Congratulations to all the performers at this year’s Chopin Festival! We were inspired by the artistry, dedication, and love for Chopin displayed throughout the day. Thank you to all the teachers, judges, volunteers, parents, and students who made this event such a success. Waltz/Mazurka A 1st Place – Angela Cai 2nd Place – Ethan Xiu...
Category: Event Results
2026 Goodlin Results & Acknowledgements
Thank you for participating in the 2026 H. B. Goodlin Scholarship Competition! We had 89 students from all over San Diego County competing in five divisions, who represented 46 teaching studios. The auditions were adjudicated by 9 Preliminary Round judges and 6 Finals judges. After the Preliminary Round Audition in a video submission format, 30...
2026 Piano Duo Festival Acknowledgement
Two successful recitals were held for this year’s Piano Duo Festival on April 11th at Greene Music Recital Hall. We had 21 teams represented by nine teaching studios, which competed in four categories. Thank-you to the participating studios: Magdolna Bornemisza, Joohee Lee, Mexican Li, Carol Ong-Chen, Anna Stal, Carol Seefeldt, Gill Tsai, Luba Ugorski, and...
2026 State VOCE Results for San Diego Branch
The 2026 MTAC State VOCE Competition was held online via video submission on March 15. Students became eligible to participate in State VOCE by being selected as finalists at the Southern or Northern California Regional VOCE. Congratulations to all our branch students who competed! Representing six (6) teachers, a special congratulations goes to these San...
2026 Regional VOCE Results for San Diego Branch
The 2026 MTAC Southern CA Regional VOCE Competition was held online via video submission on January 12th. ALL students who competed in regionals are to be commended for such hard work and dedication! Representing seven (7) teachers, congratulations to these eighteen (18) San Diego Branch students who were selected at regionals as finalists eligible to...
2026 Concerto Results & Acknowledgements
Congratulations to ALL participating students and their teachers! As always, every student seems prepared for this event and it’s a pleasure to be there as a listener. This year, the prize winners are as follows: DIV I PIANO (through 11 yrs) 1st Clarie Chen 2nd Julia Yu 3rd (3-way tie) George Chang, Michael Fang, Enoch...
2025 Sonata Results & Acknowledgements
October 18, 2025, was a beautiful day at Point Loma Nazarene University where the Sonata Contest in Memory of Jane Smisor Bastien, was held. It was a joy to hear and see so many of our students! We had 227 entrants this year. I want to thank our incredible team of volunteers! First and foremost,...