Registration is now open for the 2020 Virtual Sonata Contest in Memory of Jane Smisor Bastien. Follow the link to the Sonata Contest page for the online registration form and the event guidelines:
Thank You from the Goodlin Foundation
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.
Amazon Smile
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
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.
2020 H. B. Goodlin Virtual Festival Results
| DIVISION | WINNER | DIVISION | WINNER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I Keyboard ($100 Each) | Addison K. Lee | Division III Keyboard ($500 Each) | Aaron Chizhik | |
| Healin Lee | Ursula Hardianto | |||
| MinhTu Nguyen | Malvyn Lai | |||
| James Rong | Claire Lewis | |||
| Aaron Ye | Stephanie Ling | |||
| Keanu Zeller | Alexis Wu | |||
| Sunny Xiao | ||||
| Division II Keyboard ($225 Each) | Victoria Chen | Junior Instrumental ($225 Each) | Brianna Baek | |
| Julianne Cheng | Anthony Kim | |||
| Frederick Chien | Alvin Wang | |||
| Celina Jiang | Caitlin Wang | |||
| Justin H. Lee | ||||
| Eric Li | Senior Instrumental ($500 Each) | Janice Hu | ||
| Khang Nguyen | Dylan Renk | |||
| Andrew Zhang | Erica Wang | |||
| Leo Zhang | Stacy Widyono |
2020 H. B. Goodlin Virtual Festival Winners’ Repertoire
2020 H. B. Goodlin Virtual Festival Registration Now Open!
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
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
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
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
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!
| 2020 Piano Duo Festival Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| I: Ages 5 - 9 | 1st Place | Allison Duong & Katelyn Duong |
| 2nd Place | Aashray Kota & Elizabeth Grossman | |
| 3rd Place | Vladimir Bayanduryan & Emma Nacher | |
| II: Ages 10 - 12 | 1st Place | Grace Xu & Annie Feng |
| 2nd Place | Yiyi He & Ling Zhong | |
| 3rd Place | Kyla Ho, Cate Tran, Sonya Yasuda & Joy Xu | |
| HM | Ethan Hu & Ryan Hu | |
| HM | Leah Nacher & Nikita Mouravyov | |
| III: Ages 13 - 15 | 1st Place | Kyle Hong & Eddie Hong |
| 2nd Place | Sofia Korniyenko, Maria Korniyenko, Anastasiya Butov & Uliana Korniyenko | |
| 3rd Place | Jacob Chabot & Sophia Lamb | |
| HM | Davina Zhu & Ruei-Chi Lai | |
| HM | Bryce Liu & Angela Liu | |
| HM | Peiran Liang & Wei-Shi Lai | |
| IV: Ages 16 - high school | 1st Place | Sahra Daneshmand & Ava Daneshmand |
2020 Chopin Festival Registration Now Open!
The 2020 Chopin Festival Registration is now open. Follow the link to the Chopin Festival page for the registration form and the event guidelines. There is an entry limit of 18 students per category, so teachers are encouraged to register their students early.
2020 Concerto Results & Acknowledgement
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!
| 2020 Concerto Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Division I | 1st place | Addison Lee - Mozart: Concerto in C Major, K.246, Mvt 1 |
| 2nd place | Aaron Ye | |
| 3rd place TIE | Sonya Yasuda, Tyler Chang | |
| HM | Ethan Zhou | |
| Division II | 1st place | Ethan Song - Beethoven: Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Mvt III |
| 2nd place | Andrew Zhang | |
| 3rd place | Bradley Carpiuc | |
| HM | Leo Zhang | |
| Division III | 1st place | Aidan Wahlmann - Mozart: Concerto in D Minor, K. 466, Mvt I |
| 2nd place | Zixuan Chen | |
| 3rd place | Zachary Liu | |
| HMs | Ethan Chuang, Gabrielle Sanchez | |
| Division IV | 1st place | Dillon Halpin - Ibert: Concerto for Flute, Mvt. I |
| 2nd place | Katherine Liao | |
| 3rd place TIE | Helen Zhu, Nathan Haghgoo | |
| HM | Emma Ward | |
| Division V | 1st place | Ethan Zhou - Nardini: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Mvt I |
| 2nd place | Caitlin Wang | |
| 3rd place | Caden Jiang | |
| HM | Benjamin Luo | |
| Division VI | 1st place | Justin Wu - Saint-Saens: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Mvt I |
| 2nd place | Susan Lee | |
| 3rd place TIE | Alina Hernandez, Adam Kulju | |
| HMs | Ivan Li, Stacy Widyono, Eric Zhou | |