Awards
Kiwanis Club of Marietta Art & Music Showcase
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2022 | First Prize | Age 16
Études, Op. 25, 1. Étude in A♭ major (Aeolian Harp) | Frédéric Chopin |
Georgia District of Kiwanis Art & Music Showcase
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2022 | $2500.00 Scholarship | Age 16
Études, Op. 25, 1. Étude in A♭ major (Aeolian Harp) | Frédéric Chopin |
Cherokee Music Teachers Association Summer Music Camp Scholarship Competition
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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 |
Rossall International Piano Competition
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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 |
Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra Music Education Scholarship Competition
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2020 | First Prize | Age 14
Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141, No. 3 Étude in G♯ minor (La Campanella) | Franz Liszt |
New York Debut Young Musician's International Competition
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2017 | Third Prize | Age 11
15 Two-Part Inventions, No. 8, Invention in F major, BWV 779 | Johann Sebastian Bach Piano 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 |
Georgia Music Teachers Association Pre-College Piano Competition* | The highest ranking awarded is Outstanding Performer
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2025 | College Sophomore | Age 19
State: Outstanding Performer + Conference Recital 1st Alternate Piano Sonata #23 in F minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata), 1. Allegro assai | Ludwig van Beethoven Suite in A minor, RCT 5, No. 7 Gavotte et Six Doubles | Jean-Philippe Rameau Images, 1. Reflets Dans L'Eau | Claude Debussy 2023 | Grade 12 | Age 17 State: Outstanding Performer | (from 12th grade competition is only at the State level) 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 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ 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 Piano 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♯ 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♯ 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 Piano 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 Piano 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 * Did not compete in 2016 and 2024 |
Cherokee Music Teachers Association (CMTA) Piano Solo Festival (non competitive)*
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2023 | Grade 12 | Age 17 | Superior
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 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C♯ 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 the competitive auditions section. |
CMTA Trophies
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As an incentive for students to strive for excellence in music performance and theory, trophies are awarded based on the ranking earned in Solo Festivals and/or the local audition for the state competition.
2023 | Awarded 75 Point Trophy * | Age 17 | 13 consecutive years earning the highest ranking. 2020 | Awarded 60 Point Trophy | Age 14 | 10 consecutive years earning the highest ranking. 2018 | Awarded 45 Point Trophy | Age 12 | 8 consecutive years earning the highest ranking. 2015 | Awarded 30 Point Trophy | Age 9 | 5 consecutive years earning the highest ranking. 2013 | Awarded 15 Point Trophy | Age 7 | 3 consecutive years earning the highest ranking. * Highest Point Trophy Ever Awarded by CMTA |
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