Thank You from the Goodlin Foundation

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2019-2020 Donations to the H.B. Goodlin Foundation and Kids Into Music Program

The Goodlin Board members thank you for your contribution. Your gifts enable us to provide scholarships for gifted music students in San Diego County, and, in addition, help support the need-based scholarships administered in the KIM program.

The gift of music study is a privilege that enhances and enriches the lives of those who have the means to study. When scholarships are provided by donor angels such as yourselves, very special and talented youngsters can work toward their potential.

Since no goods or services were received in exchange for your gift, the total amount is tax deductible within the extent of the law. Helen B. Goodlin is a qualified tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Any additional gifts may be mailed to H. B. Goodlin Foundation, Lea Schmidt-Rogers, Treasurer, 6395 Rancho Mission Rd. #12, San Diego, CA 92108. You may designate either the Goodlin Foundation or KIM on the memo line.

Thank you to the following donors and to the San Diego Foundation for guiding our finances.

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Sun Yung Cho
Ericka Eggleston
Connie Gale
Jim Galloway
Lee Galloway
Jim Guerin
Hanan Jammal
Dr. Jane Kolar
Yuko Maruyama
MTAC San Diego Branch
The Mundy Family
The Radjabili Family
Lea Schmidt-Rogers
Kent Smith
Jaclyn Summers
Anthony Sung
Justin Tabarean
Janniq Tippo
William E. Schmidt Foundation
John and Kim Wu
Yaping Xu
Mary Zahler

2020 H. B. Goodlin Virtual Festival Results & Acknowledgements

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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

2020 H. B. Goodlin Virtual Festival Registration Now Open!

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Registration for the 2020 H. B. Goodlin Virtual Festival is hosted by Acceptd, an online application platform for performing arts programs.

  • A student account must be created on Acceptd, in order to access the application form.
  • Applicants must complete the application on Acceptd, including the submission of the required documents and the audition videos.
  • The fee for the application is $15 and it must be paid at the time of registration before the deadline, June 1, 2020.

Please follow the link to learn more and begin an application for the 2020 H. B. Goodlin Virtual Festival:

https://app.getacceptd.com/hbgoodlin

Branch Event Cancellations

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Due to the current situation concerning COVID-19, the MTACSD Board has voted to cancel the following San Diego Branch events for the 2019-20 season:

  • San Diego Branch Bach Festival on March 21
  • Chopin Festival on April 18-19

Registration fees will be refunded in full in the next 4-6 weeks.

Important Message from MTACSD regarding COVID-19

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The health and safety of our teachers, students, and families are of utmost importance. Therefore, the MTAC San Diego Branch Board of Directors has decided to cancel or suspend until further notice all of our branch events that were scheduled over the next 8 weeks. This decision follows the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state, and local health authorities. These directives require avoiding non-essential gatherings and to practice social distancing over the next 8 weeks. The MTAC San Diego Branch Board considers our action to be our responsibility to reduce spreading this virus within our community.

Additionally, it is the goal of many teachers to continue with lessons at this time. Therefore, to keep all students, parents, and studios safe, the MTAC San Diego Branch Board recommends implementing online lessons now. The Branch Board appreciates the cooperation of our members in following these guidelines and teachers should adopt all precautionary measures.

Updated information on community event guidance from CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/index.html

MTACSD March Events & Programs Postponed

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Due to the current situation concerning the Coronavirus/COVID-19 epidemic throughout the State, the events and programs hosted by the MTAC San Diego Branch in March have been canceled/suspended until further notice. These include the last two days of the Certificate of Merit® evaluations on March 14 and 15, and the Bach Festival on March 21.

MTAC’s priority is the safety of our students, families, teachers, and evaluators. Adhering to the local health mandates helps to protect us and the surrounding community. Based on new recommendations made by the state and local government health agencies in our county and with health and safety in mind, MTAC will reassess the situation in the coming weeks. Please check for more updates from MTACSD.

2020 Piano Duo Results & Acknowledgement

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Congratulations to all those who participated and thank you to all those who came to support the 2020 Piano Duo Festival. The festival was held at Greene Music on February 22. This year, we had a total of 24 duo teams registered, of which 7 were non-competitive Student & Teacher and Student & Adult teams. The 17 competitive teams included 15 duo teams and 2 four-member teams playing selections written for eight-hands. Three recitals were presented in front of packed audiences, and our judges were very impressed with the level of the students’ playing. Thank you to Steve Baker and Joanne Stohs for adjudicating the event, and special thanks to Yuko Maruyama and Carol Ong-Chen for their help running the festival and all studios who participated. I hope to see you all next year!

