March 2013: Winners of the Westminster Conservatory Scholarship Competition

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Celena Chen (16)
1st place winner
Eric Alonzo (16)
1st place winner
recipient of the prestigious Westminster
Conservatory Korkina Scholarship
Julia Mergel (9)
Honorable Mention recipient

February 2013: Distinguished Pedagogy Award, Carnegie Hall, New York

Rita Shklar receives the “Distinguished Teacher Award”.
The award is presented on February 9th at Carnegie Hall in New York by the International Music and Arts Society.
Read more:
http://www.asiancemagazine.com/events/2013/02/05/international-music-and-arts-society–young-artist-winners-concert

February 2013: IMAS Piano Competition Winners, Carnegie Hall Recital

Agustin Zavala (16) receives “The Most Outstanding Performance Award” at the
IMAS Piano competition winners’ recital at Carnegie Hall in New York.

Eric Alonzo (15),
Oishi Bhattacharia (15),
Pria Louka(15),
Julia Mergel (9),
Eric Wang (14),
Oliver Yao (12)
Agustin Zavala (16
) become winners of the IMAS piano competition.  Congratulations on the outstanding performances at the winners’ recital at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall on February 9th!

April 2012: NJMTA Spring Recital Auditions Winners

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s  New Jersey Music Teachers’ Association Spring recital auditions!

Roshan Benefo
Celena Chen
Dmitry Styrkas
Kelby Williamson
Eric Wang
Rachel Taratuta-Titus
Anh Nong
Bethany Lu

March 10, 2012: Carnegie Hall Performance

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Agustin Zavala (16), piano and Viola You (16), violin
perform at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, in a winners recital of the Music-Fest Competition.

November 2012: Fall Alumni Update

micheleAlumna Michelle Rofrano becomes a new Interim Music Director of the Garden State Philharmonic’s Symphonic Youth Orchestra.