The State Recital Competition is a competition to choose EMTA Chapter Representatives for the Washington State Conference Honors Recital and Alternates for the District Honors Recital. The winners are also invited to perform at Edmonds Chapter’s Students Award Gala in June. Winners of this competition will represent EMTA at the Washington State Music Teachers Association Conference. Alternates will be identified and participate in District I Honors Recital.

Below are the results from the March 16, 2024 Piano State Recital Competition .   A huge thank you to Allan Park for hosting the event and to Mona Elsing for organizing the event.

Comments from the host: Fun day. Everyone played great. Adjudicators really enjoyed listening to EMTA pianists!

EMTA STATE RECITALIST COMPETITION RESULTS

STATE RECITALIST:

Meredith Nam (Teacher: Allan Park)
Sonata no. 3 in B minor, 1st movement by Frederic Chopin

STATE RECITALIST:

Joel Rice (Teacher: Jensina Oliver)
Aufschwung Op. 12, No. 2 by Robert Schumann

STATE RECITALIST:

Seth Zeon (Teacher: Mariya Koshkina)
No.5, No.16, No.17 from 24 Preludes for Piano Op.46 by Lera Auerbach

1st ALTERNATE:

Eason Chen (Teacher: Shih-Yi Kuan)
Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 by Frédéric Chopin

2nd ALTERNATE:

Brandon Yang (Teacher: Yelena Balabanova)
Sonata in F major, K.332, 1st mvt by W.A. Mozart

3rd ALTERNATE:

Kevin Fan (Teacher: Yelena Balabanova)
Rialto Ripples by George Gershwin

UNRANKED HONORABLE MENTION:

Melba Williams (Teacher: Mariya Koshkina)
Fairytale by Viktor Kosenko

UNRANKED HONORABLE MENTION:

Luoyulo Zeng (Teacher: Mariya Koshkina)
Variations on popular Slovakia Song Op.51 No.3 by Dmitry Kabalevsky

UNRANKED HONORABLE MENTION:

Jozef Kocaj (Teacher: Roxanne Kar)
Scherzo and Tarantella, Op. 77, no. 2 and 6

UNRANKED HONORABLE MENTION:

Lucas Tang (Teacher: Shi-Yi Kuan)
Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. posth. by Frederic Chopin

UNRANKED HONORABLE MENTION:

Colin Ip (Teacher: Frances Goei)
Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum from The Children’s Corner by Claude Debussy