-WLA Contemporary Festival
| Daisy Abrams | Michael Chung | Cooper Curtis |
| Rowan Curtis | Alyssa French | Maetal Gerson |
| Peter Marcus | Quentin Mulligan | Yujung Park |
| Luis Pimentel | Maya Pimentel | Tyler Presley |
| Dylan Purvis |
2009 Cypress College Piano Competition: Classical Era
| Quentin Mulligan | ages 16 & under |
2009 SCJBF Bach Region IV Festival
| Hongyu Chen | Branch Winner | Regional Medal Winner |
| Michelle Choi | Branch Winner | |
| Cooper Curtis | Branch Winner | |
| Alyssa French | Branch Winner | Regional Medal Winner |
| Yujin Park | Branch Winner | Regional Medal Winner |
| Yujung Park | Branch Winner | |
| Sarah Seo | Branch Winner | Regional Medal Winner |
2009 MTAC-WLA Alice Frazier Kitchen Memorial Scholarship Competition
| Hongyu Chen | ages 15 & under | 2nd Place tie ($150) |
| Alyssa French | ages 12 & under | 2nd Place ($100) |
| Yujin Park | ages 18 & under | |
| Yujung Park | ages 9 & under |
2009 Royal Conservatory of Music Examinations
May: Practical Subjects
| Cooper Curtis | Grade 7 | First Class Honors with Distinction |
| Akira Frey-Hasegawa | Grade 2 | First Class Honors |
| Maetal Gerson | Grade 5 | First Class Honors |
| Annie Huang | Grade 2 | First Class Honors |
| Garrett Ishida | Grade 6 | First Class Honors |
| Mason Ishida | Preparatory B | First Class Honors with Distinction |
| Peter Marcus | Grade 4 | First Class Honors with Distinction |
| Yujung Park | Grade 7 | First Class Honors with Distinction |
| Luis Pimentel | Grade 4 | First Class Honors |
| Maya Pimentel | Grade 4 | First Class Honors |
| Dylan Purvis | Grade 4 | First Class Honors |
2009 MTAC Certificate of Merit Panel Honors: State Convention Recital (Santa Clara)
| Hongyu Chen |
2009 MTAC Friends of Today's Music: State Convention Recital (Santa Clara)
|
Anderson Alden, piano Evan DeLong, violin (Osborn) | From
Old Peking Folklore (for violin and piano) | World
Premiere Master Class with Composer, Dr. Chen Yi |
2009 MTAC Contemporary Music Seminar: State Convention Recital (Santa Clara)
| Anderson Alden | Hongyu Chen |
2009 MTAC Young Composers Guild: State Convention Presentation Recital (Santa Clara)
| Anderson Alden | Guild Member 2007-12 | Stipend: $300 |
Prof. Max Levinson Master Class
| Hongyu Chen |
Dr. Teresa McCollough
| Anderson Alden | Hongyu Chen | Michelle Choi |
| Tommy Choi | Michael Chung | Alyssa French |
| Quentin Mulligan |
a 501(c)(3) public charity established to
help
bring music
into the lives of at-risk
youths and children
Deborah H. How
President
Co-Founder
Education & Employment Consulting
College
Graduate School
Professional School
Admissions
Resume
Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Editing
Interview Preparation
Deborah H. How
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Music
Supplemental Materials
Specialist
For problems or questions
please send e-mail to webmaster@musette.org
Last updated: 02/04/2012
(c) Copyright
2008 - 2011
.jpg){kind=logo}