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WINNERS
Rocky Mountain Music Competition
Spring 2023

Audience Award Winner

Lara Stepanova, Canada, Piano (240 votes)

Masterclasses are Awarded to:

Xiangzheng Fang, China, Piano - Grand Prize Winner

Lara Stepanova, Canada, Piano - Audience Award Winner

Competition Winners

Pornpawan Pattaramalai, Thailand, Piano

First Place

Future Virtuoso Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old

Pauline Hall , Tarantella

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Certificates & Comments

Emily Pease, United States, Piano

First Place

Young Talent Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old

I. Litkova, Variations "Savka and Grishka"

Teacher: Gulnare Ozdemir

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Certificates & Comments

Anna Zhai, United States, Piano

First Place

Rising Star Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old

William Smallwood, The Harebell

Teacher: Vivian Kwok

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Lily Eguchi, United States, Piano

First Place

Most Expressive Performance

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Vladimir Korovitsyn, Mermaid

Teacher: Olga Alino

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Sophia Zhai, United States, Piano

First Place

Rising Star Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

J.S. Bach, Invention No. 8

Teacher: Yen-feng Yang

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Sasha Halun, United States, Piano

Second Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Isaac Berkovich, Variations

Teacher: Gulnare Ozdemir

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Devon Chan, United States, Piano

Second Place

Musical Poetry Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Erik Satie, Gymnopedie no. 1

Teacher: Eelyn Lee Cowden

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Sophia Rubanovich, Canada, Piano

Third Place

Young Talent Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Yury Vinogradov, The Dance of the Bear Cubs

Teacher: Miriam Ginzburg

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Rachel Du, United States, Piano

First Place

Brilliance in Technique Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Sonata in D Major, K. 311, First movement

Teacher: Vivian Kwok

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Kaylie Wang, United States, Piano

Second Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Reinhold Gliere, Prelude in D Flat Major, Op. 43 no. 1

Teacher: Olga Alino

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Certificates & Comments

Henry Lee, United States, Piano

Second Place

Baroque Interpretation Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Henry Purcell , Minuet Z.649

Teacher: Daniel Kuzuhara

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Samantha Gurm, Canada, Piano

Third Place

Musical Poetry Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Anne Crosby Gaudet, Angelfish

Teacher: Hillary Krutchick

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Siyi Xu, United States, Piano

Third Place

Young Talent Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Frederic Chopin, Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 no. 2

Teacher: Yunqing Zhang

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Jason Gao, United States, Piano

First Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata in C Major, WoO 51, Second movement: Adagio

Teacher: Renata Shumskaya

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Matthew Huang, United States, Piano

First Place

Artistic Interpretation Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Friedrich Burgmuller, L'Orage, Op. 109 no. 13

Teacher: Chiao-li Tsai

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Lara Stepanova, Canada, Piano

Second Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Melody Bober, Ragtime Cha-Cha

Teacher: Miriam Ginzburg

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Dylan Chan, United States, Piano

Second Place

Rising Star Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Frederic Chopin, Waltz Op. 69 No. 2 in B minor

Teacher: Eelyn Lee Cowden

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Michael Muratov, Canada, Piano

Third Place

Radiant Rhythm Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Melody Bober, I Spy

Teacher: Miriam Ginzburg

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Ian Zhao, United States, Piano

First Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Edvard Grieg, The Poet's Heart

Teacher: Olga Alino

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Sophia Muhan Li, United States, Piano

First Place

Artistic Interpretation Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Claude Debussy, Golliwog's Cake-Walk

Teacher: Vivian Kwok

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Nicholas Wong, Australia, Piano

Second Place

Radiant Rhythm Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Pamela Wedgwood, Tequila Sunrise

Teacher: Elena Paulsen

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Julia S. Gentry, United States, Piano

Second Place

Inspiring Musicality Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Ludwig van Beethoven, Pathetique Sonata Op. 13, Rondo

Teacher: Ana Maria Eckstein

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Eric Gurm, Canada, Piano

Third Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Teresa Richert, Eagle Rays

Teacher: Hillary Krutchick

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Aris Zhu, Canada, Piano

First Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Frederic Chopin, Fantaisie-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66

Teacher: Krzysztof Jablonski

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Kyle Liao, United States, Piano

Second Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Franz Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata in D major, Hob. XVI:33, First movement: Allegro

Teacher: Renata Shumskaya

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Maggie Deng, United States, Piano

First Place

Masterful Interpretation Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Prelude in C-Sharp Minor Op. 3 No. 2

Teacher: Vivian Kwok

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Alicia Feng, United States, Piano