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2020 Piano Duo Festival Winners
I: Ages 5 - 91st PlaceAllison Duong & Katelyn Duong
2nd PlaceAashray Kota & Elizabeth Grossman
3rd PlaceVladimir Bayanduryan & Emma Nacher
II: Ages 10 - 121st PlaceGrace Xu & Annie Feng
2nd PlaceYiyi He & Ling Zhong
3rd PlaceKyla Ho, Cate Tran, Sonya Yasuda & Joy Xu
HMEthan Hu & Ryan Hu
HMLeah Nacher & Nikita Mouravyov
III: Ages 13 - 151st PlaceKyle Hong & Eddie Hong
2nd PlaceSofia Korniyenko, Maria Korniyenko, Anastasiya Butov & Uliana Korniyenko
3rd PlaceJacob Chabot & Sophia Lamb
HMDavina Zhu & Ruei-Chi Lai
HMBryce Liu & Angela Liu
HMPeiran Liang & Wei-Shi Lai
IV: Ages 16 - high school1st PlaceSahra Daneshmand & Ava Daneshmand

2020 Concerto Results & Acknowledgement

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Congratulations to all students who performed in this year’s Concerto Competition! The first-place winners in each division will be performing with an orchestra this spring. Details coming soon.

I want to thank the distinguished panel of judges for taking time from their busy schedules to make this event especially meaningful for all participants: Tina Chong, Kookhee Hong, Crystal Rivette (piano judges); Pamela Vliek Martchev, Valentin Martchev, Amy Taylor (winds judges); Isaac Allen, Angela Choong, Paivikki Nykter (strings judges).

I am extremely grateful to all of the teachers who helped to make this event a success:
Sarah Victor, Magda Bornemisza, Dana Burnett, Glen Campbell, Hernan Constantino, Sun Yung Cho, Annelle Gregory, Scott Johnson, Inessa Litvin, Jane Masur, Alex Mirolyan, Alexander Palamidis, Cho-Hyun Park, Anna Savvas, Viktor Shekhtman, Claudia Smetona, Seiran Sohn, Chetan Tierra, Pasha Tseitlin, Michael Tseitlin, Elena Yarritu.

PLEASE NOTE: USD’s Shiley Theatre will not be available for this competition (or any other event) next year due to the major renovations throughout Camino Hall and Founders Hall. We need to find a different location in order to hold this competition in 2021!

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2020 Concerto Winners
Division I1st placeAddison Lee - Mozart: Concerto in C Major, K.246, Mvt 1
2nd placeAaron Ye
3rd place TIESonya Yasuda, Tyler Chang
HMEthan Zhou
Division II1st placeEthan Song - Beethoven: Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Mvt III
2nd placeAndrew Zhang
3rd placeBradley Carpiuc
HMLeo Zhang
Division III1st placeAidan Wahlmann - Mozart: Concerto in D Minor, K. 466, Mvt I
2nd placeZixuan Chen
3rd placeZachary Liu
HMsEthan Chuang, Gabrielle Sanchez
Division IV1st placeDillon Halpin - Ibert: Concerto for Flute, Mvt. I
2nd placeKatherine Liao
3rd place TIEHelen Zhu, Nathan Haghgoo
HMEmma Ward
Division V1st placeEthan Zhou - Nardini: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Mvt I
2nd placeCaitlin Wang
3rd placeCaden Jiang
HMBenjamin Luo
Division VI1st placeJustin Wu - Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Mvt I
2nd placeSusan Lee
3rd place TIEAlina Hernandez, Adam Kulju
HMsIvan Li, Stacy Widyono, Eric Zhou

2020 San Diego Branch VOCE Results & Acknowledgement

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San Diego Branch VOCE 2020 was an amassment of extraordinary talent and skill under one roof! Ten teachers sent a total of 34 soloists and 6 ensembles to compete, and 1 non-competitive entry. They were assisted by 8 accompanists. The event was held January 5 at Grossmont College in two competition rooms, and was open to the public.

