2020 State VOCE Results

Congratulations to MTACSD students who competed in the online State VOCE last spring after winning (or a winning tie) at our branch VOCE! Representing four teachers, here are the 2020 State VOCE results for San Diego Branch students:

Junior Solo Strings
Ethan Zhou, violin—3rd Place

Intermediate Solo Strings
Stacy Widyono, violin—3rd Place

Senior Solo Strings
Adam Kulju, violin—3rd Place

Intermediate Solo Winds
Nathan Haghgoo, flute—1st Place Alternate

Intermediate Instrumental Ensemble
“Ember String Quartet”—Honorable Mention
Stacy Widyono, violin; Chisato Kamakura, violin; Maya Rosenbaum, viola; Josephine Kim, cello

Senior Instrumental Ensemble
“The String Beans”—2nd Place
Evan Zhou, violin; Wei-Shan Huynh, violin; James Renk, viola; Dylan Renk, cello

2020 Popular Music Festival Acknowledgement

To all 2020 Popular Music Festival Participants and Viewers:

Congratulations on being a part of the annual Popular Music Festival! The three virtual recitals displayed our students’ abilities while keeping the listeners entertained with syncopation, jazzy chords and show tunes. 39 students submitted their videos under the supervision of the following MTACSD teachers:

Irina Bessonova, Paul Burd, Miriam Cole, Jill Griffin, Jim Guerin, Philip Lim, Yu Carole Liu, Yuko Maruyama, Leslie Olson, Carol Ong-Chen, Anna Stal, Stuart Thurston, Chetan Tierra, Luba Ugorski, and Mei Yin

Without the expert handiwork and sacrificial time by our very own President, Yuko Maruyama, this event would not have happened. Thank you, Yuko, for this production as well as being one of the evaluators. We would also like to acknowledge and thank Taylor Smith for his expert comments. Also, many thanks goes to Risa Schapiro for helping out with the video coordination and preparation.

Gratefully,
Miriam Cole, Co-chair
Chutaphin Yeager, Co-chair



Sonata Results 11.15.20

Congratulations to all participants today!

For students who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd, trophies will be available for pickup after November 15. More details will be emailed to the participating teachers.

Finalists ribbons and all comment sheets will be mailed to the teachers after November 15.


November 15, 2020
Sonata Contest Winners

Group 7: Agay
1. Tyler Chang / Sarah Deng / Daphnie Tseng
2. Joshua Yu
3. Katie Xu

Group 8: Kuhlau
1. Daniel S Park
2. David Yu
3. Amber Zhang

Group 9: Haydn
1. Addison K Lee
2. Adora Xiao
3. Jonathan Xue

Group 10: Mozart
1. Margaret Fan
2. Yilin Zhu
3. Benjamin Shimabukuro

Group 11: Beethoven
1. Eric Wang
2. Ethan Song
3. Cindy Cao

Sonata Results 11.14.20

Congratulations to all participants today!

For students who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd, trophies will be available for pickup after November 15. More details will be emailed to the participating teachers.

Finalists ribbons and all comment sheets will be mailed to the teachers after November 15.


November 14 Virtual Sonata Contest 2020 Winners

Group 4A: Mier
1. Alicia Liu
2. Celine Karyodisa
3. Aria Chan / Samantha Yang

Group 4B: Kabalevsky
1. Benny Chen
2. Sepehr Golsefidy
3. Kayla Hanoch

Group 5A: Benda
1. James Rong
2. Vivian Chen
3. Nikita Mouravyov

Group 5B: Diabelli
1. Terrence Zhou / Healin Lee
2. Sanja Jing
3. Amy Zhang

Group 6A: Gillock
1. Chloe Li
2. David Liu
3. Nima Movaghar

Group 6B: Clementi
1. Angela Liu
2. Emily Chen
3. Anna Cao

Sonata Results 11.7.20

Congratulations to all participants today!

For students who placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd, trophies will be available for pickup after November 15. More details will be emailed to the participating teachers.

Finalists ribbons and all comment sheets will be mailed to the teachers after November 15.


