The MTNA State Performance Competition was held on November 17th at Brandeis University. The winners and State Representatives of the Piano and String and Wind competitions competed at the Eastern Division level, which was held at Howard Community College in Columbia, MD on January 4-5, 2013.
Young Artist Piano Competition
Simon Xu-State Representative
Student of Helena Vesterman
Senior Piano Competition
Yong Murray-State Winner Eastern Division Winner!
Student of Ya-Fei Chuang
Kevin Sherman-State Alternate
Student of Valerie Henkin
Luke Halberstadt-Honorable Mention
Student of Janet Ainsworth
Junior Piano Competition
Amir Siraj- State Winner
Student of Helena Vesterman
Anna Larsen-State Alternate
Student of Tema Blackstone
Victor Li-Honorable Mention
Student of Helena Vesterman
Avik Sarkar-Honorable Mention
Student of Niva Fried
Wynne Yao-Honorable Mention
Student of Luba Pyatkovskaya
Michelle Chen-Honorable Mention
Student of Nilly Shilo
Junior String Competition
Ilan Zaks-State Winner Eastern Division winner!
Student of Anna Korsunsky
Deborah Han-Alternate
Student of Kevin Christensen
Ellen Burstein-Honorable Mention
Student of Kevin Christensen
Chamber Music Wind Competition Eastern Division Alternate!
The following students belong to the University of Massachusetts Saxophone Quartet and are students of Lynn Klock. They are the State Representatives in this division and are the alternates for the Eastern Division.
Benjamin Porter Alto Saxaphone
Erik Anundson Soprano Saxophone
Zach Robarge Baritone saxophone
Tyler Appel Tenor Saxophone