Co-Chairs:
Hernan Constantino, Danette White, and Yuko Maruyama

Studios represented:
Ruslan Biryukov, cello & coach; Hernan Constantino, violin & coach; Peter Dayeh, clarinet; Constantino Felicetta, clarinet; Annelle Gregory, violin; Sunjin Kim, violin; Tasha Koontz, voice; Alex Palamidis, violin & coach; Pasha Tseitlin, violin & coach; and Elena Yarritu, flute & piccolo

Accompanists:
Yulia Atoyan, Dana Burnett, Melissa Creider, Katherine Dvoskin, Yuju Jung, Dale Liao, Joanne Stohs, and Bryan Verhoye

Judges:
Ai Nihira & Jian Wang—Junior & Intermediate Solo Strings
Ethan Parnela & Edmund Stein—Senior Solo Strings, and Intermediate & Senior Ensembles
Amy Taylor & Sheryl Renk—Intermediate & Senior Solo Winds, and Solo Voice
Dan Ratelle—Solo Voice

6 teachers worked as volunteers:
Ruslan Biryukov, Peter Dayeh, Annelle Gregory, Sunjin Kim, Alex Palamidis, and Pasha Tseitlin

3 San Diego Branch board members provided additional support on site:
Chutaphin Yeager, Brian Goral, and Miriam Cole

A tremendous thank you to all involved!!

Congratulations to EACH student for your performance—for dedication to music—and willingness to put yourself out there and go for it!!

Below are the results. 1st Place Winners (including ties) are eligible to compete at the MTAC State VOCE in April. A further online application is required. If 1st Place Winners cannot compete, then a 1st Place Alternate may do so. Note that 2nd Place cannot substitute in the absence of 1st.

Junior Solo Strings
1st Place Tie—Brianna Baek, violin
1st Place Tie—Ethan Zhou, violin
1st Place Alternate—Julian Wu, cello
2nd Place—Alexia Ciobanu, violin
3rd Place Tie—Jasmine Chan, violin
3rd Place Tie—Benjamin Luo, violin
Honorable Mention—Joyce Kwack, violin

Intermediate Solo Strings
1st Place—Stacy Widyono, violin
1st Place Alternate—Justin Wu, cello
2nd Place—Ethan Zhang, cello
3rd Place—Kevin Hu, violin
Honorable Mentions (alphabetical)—Chisato Kamakura, violin; Daeho Lee, violin

Senior Solo Strings
1st Place Tie—Adam Kulju, violin
1st Place Tie—Phoebe Olszewski, violin
1st Place Alternate—Alina Hernandez, violin
2nd Place—Evan Zhou, violin
3rd Place—Janice Hu, violin
Honorable Mentions (alphabetical)—Charlotte Hou, violin; Wei-Shan Huynh, violin; Andrew Yang, cello

Intermediate Solo Winds
1st Place—Nathan Haghgoo, flute
2nd Place—Nithin Chilakapati, flute/piccolo
3rd Place—Ramona Terry-Lorenzo, flute

Senior Solo Winds
1st Place—Gary Lin, clarinet
2nd Place—Elaine Yiu, flute
3rd Place—Daeyoun Na, clarinet

Senior Solo Voice
2nd Place—Sophia Khurana, mezzo-soprano

Intermediate Instrumental Ensemble
1st Place—”Ember String Quartet”
Stacy Widyono, violin; Chisato Kamakura, violin; Maya Rosenbaum, viola; Josephine Kim, cello

2nd Place Tie—”SKY Trio”
Kevin Hu, violin; Sunny Fan, cello; Eric Wang, piano

2nd Place Tie—”String Quartet”
Janice Hu, violin; Tristan Upton, violin; Dasha Zerboni, viola; Ethan Zhang, cello

Honorable Mention—”Mini-Cellissimo”
Han Li, cello, Debora Okhotina, cello

Senior Instrumental Ensemble
1st Place—”The String Beans”
Evan Zhou, violin; Wei-Shan Huynh, violin; James Renk, viola; Dylan Renk, cello

2nd Place—”San Diego Youth Cello Quintet”
Darren Jiang, cello; Andrew Yang, cello; Sebastian Brumm, cello; Ethan Zhang, cello; Justin Wu, cello