2020 SONATA CONTEST RESULTS, GROUPS 1A – 3B

Group 1A: Bastien
1. Angela Cai
2. Henry Sun
3. Avery Yang

Group 1B: Bastien
1. Clara Stone
2. Scout Sotelo-Sundstrom
3. Jericho Seefeldt

Group 2A: Bastien
1. Alice Zhang
2. Yvonne Gao
3. Maggie Pacleb

Group 2B: Bastien
1. Kelly Ju
2. Eli Krongold
3. Chloe Y. Kim

Group 3A: Gillock
1. Katherine Backues
2. Katelyn Li
3. Kayla Tsubokawa

Group 3B: Vandall
1. Elizabeth Grossman / Ruiya Xia
2. An Tran
3. Blake Hawkinson / Kadmus Ma

2020 H. B. Goodlin Virtual Festival Results & Acknowledgements

Congratulations and a big thank-you to all of the students, teachers, and families who participated in the 2020 H. B. Goodlin Virtual Festival!

Back in March of 2020, the pandemic caused the schools to close down and all performing arts events were cancelled. As a result, the H. B. Goodlin Scholarship Foundation Board wished to hold an online event, to encourage students in San Diego County to continue their music studies and work toward artistic excellence during these difficult times. It was rewarding for us to see a total of 112 student applications received for this event.

Each applicant prepared and recorded their instrumental performances on video for this virtual festival. Now more than ever, it has become an important skill for young students to learn how to present themselves on camera and to create media for submission for various programs or projects. It is our hope that preparing and polishing the audition pieces, filming their own performances, and submitting the online program applications were all valuable learning experiences for the participants.

I would also like to acknowledge the participating studios, who quickly switched to remote lessons during these challenging times and continued to educate these talented music students:

Ning An, Yulia Atoyan, Irina Bendetsky, Ruslan Biryukov, Magdolna Bornemisza, Dana Burnett, Sun Yung Cho, Hernan Constantino, David Garrett, Rodney Girvin, Anna Grigorian, Sharon Halverson, Angelina Hardy, Eleanor Hum, Chaling Huynh, Inessa Litvin, Rinna Livshin, Pamela Martchev, Jane Masur, Alexander Myrolyan, Jared Nepute, Leslie Olson, Alexander Palamidis, Cho Hyun Park, Isabelle Roux, Lea Schmidt-Rogers, Viktor Shekhtman, Seiran Sohn, Xiao-yan Sui, Elaine Tokman, Michael Tseitlin, Lori Vickers, Angela Yun Yin Wu, Ariel Yang, Elena Yarritu, Mei Yin, Dan Yu, TingTing Zhang, Yao Zhao, and Jiasheng Zhou

We were fortunate to have the following distinguished adjudicators for this event. These judges worked long hours to review each video performance, and wrote thoughtful comments on how our students can grow artistically:

Isaac Allen, Neil Birnbaum, Dr. Karen Follingstad, Lynne-Marie Friedrichs, Michael Gerdes, Dr. Kirill Glaidkovsky, Dr. Hye Kyung Lee, Beth Ross-Buckley, Bryan Verhoye, Dr. Rob Watson, and Teri Watson

Finally, I would like to thank the H. B. Goodlin Scholarship Foundation Board President Jaclyn Summers, and the Board Members Sun Yung Cho, Connie Gale, Lee Galloway, Brian Goral, and Hua Wang, for making this event happen. A special thanks goes to Dr. J. Mitzi Kolar for her expertise and wisdom, and Lea Schmidt-Rogers for always being there for us.

Thank you again for your participation in this year’s Goodlin Virtual Festival. The judges’ comments will be emailed to each participant within the next few weeks. We hope to see you again next year.

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2020 H. B. Goodlin Virtual Festival Results
DIVISIONWINNERDIVISIONWINNER
Division I Keyboard ($100 Each)Addison K. LeeDivision III Keyboard ($500 Each)Aaron Chizhik
Healin LeeUrsula Hardianto
MinhTu NguyenMalvyn Lai
James RongClaire Lewis
Aaron YeStephanie Ling
Keanu ZellerAlexis Wu
Sunny Xiao
Division II Keyboard ($225 Each)Victoria ChenJunior Instrumental ($225 Each)Brianna Baek
Julianne ChengAnthony Kim
Frederick ChienAlvin Wang
Celina JiangCaitlin Wang
Justin H. Lee
Eric LiSenior Instrumental ($500 Each)Janice Hu
Khang NguyenDylan Renk
Andrew ZhangErica Wang
Leo ZhangStacy Widyono

2020 H. B. Goodlin Virtual Festival Winners’ Repertoire