First Place

Radiant Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Franz Joseph Haydn, Sonata in G minor, No. 32 Hob. XVI 44: Moderato

Teacher: Renata Shumskaya

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Nantapat Klampaiboon, Thailand, Piano

Second Place

Captivating Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata in A major, K. 331, First movement

Teacher: Dr. Tarin Supprakorn

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Jasleen Kaur Merwar, Canada, Piano

Third Place

Rising Talent Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Felix Mendelssohn, Consolation Op. 30 no. 3

Teacher: Hillary Krutchick

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Sizhe Zheng, United States, Piano

First Place

Vibrant Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Franz Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata No. 48 Hob. XVI:35, First movement: Allegro con brio

Teacher: Renata Shumskaya

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Jacob Cai, United States, Piano

First Place

Inspiring Musicality Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Moment Musicaux Op. 16 No. 1

Teacher: Renata Shumskaya

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Kanika Rawat, United States, Piano

Second Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, April "Snowdrop" from The Seasons, op. 37 no. 4

Teacher: Maria Brodsky

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Anton Hozyaev, United States, Piano

Second Place

Artistic Interpretation Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Ludwig van Beethoven, Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 no. 2, First movement

Teacher: Katarina Loudermilk

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Yasmin Ozaltin, United States, Piano

Second Place

Radiant Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Frederic Chopin, Etude Op. 10 no. 4 in C-Sharp Minor

Teacher: Oxana Mikhailoff

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Certificates & Comments

Ruoyu Ni, China, Piano

First Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Franz Liszt, Waltz from Faust

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Certificates & Comments

Yuqi Du, China, Piano

First Place

Artistic Interpretation Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 17 – 18 years old

Aleksandr Scriabin, Fantaisie in B Minor Op. 28

Teacher: Yang Dongjin

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Certificates & Comments

Xiangzheng Fang, China, Piano

Grand Prize

Dynamic Performance Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Felix Mendelssohn, Variations serieuses, Op. 54

Teacher: Dongjin Yang

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Certificates & Comments

Tianyang Zhou, China, Piano

Second Place

Radiant Rhythm Award

Keyboard Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Sergei Prokofiev, Sonata No. 7 in B flat major Op. 83, First movement: Allegro inquieto

Teacher: Giovanni Vitaletti

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Certificates & Comments

Ho Suet Kiu Jaslyn, Hong Kong, Harp

First Place

Young Talent Award

Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 5 – 6 years old

Schlomovitz, Butterflies

Teacher: Maise Au

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Certificates & Comments

Altanzaya Battulga, Mongolia, Violin

First Place

Rising Star Award

Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

P. Nikolic, Concertino G major

Teacher: Munkhmandakh Seesregdorj

Accompanist: Undram Batzorig

Certificates & Comments

Kwok Mei Ying, Hong Kong, Harp

First Place

Musical Poetry Award

Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

David Snell, Toccata

Teacher: Maise Au

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Certificates & Comments

Sun Zhi Cheng, China, Viola

Second Place

Artistic Interpretation Award

Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

George Frideric Handel, Viola Concerto in B Minor, First movement

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Alyssa Chew, Hong Kong, Violin

First Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Carl Bohm, Introduction & Polonaise from Arabesken

Teacher: Fu Teng

Accompanist: Alex Chau

Certificates & Comments

Chen Chen, China, Double Bass

First Place

Most Expressive Performance

Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Dittersdorf, Double bass Concerto in E major, Allegro moderato

Teacher: Bing Luo

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Certificates & Comments

William Xie, United States, Viola

First Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Strings Competition, General (Less competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Paul Hindemith , Viola Concerto "Der Schwanendreher", First movement

Teacher: Ronald Houston

Accompanist: Benjamin Loeb

Certificates & Comments

Junhao Peng, China, Viola

First Place

Emotional Depth and Artistry Award

Strings Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Intermediate, 15 – 16 years old

Carl Stamitz, First movement

Teacher: Prof.changhai Wang

Accompanist: Ming He

Certificates & Comments

Hanxi Xiao, China, Flute

First Place

Brilliance in Music Award

Woodwinds and Brass Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Carl Reinecke, Flute Concerto in D major op. 283

Teacher: Jing Yao

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Certificates & Comments

Jinpeng Ding, China, Flute

First Place

Radiant Performance Award

Woodwinds and Brass Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

C.P.E Bach, Hamburg Sonata

Teacher: Jing Yao

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Certificates & Comments

Xingcan Li, China, Flute

Second Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Woodwinds and Brass Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Andre Jolivet, Chant de Linos

