West Central Division Competition Results

Please join me in congratulating all Colorado students who recently participated in the MTNA West Central Division Competitions, and their teachers. The performance categories of the MTNA Division Competitions took place last Saturday and Sunday January 7 and 8 at CU Boulder. 

Congratulations to these Colorado students who received distinctions during the Division Competition:

Winner- Chamber Music String: UNC String Quartet, U. Northern Colorado. Gal Faganel
Honorable Mention - Young Artist Woodwinds: Margaret Sloyer. Christina Jennings
Honorable Mention - Chamber Music Wind: CU Horn Quartet. Michael THornton
Honorable Mention - Senior Voice: Meg Brilleslyper. Barb Taylor
Honorable Mention - Senior Strings: Jory Lane, Karine Garibova
Honorable Mention - Junior Strings: Kirstie Ko, Alexander Raab
Honorable Mention - Elementary Composition: Sebastian Maa, Irina Moreland
Honorable Mention - Junior Composition: Mason Marcy, Jodie Jensen

The following Colorado students competed in the West Central Division Competition, and will be invited to perform during the CSMTA State Conference in Greeley on June 2, 20176 at 7pm: Elizabeth Lo (Junior Piano, Irina Moreland), Kristie Ko (Junior Strings, Alexander Raab), Vadim Mathys (Senior Piano, Elena Mathys), Jory Lane (Senior Strings, Karine Garibova), Kaitlin Wicklein (Senior Woodwinds, Brook Ferguson), Meg Brilleslyper (Senior Voice, Barbara Taylor),  Adelaide Anderson & Mauri Syddall (Senior Piano Duet, Deborah Turnbull), Grace Burns (Young Artist Piano, David Korevaar), Margaret Sloyer (Young Artist Woodwind, Christina Jennings), Amore String Quartet (Chamber Music Strings, Gal Faganel), CU Horn Quartet (Chamber Music Woodwinds, Machael Thornton), Sebastian Maa (Elementary Composition, Irina Moreland), Mason Marcy (Junior Composition, Jodie Jensen), Joshua Maddox (Senior Composition, Arlyce Black). 

Big thanks to DeeAnn Brown, West Central Division Competitions Chair, Bonnie Jean Hoffman, volunteer coordinator, Elizabeth Leger, hospitality coordinator, the College of Music at CU Boulder for hosting the competition, as well as to the many, many volunteers who made this competition a wonderful experience for all competitors.

To see the complete list of Division winners please click this link