Area piano students compete in contest at Harper
The Northwest Suburban Music Teachers Association sponsored the Sonata-Sonatina Festival for local piano students at Harper College, in the Music Instruction building, on Sunday, Nov. 6. A total of 326 students of 52 teachers participated in this event.
Each student performed one movement of a Sonata or two contrasting movements of a Sonatina from memory and received a participant’s ribbon and a written critique from an independent judge. The students’ performances were graded and the following awards were earned: 133 Gold Medals, 181 Silver Medals and 12 Bronze Medals.
The festival fosters high levels of achievement offering students the opportunity to focus their efforts and receive recognition. It also provides objective guidelines for their continued growth as pianists and musicians.
Students who earned Gold Medals participated in the Gold Medal Recital on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 19, at Countryside Church, 1025 N. Smith Road, Palatine. Most of the 133 eligible students signed up to participate.
The Gold Medal Recital affords students an opportunity to both perform for large groups and to listen to a wide variety of Sonatas and Sonatinas from all musical periods and levels of difficulty.
The Northwest Suburban Music Teachers Association Sonata-Sonatina Festival Gold Medal Winners list includes:
From Antioch: Natalie Fino;
Arlington Heights: Ethan Bowers, Shannon Brennan, Becky Davis, Rikako Matsumori, Sara Saeki;
Barrington: Richard Bai, Justin Benjamin, Nicholas Huang, Sarah Huang, Jessica Lu;
Buffalo Grove Allen Beckwith, Fanny Borukhova, Jason Hu, Katie Li, Matthew Li, Stephanie Li, Daniel Nussbaum, Victor Shi, Vaishnavi Upad, Alisa Wang, Andrew Yoon;
Chicago: Michael Bartello, Anna Muzupappa;
Deer Park: Rachel Brochu, Stephen Brochu;
Deerfield: David Basin; Des Plaines: Lucy Ellsworth, Emily Yue;
Elgin: Sarah Dell’Aringa, Sarah Hanrahan;
Elmhurst: Caleb Choi, Gabriela Felder, Kelsey Packer, Alexa Renfro;
Glenview: Melissa Chin, Elizabeth Xia, Kathryn Xia;
Grayslake: Elisa Wentz; Gurnee: Bernie Zhu;
Hawthorn Woods: Michael Lee, Richard Lee;
Highland Park: Christopher Groza;
Hoffman Estates: Emily Jia, Eric Pan, Eileen Peng, Jessica Rao, Rebecca Xun;
Inverness: Derek Cheng, Kevin Liu; Kenosha: Kevin Chlastawa;
Kildeer: Casey Pak, Jane Pak;
Lake Bluff: Christine Jie, Alexander Ma, Richard Ma;
Lake Forest: Julia Mei;
Lake in the Hills: Amy Lian;
Lake Villa: Jonathan Metzger;
Lake Zurich: Alissa Cox, Andrew Zhuang, Renee Zhuang;
Libertyville: Tara D’Souza, Jordan Rule, Katie Xu, Kelly Xu, Michael Xu, Andy Yan, Jesse Yan; Long Grove: Ben Luo, Jasmine Wang;
Mundelein: Felicia E, Carolyne Im, Renzo Ledesma;
Naperville: Ellin Liu, William Tong;
Northbrook: Jenna Amusin, Jung Yin An, Victoria Deng, Vernovsky Ilana, Maggie Li, Leah Matlin, Maria Nemad, Brianna Ruz, Bryan Ruz, Stephanie Tan;
Northfield: Colleen Charchut;
Oak Park: Joshua Pae;
Palatine: Peter Blackham, Stella Chung, Chloe David, Thomas Filipiuk, Jiayi (Joey) Huang, Selina Jiang, Veronica Jung, Rachel Kagan, Sharon Kim, Aaron Kleinschmidt, Kevin Li, Bendita Qian, Melanie Wang, Rosie Wang;
Park Ridge: Ethan Campbell;
Rolling Meadows: Kaitlin Shin;
Round Lake Beach: Elizabeth Lindquist;
Schaumburg: Isabel Chen, Momoka Imawaka, Kaylee Kim, Hope Tsai, Peace Tsai, Kelly Wang, Christopher Yang, Joylyn Yang;
Vernon Hills: Aidan Afonso, Karen Cai, Kristen Cai, Samantha Chin, Cecilia Gao, Abby Kong, Asya Leschinsky, Iris Li, LeAnne Lin, Joshua Liu, Veronica Liu, Wu Michael, Anna Xie, Yifan Yao, Peter Zhang;
Wilmette: Linda Chiu, Carly Saitelbach, Kelly Sohn, Nat Swinger; and from
Wood Dale: Oliver Simick.
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