Teacher: Wen Jie

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Haowen Chen, China, Flute

Second Place

Artistic Interpretation Award

Woodwinds and Brass Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Pastore Svizzero, Pietro Morlacchi

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Junming Fan, China, Flute

Second Place

Musical Poetry Award

Woodwinds and Brass Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Jacques Ibert, Andante

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Certificates & Comments

Hu Mingrui, China, Flute

Third Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Woodwinds and Brass Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Paul Taffanel, Grande Fantaisie Sur Mignon

Teacher: Ma Yong

Accompanist: Xiao Ting

Certificates & Comments

Xinwen Teng, China, Flute

Third Place

Masterful Interpretation Award

Woodwinds and Brass Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Carl Reinecke, Flute Concerto in D major op. 283

Teacher: Wen Jie

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Certificates & Comments

Xinyi Sun, China, Flute

Third Place

Colorful Performance Award

Woodwinds and Brass Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22

Teacher: Wen Jie

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Certificates & Comments

Zasanun Suhatthaphorn, Thailand, Drum set

First Place

Radiant Rhythm Award

Percussions Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Haken, Messiah Complex V: Ectobius Rex

Teacher: Pachara Yodsalung

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Certificates & Comments

Patteera Tirasuwanwasee, Thailand, Voice

First Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Marc Shaiman, Almost Nearly Perfect FROM CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Teacher: Onwara Chaisomkun

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Certificates & Comments

Rakkan Rakkanchanant, Thailand, Voice

First Place

Young Talent Award

Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 7 – 8 years old

Charles Strouse, Tomorrow from Annie Musical

Teacher: Onwara Chaisomkun

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Certificates & Comments

Tanasinee Buppha, Thailand, Voice

First Place

Radiant Voice Award

Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Claude-Michel Schonberg, Little People from Les Miserables musical

Teacher: Onwara Chaisomkun

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Certificates & Comments

Lalita Vetchabutsakorn, Thailand, Voice

First Place

Artistic Interpretation Award

Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Chris Miller, Everlasting from Tuck Everlasting musical

Teacher: Onwara Chaisomkun

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Certificates & Comments

Aiwarin Boonrord, Thailand, Voice

Second Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Marc Shaiman, Good Morning Baltimore

Teacher: Onwara Chaisomkun

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Certificates & Comments

Patwaree Roengjaruphan, Thailand, Voice

Second Place

Rising Star Award

Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

Young Musicians Category, 9 – 10 years old

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, A Lovely Night from Cinderella

Teacher: Onwara Chaisomkun

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Certificates & Comments

Wipada Chaoworawinyu, Thailand, Voice

Second Place

Young Talent Award

Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 11 – 12 years old

Marc Shaiman, Almost Nearly Perfect FROM CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

Teacher: Onwara Chaisomkun

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Certificates & Comments

Lin Rui He, China, Voice

First Place

Soulful Interpretation Award

Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Die tote Stadt: Gluck, das mir verblieb

Teacher: Vitalba Mosca

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Certificates & Comments

Jia Guo, China, Voice

Second Place

Colorful Voice Award

Voice Competition, General (Less competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Domenico Donizetti, Una furtiva lagrima

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Certificates & Comments

Jiachen Zhu, China, Voice

First Place

Dynamic Performance Award

Voice Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

David Lindsay-Abaire & Jeanine Tesori, Morning Person

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Certificates & Comments

Quanjun Liu, China, Voice

First Place

The Musical Storyteller Award

Voice Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Terrence McNally, Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman, Seven Wonders from Catch Me if You Can

Teacher: Fang Qiong

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Certificates & Comments

Ruben Ghazarian, Greg Nazarian, Avedis Ghazarian, Edward Ghazarian, United States, Ensemble

Second Place

Dynamic Ensemble Award

Pop & Jazz Competition, General (Less competitive)

Junior Category, 13 – 14 years old

Queen, The Show Must Go On

Teacher: Lusine Avagyan

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Certificates & Comments

Lu Liyi, China, Composition

First Place

Outstanding Composition Award

Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

The Imprints of Time, for Orchestra

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Certificates & Comments

Jiang Kun, China, Composition

Second Place

Masterful Composition Award

Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Clouds

Teacher: Junhui Lv

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Certificates & Comments

Meiling Li, China, Composition

Second Place

Distinctive Musical Voice Award

Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Landscape of Mount Lushan for String Quartet

Teacher: Qiong Zhang

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Certificates & Comments

Qing Huang, China, Composition

Third Place

Exceptional Creative Vision Award

Composition Competition, Advanced (Highly competitive)

College Students and Professional Musicians, 18+

Bhava

Teacher: Jo Kondo

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Certificates & Comments
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