Awards
Kiwanis Club of Marietta Art & Music Showcase
2022 | First Prize | Age 16
Études, Op. 25, 1. Étude in A♭ Major (Aeolian Harp) | Frédéric Chopin |
Georgia District of Kiwanis Art & Music Showcase
2022 | Second Prize | Age 16
Études, Op. 25, 1. Étude in A♭ Major (Aeolian Harp) | Frédéric Chopin |
Cherokee Music Teachers Association Summer Music Camp Scholarship Competition
2021 | First Prize | Age 15
Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, 1. Sinfonia | Johann Sebastian Bach Étude for the Left Hand in A♭ Major, Op. 36 | Felix Blumenfeld |
Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra Music Education Scholarship Competition
2020 | First Prize | Age 14
Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141, No. 3 Étude in G-Sharp Minor (La Campanella) | Franz Liszt |
Georgia Music Teachers Association Pre-College Piano Competition*
2023 | Grade 12 | Age 17
State: TBD Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, 1. Sinfonia | Johann Sebastian Bach Étude for the Left Hand in A♭ Major, Op. 36 | Felix Blumenfeld 2022 | Grade 11 | Age 16 Local: Outstanding Performer | Regional: Outstanding Performer | State: Outstanding Performer + Conference Recital 1st Alternate Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor (Moonlight), Op. 27, No. 2, 3. Presto agitato | Ludwig van Beethoven Liebesträume, S. 541, Notturno No. 3 | Franz Liszt 2021 | Grade 10 | Age 15 Local: Outstanding Performer | Regional: Outstanding Performer | State: Outstanding Performer Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, 1. Sinfonia | Johann Sebastian Bach Étude for the Left Hand in A♭ Major, Op. 36 | Felix Blumenfeld 2020 | Grade 9 | Age 14 Local: Outstanding Performer | Regional: Outstanding Performer | State: Honorable Mention Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (Pathétique), Op. 13, 1. Grave, Allegro Di Molto Con Brio | Ludwig van Beethoven Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141, No. 3 Étude in G-Sharp Minor (La Campanella) | Franz Liszt 2019 | Grade 8 | Age 13 Local: Outstanding Performer | Regional: Outstanding Performer | State: Award of Excellence French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816, 7. Gigue | Johann Sebastian Bach Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141, No. 3 Étude in G-Sharp Minor (La Campanella) | Franz Liszt 2018 | Grade 7 | Age 12 Local: Outstanding Performer | Regional: Outstanding Performer | State: Outstanding Performer Songs Without Words Book 2, Op. 30, No. 6 Venetian Gondola Song | Felix Mendelssohn Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (Pathétique), Op. 13, 3. Rondo: Allegro | Ludwig van Beethoven 2017 | Grade 6 | Age 11 Local: Outstanding Performer | Regional: Outstanding Performer Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, 6. Marantelul | Béla Bartók Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (Pathétique), Op. 13, 1. Grave, Allegro Di Molto Con Brio | Ludwig van Beethoven 2015 | Grade 4 | Age 9 Local: Outstanding Performer | Regional: Award of Excellence Bagatelle, Op. 5, No. 9 | Alexander Tcherepnin Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331, 3. Alla Turca | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart * Missing year is in Solo Festival |
Cherokee Music Teachers Association (CMTA) Pre-College Piano Solo Festival (non competitive)*
2023 | Grade 12 | Age 17 | Ranking TBD
Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, 1. Sinfonia | Johann Sebastian Bach Étude for the Left Hand in A♭ Major, Op. 36 | Felix Blumenfeld 2022 | Grade 11 | Age 16 | Superior Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor (Moonlight), Op. 27, No. 2, 3. Presto agitato | Ludwig van Beethoven Liebesträume, S. 541, Notturno No. 3 | Franz Liszt 2020 | Grade 9 | Age 14 | Superior Études, Op, 25, 1. Étude in A♭ Major (Aeolian Harp) | Frédéric Chopin 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75, VI. Montagues and Capulets | Sergey Prokofiev 2016 | Grade 5 | Age 10 | Superior Pieces de Clavecin, Book 1, Suite No. 3, 1. Le Coucou | Louis-Claude Daquin A Prole De Bebê Book 1, No. 7, O Polichinelo | Heitor Villa-Lobos 2014 | Grade 3 | Age 8 | Superior Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K. 334, 6. Rondo: Allegro | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 25 Progressive Pieces, Op. 100, No. 2 Arabesque | Johann Friedrich Burgmüller 2013 | Grade 2 | Age 7 | Superior Sonatina in C Major, Op. 36, No. 1 Allegro | Muzio Clementi For Children Book 1, Sz. 42, 3. Hungarian Folk Song (Quasi Adagio) | Béla Bartók 2012 | Grade 1 | Age 6 | Superior Écossaise | Johann Nepomuk Hummel A Short Story | Heinrich Lichner 2011 | Grade K | Age 5 | Superior Go Tell Aunt Rhody | American Folk Song Little Playmates | Franz Xavar Chwatal * Missing years are in Pre-College Competition |
CMTA Trophies
As an incentive for students to strive for excellence in music performance and theory, trophies are awarded based on points earned in Solo Festivals and the local round of the state competition.
2020 - Awarded 60 Point Trophy *, Age 14 - (10 consecutive yrs earning the highest award in solo festival / competition) 2018 - Awarded 45 Point Trophy, Age 12 - (8 consecutive yrs earning the highest award in solo festival / competition) 2015 - Awarded 30 Point Trophy, Age 9 - (5 consecutive yrs earning the highest award in solo festival / competition) 2013 - Awarded 15 Point Trophy, Age 7 - (3 consecutive yrs earning the highest award in solo festival / competition) * Highest Point Trophy Ever Awarded by CMTA |
Rossall International Piano Competition
2021 | Finalist | Age 15
Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, 1. Sinfonia | Johann Sebastian Bach Étude for the Left Hand in A♭ Major, Op. 36 | Felix Blumenfeld |
New York Debut Young Musician's International Competition
2017 | Third Prize | Age 11
15 Two-Part Inventions, No. 8, Invention in F Major, BWV 779 | Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata No. 8 in C Minor (Pathétique), Op. 13, 1. Grave, Allegro Di Molto Con Brio | Ludwig van Beethoven Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, 2. Braul, 6. Maruntel | Béla Bartók |
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